He is currently on leave as an expert adviser with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. His research focus is primarily on uncertainty in intellectual property rights, including measuring the magnitude of uncertainty and court errors as well as analyzing the consequences of uncertainty on firm strategy, product market performance, and incentives for consolidation. His recent work focuses on the consequences of regulatory delay in the patent prosecution process, and the implicit trade-offs between patent policy and competition policy. Mr. Marco received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley with fields in industrial organization and law & economics.