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Before entering law school, Iancu was an engineer at [[Hughes Aircraft Company|Hughes Aircraft]].<ref name=WH2017/>
Before entering law school, Iancu was an engineer at [[Hughes Aircraft Company|Hughes Aircraft]].<ref name=WH2017/>


Following law school, in 1999, Iancu joined [[Irell & Manella]], of which he bacame the managing partner in 2012.<ref name=NLJ2017-825/><ref>{{cite web| |title=Andrei Iancu |url=https://projects.propublica.org/trump-town/staffers/andrei-iancu |website=propublica.org |publisher=[[Pro Publica]]|accessdate=October 1, 2020}}</ref> His legal practice focused on [[intellectual property]] litigation. As an attorney, Iancu appeared before the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]], the [[United States International Trade Commission]], U.S. district courts, and the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit]].<ref name=WH2017>{{cite news |title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/08/25/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-personnel-key |accessdate=13 September 2017 |publisher=The White House |date=August 25, 2017}}{{PD-notice}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Greene |first1=Kat |title=Trump Taps Irell Partner Andrei Iancu To Lead USPTO |url=https://www.law360.com/articles/958120/trump-taps-irell-partner-andrei-iancu-to-lead-uspto |accessdate=13 September 2017 |publisher=Law360 |date=August 25, 2017}}</ref>
Following law school, in 1999, Iancu joined [[Irell & Manella]], of which he became the managing partner in 2012.<ref name=NLJ2017-825/><ref>{{cite web |title=Andrei Iancu |url=https://projects.propublica.org/trump-town/staffers/andrei-iancu |website=propublica.org |publisher=[[Pro Publica]]|accessdate=October 1, 2020}}</ref> His legal practice focused on [[intellectual property]] litigation. As an attorney, Iancu appeared before the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]], the [[United States International Trade Commission]], U.S. district courts, and the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit]].<ref name=WH2017>{{cite news |title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/08/25/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-personnel-key |accessdate=13 September 2017 |publisher=The White House |date=August 25, 2017}}{{PD-notice}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Greene |first1=Kat |title=Trump Taps Irell Partner Andrei Iancu To Lead USPTO |url=https://www.law360.com/articles/958120/trump-taps-irell-partner-andrei-iancu-to-lead-uspto |accessdate=13 September 2017 |publisher=Law360 |date=August 25, 2017}}</ref>


Iancu is a lecturer of [[Patent|patent law]] at his alma mater, [[University of California, Los Angeles]].<ref name=WH2017/>
Iancu is also a lecturer of [[Patent|patent law]] at his alma mater, [[UCLA School of Law]].<ref name=WH2017/><ref>{{cite web |title=Andrei Iancu |url=https://curriculum.law.ucla.edu/Guide/InstructorCourse/10631?i=94 |website=ucla.edu |publisher=UCLA School of Law|accessdate=October 1, 2020}}</ref>


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

Andrei Iancu (born April 2, 1968, in Bucharest, Romania)[2] is an American-Romanian engineer and intellectual property attorney, currently serving as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).[3] He was nominated for both positions in 2017 by President Donald Trump.[4][5]

Education

Ianco holds three degrees from UCLA: a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering; a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering; and a Juris Doctorate from the UCLA School of Law. At UCLA, he was initiated into Sigma Pi fraternity.[6]

Career

Before entering law school, Iancu was an engineer at Hughes Aircraft.[7]

Following law school, in 1999, Iancu joined Irell & Manella, of which he became the managing partner in 2012.[4][8] His legal practice focused on intellectual property litigation. As an attorney, Iancu appeared before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States International Trade Commission, U.S. district courts, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.[7][9]

Iancu is also a lecturer of patent law at his alma mater, UCLA School of Law.[7][10]

USPTO

Iancu was nominated by President Trump on August 26, 2017; approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 14, 2017; confirmed by the Senate 94–0 on February 5, 2018; and assumed the offices of Under Secretary and Director on February 8, 2018, when he was sworn in.[11][3]

References

  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. ^ Iancu, Andrei (2017). "Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). judiciary.senate.gov. U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Fucito, Paul (February 8, 2018). "Andrei Iancu Begins Role as New Director of United States Patent and Trademark Office". U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Graham, Scott (August 25, 2017). "Irell's Andrei Iancu Is Trump's Choice for PTO Director". The National Law Journal. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  5. ^ Breland, Ali (August 25, 2017). "Trump nominates Andrei Iancu to be director of patent office". The Hill. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "Iancu Named US Patent And Trademark Office Director". The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 103, no. 2. Summer 2019. p. 58.
  7. ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. August 25, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. ^ "Andrei Iancu". propublica.org. Pro Publica. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  9. ^ Greene, Kat (August 25, 2017). "Trump Taps Irell Partner Andrei Iancu To Lead USPTO". Law360. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  10. ^ "Andrei Iancu". ucla.edu. UCLA School of Law. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  11. ^ Wolfe, Jan (February 5, 2018). "Lawyer Andrei Iancu confirmed to lead U.S. patent office". 1450 99.7 WHTC. Reuters. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

External links

  • Presidential Nomination no. 927, 115th Congress, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. September 5, 2017.
Government offices
Preceded by Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
2018–present 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property
2018–present 		Incumbent


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