Kathi Vidal

Kathi Vidal is a nationally-recognized IP litigator and Federal Circuit strategist. In addition to protecting innovative companies through offensive patent actions to preserve their market or through innovative strategies to efficiently resolve defensive patent actions, including in U.S. district courts, the International Trade Commission, and at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Kathi advises clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to start-ups on their portfolios, patent prosecution, inter partes review, covered business methods, trade secrets, trademarks, and other intellectual property matters. Kathi has obtained numerous wins including a preliminary injunction, permanent injunctions, exclusion orders, a contempt finding, attorney fee awards, patent invalidations and treble damages.

Building on her Federal Circuit clerkship and her long-term involvement with the Federal Circuit Bar Association for which Kathi now serves as a Fellow, Kathi has led or been called in as a strategist on dozens of Federal Circuit appeals, has argued numerous Federal Circuit appeals and has teamed with former Federal Circuit judges and other national Federal Circuit specialists to mock appeals both inside and outside the firm. Most recently, Kathi argued and won the seminal SAP v. InvestPic Federal Circuit appeal on patent eligibility and argued and won the follow-on attorney fee Federal Circuit appeal reinforcing the award of attorney fees under Octane Fitness in cases brought on weak patents. Kathi has also led amicus efforts on important cases before the Federal Circuit and Supreme Court. Kathi also advises on IP policies for standard setting organizations, patent prosecution/portfolio development strategy, and on strategies for worldwide patent disputes including advising on national security, policy, and related issues.