Focuses her practice on trademark and patent prosecution and litigation matters. Meghan also has experience obtaining, protecting, and terminating copyrights, as well as assisting clients with other intellectual property agreements, including assignments, licenses, and consent agreements. She received her J.D. with an Intellectual Property Certificate from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where she served as an Executive Editor for the Connecticut Law Review. While in law school, Meghan assisted clients with trademark and design patent prosecution at the University of Connecticut School of Law’s Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic. Over the course of her law school career, Meghan worked as a Copyright Law Clerk, an Entertainment Law legal intern, and a Trademark Law Clerk. Meghan received her B.A. with specialized honors in Biology from Drew University.
Education:
University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2023
Drew University, B.A. & Specialized Honors in Biology, cum laude, 2019
Honors/Awards:
Intellectual Property Certificate, University of Connecticut School of Law
CALI Excellence Award, Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, University of Connecticut School of Law
Associations:
International Trademark Association
American Intellectual Property Association
Publications:
Meghan McDermott, Note, Mitigating Misinformation on Social Media Platforms: Treating Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act as a Quid Pro Quo Benefit, 55 U. CONN. L. REV. (2023).