Kathi Vidal

Kathi Vidal is an American intellectual property lawyer and former engineer who is the nominee to serve as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Kathi Vidal
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property
Nominee
Assuming office
TBA
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingAndrei Iancu
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Nominee
Assuming office
TBA
SucceedingAndrei Iancu
Personal details
EducationBinghamton University (BS)
Syracuse University (MS)
University of Pennsylvania (JD)

Education

Vidal earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Binghamton University, a Master of Science in electrical engineering from Syracuse University, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[1][2]

Career

Vidal began her career as an engineer for General Electric and Lockheed Martin, working in the areas of artificial intelligence, software engineering, and circuitry.[3] In 1996 and 1996, she served as a law clerk for Judge Alvin Anthony Schall. From 1997 to 2017, she was a litigator at Fish & Richardson. Since April 2017, she has been the Silicon Valley managing partner and patent litigator at Winston & Strawn.[4][5][6] In October 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden nominated Vidal to lead the USPTO.[7]

References
  1. "Kathi Vidal Floated as Possible USPTO Director Nominee". IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law. 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  2. Brittain, Blake (26 October 2021). "Biden nominates Winston & Strawn partner Kathi Vidal to lead USPTO". Reuters.
  3. "Kathi Vidal Nominated for USPTO Director - Intellectual Property - United States".
  4. "President Biden Announces Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  5. "Winston's Kathi Vidal Is Biden's Pick to Lead Patent Office". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  6. "Kathi Vidal - Patent Litigator". Winston & Strawn. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  7. "Kathi Vidal Has Been Nominated to Head USPTO". 26 October 2021.
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