Author: Ron Alvarez

Ron Alvarez is an IP investigations and protection consultant and writer in South Florida. He is a former NYPD lieutenant where he investigated robbery, narcotics, internal affairs, and fine art theft cases. Ron has since coordinated the private investigation of international fraud and money laundering cases, as well as IP-related investigations and research involving the four pillars of IP: copyright, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. Ron is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and earned a B.A. in Government and Public Administration from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan. He has written a number of articles for various investigative publications, as well as publishing "The World of Intellectual Property (IP) Protection and Investigations" in November 2021. In 2022 he published the revised edition of his first murder/mystery novel "Pilgrimage to Ruin" and in 2024 he published his Quantum spy thriller novel "Bird in the Cage."