Andrei Iancu

Andrei Iancu is senior adviser of the Renewing American Innovation Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Previously, he was under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, a position to which he was confirmed unanimously by the Senate. In this role, Mr. Iancu led an agency with approximately 13,000 employees and an annual budget of over $3.5 billion. He was also the principal adviser in the administration on domestic and international intellectual property (IP) policy matters. Currently, Mr. Iancu is a partner at Irell & Manella LLP, where he worked prior to government service. In this role, he represents clients in a wide variety of industries on IP matters. Mr. Iancu has also taught patent law at the UCLA School of Law. Earlier in his career, he was an engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company. Mr. Iancu is a sought-after speaker and has had hundreds of engagements on IP and innovation policy issues. One of his speeches received the 2020 Cicero Speechwriting Award in two separate categories: public policy and technology. Mr. Iancu has also written on a variety of IP issues. The Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society recognized one of his articles as "the greatest contribution to the fields of patents, trademarks and copyrights" in the publication year. Recently, and among many other recognitions, he received the IP Champion Award from the Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation for “his extraordinary leadership in advocating for the value of intellectual property to stimulate the progress of innovation.”
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The China Innovation Challenge: A Conversation with Professor Jonathan Barnett
Transcript by Sujai Shivakumar and Andrei Iancu — January 23, 2023

The China Innovation Challenge: A Conversation with Professor Jonathan Barnett
Event by Andrei Iancu and Professor Jonathan Barnett — December 9, 2022

Inclusive Innovation: Challenges and Paths Forward
Event by Sujai Shivakumar , Tom Guevara , and Andrei Iancu — December 6, 2022

Protect the Value of American Invention
Commentary by Andrei Iancu and David J. Kappos — November 30, 2022

U.S. Technological Leadership and Patents: What Can the Data Tell Us?
Event by Andrei Iancu and Kirti Gupta — August 30, 2022

To Get More Women and Minority Inventors, We Need Data
Commentary by Andrei Iancu and Michelle K. Lee — June 22, 2022

Innovation and IP’s Role in Combatting the Covid-19 Pandemic
Event by Andrei Iancu — April 27, 2022

The Solution to Chinese Courts' Increasingly Aggressive Overreach
Commentary by Andrei Iancu and Paul R. Michel — April 6, 2022

Will America Squander Its New Sputnik Moment? A Discussion with Andrei Iancu and Walter Copan
Event by John J. Hamre , Andrei Iancu , and Walter G. Copan — January 19, 2022

Will America Squander Its New Sputnik Moment?
Report by Walter G. Copan and Andrei Iancu — January 19, 2022
