Kathi Vidal | |
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Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property | |
Assumed office April 19, 2022 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Andrei Iancu |
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office | |
Assumed office April 13, 2022 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Andrei Iancu |
Personal details | |
Born | Katherine Antionette Kelly 1968 (age 55–56) [1] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
Education |
Binghamton University (
BS) Syracuse University ( MS) University of Pennsylvania Law School ( JD) |
Kathi Vidal (born 1968) [1] 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).
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. [2] [3]
Vidal began her career as an engineer for General Electric and Lockheed Martin, working in the areas of artificial intelligence, software engineering, and circuitry. [4] From 1996 to 1997, she served as a law clerk for Judge Alvin Anthony Schall of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. From 1997 to 2017, she was a litigator at Fish & Richardson. From April 2017 to April 2022, she was the Silicon Valley managing partner and patent litigator at Winston & Strawn. [5] [6]
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). [7] On December 1, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [8] On January 13, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 17–5 vote. [9] On April 5, 2022, the United States Senate confirmed Vidal by voice vote. [10] She was sworn in as the director of the USPTO on April 13, 2022, [11] and was sworn in as under secretary on April 19, 2022. [12]
Kathi Vidal | |
---|---|
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property | |
Assumed office April 19, 2022 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Andrei Iancu |
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office | |
Assumed office April 13, 2022 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Andrei Iancu |
Personal details | |
Born | Katherine Antionette Kelly 1968 (age 55–56) [1] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
Education |
Binghamton University (
BS) Syracuse University ( MS) University of Pennsylvania Law School ( JD) |
Kathi Vidal (born 1968) [1] 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).
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. [2] [3]
Vidal began her career as an engineer for General Electric and Lockheed Martin, working in the areas of artificial intelligence, software engineering, and circuitry. [4] From 1996 to 1997, she served as a law clerk for Judge Alvin Anthony Schall of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. From 1997 to 2017, she was a litigator at Fish & Richardson. From April 2017 to April 2022, she was the Silicon Valley managing partner and patent litigator at Winston & Strawn. [5] [6]
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). [7] On December 1, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [8] On January 13, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 17–5 vote. [9] On April 5, 2022, the United States Senate confirmed Vidal by voice vote. [10] She was sworn in as the director of the USPTO on April 13, 2022, [11] and was sworn in as under secretary on April 19, 2022. [12]