Winston & Strawn announced yesterday, November 18, that USPTO director Kathi Vidal will rejoin the firm’s litigation department as a partner in Silicon Valley and Washington DC.
Vidal announced last week that she was leaving the USPTO in mid-December.
She will rejoin the firm on December 16.
In a statement, Vidal said that it had been the honour of a lifetime to lead the USPTO.
She said: “I made the decision to rejoin Winston because of its incredible team and culture which is well-positioned to handle the issues of the future. I look forward to supporting the firm’s clients with the same passion and advocacy I brought to government service.”
Vidal was sworn in as USPTO director in April 2022.
Before that, she was at Winston & Strawn since April 2017.
