Kathi Vidal

Kathi Vidal is an American intellectual property lawyer and former engineer who serves 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
Assumed office
April 19, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byAndrei Iancu
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Assumed office
April 13, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byAndrei 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 1997, 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]

USPTO Nomination

On October 26, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Vidal to be the next Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).[6] Hearings were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on her nomination on December 1, 2021. The committee favorably reported her nomination on January 13, 2022 by a 17–5 vote.[7] On April 5, 2022, the United States Senate confirmed Vidal by voice vote. She began work at USPTO on April 13, 2022,[8] and was sworn in as under secretary on April 19.[9]

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. "Winston's Kathi Vidal Is Biden's Pick to Lead Patent Office". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  5. "Kathi Vidal - Patent Litigator". Winston & Strawn. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  6. "President Biden Announces Key Nominations". The White House. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  7. "PN1326 — Katherine Vidal — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  8. "USPTO Welcomes New Director Kathi Vidal". United States Patent and Trademark Office. 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  9. Raimondo, Gina [@SecRaimondo] (April 19, 2022). "Kathi Vidal's leadership & expertise will be instrumental in executing @USPTO's mission to protect & empower U.S. entrepreneurs" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-04-25 – via Twitter.
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