Jennifer Blank

Ms. Blank is an Attorney-Advisor in the Office of Policy and International Affairs at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Her portfolio includes Eurasia, Europe and Canada. She also specializes in issues surrounding trade secret protection. She is responsible for intellectual property policy, support of the development and maintenance of effective intellectual property regimes, and capacity building and technical assistance programs. Ms. Blank works closely with police, prosecutors, border enforcement and the judiciary, both in the U.S. and overseas.

Ms. Blank acts as a subject matter expert in negotiations of U.S. free trade agreements.

Prior to joining USPTO, Ms. Blank was senior director for legal affairs at a trade association for the software industry. In that capacity she directed its North America and Internet enforcement programs. Ms. Blank also gained experience in general litigation and export control as an attorney in a private law firm.

Ms. Blank received her undergraduate degree in mathematics from Rutgers University and her law degree, with honors, from The George Washington University. She is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia.