Melinda Kern

Attorney-Advisor

U.S. Copyright Office

Melinda joined the U.S. Copyright Office (“Office”) as an Attorney-Advisor in 2022, but started with the Office in 2020 as a Barbara A. Ringer Copyright Honors Fellow.  Since joining the Office, she has worked on a variety of copyright matters, such as rulemakings, litigation, administrative appeals, and several policy studies.  She received her J.D. from the George Washington University Law School and her B.A. in Government and World Affairs from the University of Tampa.