USPTO director Kathi Vidal to rejoin Winston & Strawn

USPTO director Kathi Vidal to rejoin Winston & Strawn

Kathi Vidal, the USPTO's new director
Kathi Vidal

Vidal, who recently announced her departure from the USPTO, said she decided to rejoin the firm because of its team and culture

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.

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