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Intellectual Property,
Government

Dec. 2, 2021

Winston & Strawn patent office nominee says eligibility law not set

Also Wednesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, a Biden nominee for a Northern District of California vacancy, faced no hostile questioning from the Senate Judiciary Committee and appears to be in line for confirmation.

Kathi Vidal, managing partner of Winston & Strawn LLP's Menlo Park office and President Joe Biden's nominee to head the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, appeared to sail through her confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

"We can build together to build an intellectual property system that is more predictable, reliable and transparent," Vidal told the committee.

U.S. Magistrate...

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