Shawn M. DellegarShareholder/Director
Shawn M. Dellegar is a director and Vice President of Administration in the firm’s Tulsa office. Shawn is a seasoned Intellectual Property attorney who has represented technology-focused manufacturers, contractors, and tech firms in a wide range of technological fields, including lithium and mineral extraction, wastewater treatment, fired heaters and combustion equipment, image processing, 3D object tracking, 3D printing, precision agriculture, functional foods and nutraceuticals, dental devices, and mechanical and industrial devices and processes. His strong technology background stems from his research and real-world work experience in an oil and gas publishing company and a global technology support company, enabling him to efficiently address a variety of client needs.
Shawn focuses his practice on handling domestic and international patent and trademark portfolios, along with administrative proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Tailored to the client’s industry and global scope, startups, small businesses, and large corporations rely on Shawn as their intellectual property general counsel, handling licensing and due diligence, helping them determine where they should file applications internationally, and offering strategy and advice about their competitors.
He has been listed in Best Lawyers for Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, and Trademark Law since 2017, and named Tulsa Lawyer of the Year for Copyright Law (2021-2022) and for Litigation – Intellectual Property in 2022. He has also been ranked in Chambers USA in Intellectual Property since 2021, and recognized as an IP Star from Managing IP for Patent Law.*
Shawn earned a Juris Doctor at the University of Tulsa College of Law, where he served as vice president and a founding member of the University’s Information Technology Society. He currently serves on the Oklahoma Intellectual Property Alliance (OKIPA) Board and is a Past President of the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Section. Shawn also mentors intellectual property law students.
“Shawn does a really good job – he is not only very, very competent but also practical and solution-based.”
*Crowe & Dunlevy has no input in the rating methodologies used by Best Lawyers, Chambers USA, or Managing IP publications.
Representative experience includes*:
- Represented and advised a global consulting company for the oil and gas, mining, manufacturing, transportation, energy, construction, power distribution, petrochemical, process manufacturing, pharmaceutical or food processing industries
- Successfully defended a national food processor against patent infringement claims by a food systems manufacturer resulting in dismissal with prejudice and covenant not to sue
- Successfully defended an engineer against hired-to-invent and shop rights claims brought by a former employer
- Represented an app developer in trademark infringement claims against a competitor and obtained a favorable settlement resulting in present and future licensing revenue
*Past results afford no guarantee of future results. Every case is different and must be judged on its merits.
University of Tulsa College of Law
Tulsa, OK
J.D., 2005
Honors:
Vice President and Founding Member, Information Technology Society
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
B.S. Management Information Systems, Chemistry, 2000
Honors:
Sigma Iota Epsilon Honorary Management Fraternity
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006
- Oklahoma, 2006
- Northern District of Oklahoma, 2006
- Western District of Oklahoma, 2006
- Eastern District of Oklahoma, 2006
- Oklahoma Bar Association - Intellectual Property Law Section, Board of Directors
- American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Law Section
- International Trademark Association
- American Intellectual Property Association - Patent Law Committee, Trademark Law Committee and Industrial Designs Committee
- The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
- Tulsa County Bar Association
- Ranked Band 2 in Chambers USA in Intellectual Property (2021 - Present)
- Peer-Review Rated AV - Preeminent, Martindale Hubbell
- Ranked in Super Lawyers - Rising Star (2011 - 2017)*
- Listed in Best Lawyers in Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trademark Law (2017 - Present)*
- Named Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year (Tulsa) in Copyright Law (2021, 2022)
- Named Best Lawyers 2022 Lawyer of the Year (Tulsa) in Litigation – Intellectual Property
- IP Star, Managing Intellectual Property, Patents (2022)
- Achievers Under 40, The Journal Record (2017)
*Crowe & Dunlevy has no input in the rating methodologies used by Best Lawyers, Chambers USA and Super Lawyers publications.
- Co-author, Identification of the Factors Affecting the Rate and Deactivation of Hypochlorous Acid by Melatonin, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (1999)
- Trademark and Unfair Competition, University of Arkansas Introduction to Food Law FDSC 3203
- Due Diligence - Intellectual Property Considerations for Mergers and Acquisitions, Tulsa County Bar Association (2010)
- President, Carnegie Elementary Foundation (2016 - Present)
- Alumni Board of Directors, University of Tulsa College of Law (2013 - Present)
- Intellectual Property Mentor, University of Tulsa College of Law (2013 - Present)
- President, Lambda Chi Alpha Corporation (2012 - Present)
- Bull-Pen Mentor, The Forge Business-Incubation Program (2013 - Present)
