Erik Bertin

Deputy Director of Registration Policy and Practice

Erik Bertin, Deputy Director of Registration Policy and Practice

Erik Bertin is deputy director of registration policy and practice for the United States Copyright Office. He was appointed to the position effective April 6, 2015.

Bertin assists the Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Registration Policy and Practice on a full range of legal, policy, and governance issues involving the Copyright Office and its administrative responsibilities.

Bertin joined the Office in 2011 as an attorney-advisor in the Office of Policy and International Affairs, and he served as an assistant general counsel from 2013 to 2015. Before joining the Office, he worked in private practice for fifteen years in Washington, DC, where he represented a wide range of clients in intellectual property matters.

Bertin earned a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he was an articles editor for the law review. He earned a BA in English from Johns Hopkins University.