12 Jan 2026
Kevin Duffy Joins Dorsey & Whitney LLP in Denver as Of Counsel in Patent Group
"Kevin Duffy has joined Dorsey & Whitney LLP in Denver as Of Counsel in the Patent group, where he will work on intellectual property transactions and patent preparation and prosecution."
Kevin returns to Dorsey from King & Spalding. He holds a J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law, an M.B.A. from California State University–Bakersfield, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, and previously worked as a mechanical engineer.
Duffy specializes in intellectual property law, counseling companies on a broad range of IP transactions and providing patent preparation and prosecution services. He advises, negotiates and drafts complex technology-based transactional agreements, including patent and trademark licenses, software licenses, technology transaction agreements, joint development agreements, sponsored research agreements and asset transfers. With a deep background in energy, nuclear, mechanical and electrical technologies, he assists clients in harvesting inventions, analyzing the competitive patent landscape, drafting and prosecuting patent applications, and developing strategic plans to manage and grow patent portfolios.