Megan Dellinger

Megan Dellinger is a highly experienced patent litigation attorney at Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, where she has been a partner since January 2022. Her practice encompasses patent infringement litigation across diverse technological fields, with a notable focus on pharmaceutical and chemical arts, leveraging her prior experience as a research and development chemist. She also handles cases involving aviation technology and inflight Wi-Fi services, as well as call authentication solutions.

Dellinger has demonstrated experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in patent disputes. While her tracked case appearances include two defendant-side roles, she has also served as lead counsel for plaintiffs, notably securing a $22.7 million jury verdict for aviation technology company SmartSky in patent infringement litigation concerning air-to-ground connectivity for inflight Wi-Fi service. She also represented Next Caller, a subsidiary of Pindrop, as a defendant in a patent infringement action where a jury found no infringement, a verdict later upheld by the Federal Circuit. Furthermore, Dellinger frequently acts as counsel for plaintiffs in Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) patent infringement cases within the District of Delaware.

Her notable cases include acting as local counsel in Intent IQ, LLC v. Adform, Inc., and successfully defending Next Caller Inc. in TRUSTID, Inc. v. Next Caller Inc. before the District of Delaware and the Federal Circuit. Dellinger also played a key role in achieving a positive outcome for defendants in an inventorship and breach of contract action, Doda v. Waste Management. Her expertise extends to inter partes review (IPR) proceedings.

Megan Dellinger earned her J.D., Order of the Coif, from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2012 and a B.S., summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, in Chemistry from the College of William & Mary in 2005. She is admitted to practice in Delaware, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.