Patent Office Director Vidal to Return to Winston & Strawn (1)

Kathi Vidal will rejoin Winston & Strawn LLP as a partner after stepping down as the director of the US Patent and Trademark Office in December, the firm announced Monday.

Beginning Dec. 16, she will be a part of the firm’s litigation department in its Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C., offices, according to the release, and a member of the firm’s executive committee. Vidal will focus on “critical innovations” including artificial intelligence and semiconductors upon her return, Winston said.

The news comes less than a week after Vidal issued a letter saying she’d return to the private sector, with ...