Jennifer Blank

Jennifer 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 Europe and Eurasia. 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 in the U.S. and overseas. Before joining the USPTO, Ms. Blank was senior director for legal affairs at a trade association for the software industry. In that capacity, she directed its North American and Internet enforcement programs. Ms. Blank also gained experience in general litigation and export control as a private law firm attorney. Ms. Blank received her undergraduate degree in mathematics from Rutgers University and her law degree, with honors, from George Washington University. She is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia.