Claudia C. Rojas is the senior legal intellectual property (IP) specialist for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, based in Mexico City. For over 10 years, Ms. Rojas has supported the USPTO’s IP Attaché Program’s advocacy on behalf of U.S. IP interests abroad by promoting high standards of IP protection and enforcement in the region; assisting U.S. companies; advising U.S. government officials on IP matters; educating foreign government officials, students, entrepreneurs, and business representatives on IP matters; and conducting public awareness programs.
Ms. Rojas is an attorney with 20 years of international experience with multinational companies in the areas of IP, corporate, and labor law. She earned her law degree from the Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City; a bachelor’s degree in management from the Escuela Superior de Administración de Instituciones, Mexico City; and a diploma in hotel management from the Escuela Superior de Sant Ignasi Sarrià in Barcelona, Spain.
About the USPTO and the Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA)
Aside from the issuance of patents and registration of trademarks, the USPTO has a statutory mandate to advise the President and all federal agencies, through the Secretary of Commerce, on national and international intellectual IP policy issues, including IP protection in other countries. In addition, the USPTO is authorized by statute to provide guidance, conduct programs and studies, and interact with IP offices worldwide—and with international intergovernmental organizations—on matters involving IP.
The USPTO’s OPIA fulfills this mandate by leading negotiations on behalf of the United States at the World Intellectual Property Organization; advising the Administration on the negotiation and implementation of the IP provisions of international trade agreements; advising the Secretary of Commerce and the Administration on a full range of IP policy matters, including in the areas of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets; conducting empirical research on IP; and providing educational programs on the protection, use, and enforcement of IP.