Elaine . Wu
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Elaine T.L. Wu, Esq., is the Principal Counsel and Director for China IP at the Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA) in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In that capacity, Ms. Wu is responsible for leading the OPIA China experts, a dedicated group of attorneys with expertise on China's intellectual property system. The OPIA China experts work with other branches of the U.S. government to develop intellectual property policy focused on improving China's intellectual property environment for the benefit of U.S. companies doing business there. The OPIA China experts also conduct extensive outreach to U.S. companies to educate them on how to protect/enforce their IP in China. Prior to coming to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Ms. Wu worked as a patent litigation associate at several Washington D.C. based law firms. Ms. Wu has also worked at the International Trade Commission's Office of Unfair Import Investigation where she handled legal issues relating to Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative's Office of China affairs. Ms. Wu received her law degree from the Washington College of Law at the American University in Washington D.C. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Florida. She is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia.
(04/21)
