Andrei Iancu (born April 2, 1968) is a Romanian-American engineer and intellectual property attorney, who served as the under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) from 2017 to 2021.

[13] Following law school, Iancu joined Irell & Manella as an associate in 1999 and was later promoted to partnership.

[12][16] In 2006, while Iancu was a partner at Irell & Manella, the firm represented Donald Trump, NBC Universal and Mark Burnett in a copyright suit which alleged that Mark Bethea and Velocity Entertainment Group had originally pitched The Apprentice to the production team, under the title of CEO.

[17] The case was "jointly settled out of court with an undisclosed settlement paid to Bethea" that year.

[24] Iancu returned to Irell & Manella as a partner on April 1, 2021, with his practice focused on intellectual property litigation and counseling.

[25][26][27][28][29] Three months later in July 2021, Irell & Manella announced the launch of its Washington, D.C. office, with Iancu at the helm.