By Donald Zuhn –- Last week, the American Intellectual Property Organization (AIPLA) and Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) sent a letter to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the Senate Majority Leader, and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the Senate Minority Leader, to "urge the U.S. Senate to move swiftly to confirm" Kathi Vidal, the Managing Partner of Winston & Strawn’s Silicon Valley office, as the next Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In their letter, the AIPLA and IPO declared that Ms. Vidal (at right) has "a sterling resume and is abundantly…
