Andrei Iancu

Andrei Iancu
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property
In office
February 8, 2018 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byMichelle K. Lee
Succeeded byKathi Vidal
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
In office
February 8, 2018 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byMichelle K. Lee
Succeeded byKathi Vidal
Personal details
Born (1968-04-02) April 2, 1968 (age 56)
Bucharest, Romania[1]
SpouseDr. Luiza Cecilia Iancu
Children2
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BS, MS, JD)

Andrei Iancu (born April 2, 1968) is a Romanian-American engineer and intellectual property attorney, who served as the under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) from 2017 to 2021.[2] He was nominated for both positions in 2017 by President Donald Trump.[3][4] He left office on January 20, 2021.[5] He is currently a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell's intellectual property & technology practice.[6]

  1. ^ Brachmann, Steve; Quinn, Gene (October 15, 2017). "Andrei Iancu submits questionnaire to Senate, more info on USPTO Director nominee". IPWatchdog. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference PTO20180208 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Graham, Scott (August 25, 2017). "Irell's Andrei Iancu Is Trump's Choice for PTO Director". The National Law Journal. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  4. ^ Breland, Ali (August 25, 2017). "Trump nominates Andrei Iancu to be director of patent office". The Hill. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "Andrei Iancu Formally Bids Farewell to USPTO".
  6. ^ https://www.sullcrom.com/Lawyers/Andrei-Iancu [bare URL]