|
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intellectual Property and Innovation Stan McCoy is Assistant
U.S. Trade Representative for Intellectual Property and Innovation at the Office
of the U.S. Trade Representative.
He serves as the chief policy advisor to the United States Trade
Representative and the Administration agencies on intellectual property and
trade issues, and is responsible for developing and implementing
United
States trade policy on intellectual
property. USTR’s office of
Intellectual Property and Innovation also coordinates innovation policy trade
issues, such as those related to pharmaceuticals and medical technology, and the
intersection between intellectual property trade rules and competition
policy.
Stan is the lead
U.S. trade negotiator on
intellectual property and innovation, including in the WTO TRIPS Council and the
U.S. free trade agreements. In addition, he oversees bilateral
discussions with numerous trading partners on a wide variety of intellectual
property and innovation issues, including enforcement of intellectual property
protection required under international trade rules, and is responsible for
implementation and enforcement of intellectual property obligations under the
WTO agreements and all U.S. free trade agreements. In addition, USTR’s office of
Intellectual Property and Innovation office authors the annual “Special 301”
review of international protection of intellectual property rights and chairs
the interagency committee that contributes to that report.
Stan previously served
as Chief Negotiator for Intellectual Property Enforcement in the Office of
Intellectual Property and Innovation at USTR, and as an Associate General
Counsel in the USTR Office of General Counsel. Before joining USTR, Stan was with the
law firm of Covington & Burling in Brussels,
Belgium and Washington, D.C., where his practice included
international intellectual property enforcement, international trade law, and
other matters. He is a graduate of
DePauw
University and the
University of Virginia School of Law.
|
