Prior to joining
Microsoft, Ms. Mann worked for nine years as a principal in the government relations
firm of firm of Griffin, Johnson, Dover & Stewart, where she represented
clients in the music, film and publishing industries. Ms. Mann has also served as Administrator for the Office of Legislative and International Affairs at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and as Attorney-Advisor in the same office. While at the USPTO, she led and participated in numerous multilateral and bilateral intellectual property negotiations and also served as an advisor to the Secretary of Commerce on legislative and policy initiatives affecting the trade aspects of, and the protection of, intellectual property rights. Ms. Mann has focused on legislative and copyright matters as an associate of the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison, has lobbied for an industry trade association, and has worked as a congressional aide on Capitol Hill. We are excited to have her knowledge and expertise as an Advisory Board Member, and we know that she will be an invaluable resource to GW's new patent program and its students.
