Assistant Director General Marco Aleman is responsible for support for researchers and SMEs in commercializing IP and using it for business growth; the emergence of IP as an asset class; and the development of legislative and policy advisory expertise in these areas and beyond. He was the deputy director and head of Legislative and Policy Advice Section, Patents and Innovation Division(2010- 2013), the acting director (2013-2016) and the director (2016-2020) of the Patent Law Division in WIPO.