Tiffany Gehrke

Partner and Chair, Trademarks and Copyrights

Partner and chair of Marshall Gerstein's Trademarks & Copyrights practice group Tiffany D. Gehrke helps people protect their most important assets – their ideas and their reputation. Whether a business is a multi-national corporation or a startup, Tiffany partners with clients to strategically protect their products, their services, and their brand identity. She has extensive experience representing retailers, manufacturers, publishers, consulting companies, non-profits, and organizations across a wide variety of industries. Tiffany also frequently counsels biotech and pharmaceutical clients regarding trademark matters for ground-breaking innovations, clinical trials, drug names, and anything in between. She develops strategic plans and manages worldwide trademark portfolios. Tiffany has appeared in more than 50 federal IP lawsuits and has many years of experience enforcing and defending her clients’ intellectual property rights through litigation in state and federal courts, through proceedings before the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office, and through other dispute resolution forums. Tiffany also counsels clients for a variety of transactions, including licenses and assignments. She has also guided clients through acquisitions and divestitures of IP assets. Before becoming a lawyer, Tiffany was a software engineer developing solutions to help companies innovate efficient, thoughtful measures to guide their business. Tiffany continues this logical, thoughtful, and practical approach to helping clients with their legal needs.

Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC)

Immediate Past President, 2023–2024

President, 2022–2023

President-Elect, 2021–2022

Vice-President, 2020–2021  

International Trademark Association (INTA)

Internet Committee, 2022–2026

Pro Bono Committee, 2026-2028  

The Richard Linn American Inn of Court

Executive Committee, Dinner Chair 2016–2017

Member, 2008 – present  

Seventh Circuit Patent Jury Instructions Committee  

Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI)

Board of Directors, 2019–2021

Mentorship Committee, 2020–2021

Membership Committee, 2016–2020

Women's Leadership Institute 2015–2016  

Children's Home & Aid Associate Board 2015-2019

Development Chair 2016–2019

Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D.)

University of Michigan (B.S.E.)

• Computer Science Engineering