Opinion: Could we get a USPTO chief soon? Don’t count on it
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Opinion: Could we get a USPTO chief soon? Don’t count on it

Patrick Wingrove
October 07, 2021
Kathi Vidal (second from right) at a “Marshall” screening with ChIPs in Washington DC. Vidal has recently been floated as a candidate for USPTO director

Kathi Vidal at Winston & Strawn has been floated – she would make a great pick for head of the USPTO, but her nomination isn’t guaranteed

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