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We’re excited to announce that Kathi Vidal will rejoin the firm on 12/16 as a Litigation partner and Exec Committee member after stepping down from her role as Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. bit.ly/4fNVHSS

Kathi Vidal was named among the 50 Most Influential People in IP 2024 by Managing IP for the third consecutive year. Kathi recently rejoined Winston & Strawn after stepping down from her role as Undersecretary of Commerce for IP and Director of the USPTO. bit.ly/4iGm3YW

Partner and former Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and Director of the USPTO Kathi Vidal was featured in an episode of the HsuUntied podcast where she discussed her role at the USPTO and the agencies unprecedented accomplishments during her tenure. bit.ly/3BT2lsF

Don’t miss our 2nd Annual Financial Services Symposium taking place on 1/30. This year our keynote speaker will be IP Partner Kathi Vidal, who recently served as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property amd Director of the USPTO since 2022. bit.ly/41Tzijh

Partner Kathi Vidal was featured on an episode of Federally Employed Women’s LEAP With FEW podcast, where she discussed her origin story, leadership style, and upcoming passion projects, including the ChIPs USPTO chapter. Listen to the episode here: bit.ly/428zUS3

Yesterday, in a significant decision, the Federal Circuit addressed a recurring issue in Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings. Read more in our latest client alert:  bit.ly/40kWFQc #PTAB #IPR

The amendments concern filing procedures, confidentiality designations, disclosures required in complaints, procedures for amended complaints, limitations on discovery, and more. bit.ly/40xgaX7

President Biden’s January 14, 2025, Order signals a substantial government-backed shift in #AI infrastructure that is poised to impact technology, energy, and supply chains nationwide. Read our key takeaways from the Executive Order here: bit.ly/4gYG2Rv #WinstonAI

Kathi Vidal was featured in a Bloomberg Law article discussing her return to the firm after serving as Director of the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) from 2022 to 2024. bit.ly/4jqE6CR

Join our Health Care & Life Sciences team on January 31 to learn how #genAI is revolutionizing drug discovery, preclinical testing, and clinical trials, and how to mitigate key risks associated with this revolution. Kathi Vidal #WinstonAI bit.ly/4gd7gTg

President #Trump’s rescission of Biden's 2023 AI Executive Order replaces it with a deregulated approach focused on U.S. global #AI dominance and boosting private innovation. However, it leaves a fragmented policy landscape for AI safety and ethics. bit.ly/40LEKDG

Partner and former USPTO Director Kathi Vidal spoke with MLex to discuss President Trump’s remote work executive order and the impact it may have on USPTO examiners and the office’s progress in patent pendency. bit.ly/3WEOsWd

Kathi Vidal is quoted in World Intellectual Property Review where she warns that a rollback of the Biden AI policy could cause uncertainty on inventorship and patent eligibility. bit.ly/4axVLVp

Former USPTO Director Kathi Vidal spoke with Law360 to discuss how the Trump administration’s actions to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion programs from the federal government could undermine the USPTO’s objective of expanding access to innovation. bit.ly/4hJDkiO

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Kathi Vidal spoke with Managing IP to discuss the amicus brief filed by the firm in Ollnova v. Ecobee, which challenges jury instructions from the Eastern District of Texas related to subject matter eligibility under Section 101. bit.ly/3Qm9bu6

A team led by Eimeric Reig, Kathi Vidal, and Kelly Hunsaker secured a § 101 win for client Snap, transferring the case from WDTX to CDCA, where two asserted patents were invalidated. The Federal Circuit affirmed just three days post-argument. bit.ly/4dAuzqE