Our “Innovation Conversations” series continues with our guest Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Sterne Kessler Directors Trey Powers and Rob Sterne discussed several topics with Director Iancu including: how emigrating from Romania has shaped his worldview; his background as a patent attorney in private practice; the changes implemented at the United States Patent and Trademark Office under his leadership; and policy goals to keep the United States competitive in the global innovation space.