Taryn

Taryn Trusty

Attorney

Taryn is a registered patent attorney who focuses her practice on patent litigation and intellectual property counseling. She has experience with a diverse range of technologies relating to vehicles, computer systems, electronics, consumer products, and fashion. Taryn holds a BS and an MBA from the University of Alabama and a JD from Chicago-Kent College of Law.

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Taryn earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering, graduating cum laude, and an MBA with a specialization in Financial Engineering and Financial Risk, both from the University of Alabama. Taryn received her JD from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she graduated from the Honors Scholars program with a certificate in intellectual property law. During law school, Taryn volunteered at the Chicago-Kent Patent Hub, assisting in prosecution matters for under-resourced inventors, and served in leadership roles for the Intellectual Property Law Society and the Art & Cultural Property Law Society.

Taryn is a former Foley & Lardner LLP patent prosecution associate, in which role her practice primarily focused on vehicles and engine systems, electronics and mobile devices, oil and gas, sporting goods and equipment, fashion and apparel, and tobacco and e-cigarettes. Taryn is a member of the Illinois State Bar and is a registered patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Education

Chicago-Kent of Law

  • Juris Doctor
  • Honors Scholar
  • Certificate in Intellectual Property Law
  • Intellectual Property Law Society, Publicist
  • Art & Cultural Property Law Society, Treasurer
  • Recipient of Chicago-Kent College of Law Dean’s List

The University of Alabama

  • Master of Business Administration
  • Specialization in Financial Engineering and Financial Risk
  • Alabama Women in Business Golf Club, President

The University of Alabama

  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, cum laude
  • Minor in Mathematics
  • Alabama Art in Action Society, Founder and President
  • Recipient of The University of Alabama’s Dean List

Areas of Practice

  • Patent Litigation
  • Utility and Design Patent Prosecution
  • IP Portfolio Development and Counseling

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois State Bar
  • The United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas

Publications

  • Co-author, DecathaLAW Series, XV Nat’l Law Rev. 141 (2024).

Honors & Professional Associations

  • Mondaq Autumn 2024 Thought Leadership Award
  • Fashion Group International of Chicago, Junior Executive
  • Chicago Women in IP (ChiWIP)
  • American Bar Association
  • Chicago Bar Association