The National Law Journal has launched Inadmissible, a weekly Q&A series with Washington, D.C., legal professionals. The interviews will take a short, to-the-point look at an issue at the intersection of law and politics and highlight the type of work being led by professionals in the nation’s capital. If you are interested in being profiled, reach out to [email protected].

 This week, Andrei Iancu, partner at Irell & Manella and former undersecretary of commerce for intellectual property as well as former director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, discusses political blind spots between a push for increased antitrust enforcement against Big Tech on the one hand, and a weakening of IP protection on the other hand.