Meggan F. Duffy was first associated with Marshall, Gerstein & Borun in 1998, focusing on patent prosecution, litigation, and opinions and counseling primarily in the mechanical and electromechanical areas. Ms. Duffy also serves as the firm's Director of Professional Development.
In 2000, Ms. Duffy began teaching at DePaul University College of Law as a full-time Instructor of Law. During her five years in this role, she taught first-year Legal Analysis, Research & Communication, Intellectual Property Legal Analysis, Research & Communication, and Patent Law, and was actively involved in the law school's Center for Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology (CIPLIT). She also continued to practice with Marshall, Gerstein & Borun on a project basis.
Today, Ms. Duffy's practice comprises patent prosecution and opinions and counseling in the mechanical, consumer products, and medical devises and technology areas. In addition, Ms. Duffy continues to teach Patent Law at DePaul University College of Law and is Co-Director of its LL.M. Program in Intellectual Property Law.
Ms. Duffy is an active member of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, recently serving on both the Women in IP and Inventor of the Year Committees. She is also Co-Chair of the Externs/Interns Committee of the Chicago Intellectual Property Alliance.
Ms. Duffy earned her J.D. degree from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law in 1998 and her B.S. in General Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1995.
