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Denise advises technology companies in relation to their IP rights, especially in the context of complex patent disputes across a range of industries.
Clients turn to her as a trusted business advisor and legal counsel for her technical and legal expertise and her client-centric strategic, pragmatic and thorough approach.

Denise offers advice to clients in advance of litigation and represents clients in court, in particular in patent infringement and validity proceedings before all German patent litigation chambers, the UPC, the Federal Patent Court (including appeal proceedings before the Federal Supreme Court) and the European Patent Office, as well as in arbitration proceedings. Her expertise covers a wide range of industries and technologies, in particular mechanical engineering, telecommunications and IT (including software), electronics, semiconductors and medical devices. Denise regularly acts in litigation concerning standard-essential patents (SEP) and specializes in the interface of patents and antitrust law (FRAND). She is also frequently involved in complex cross-border patent disputes, coordinating proceedings in multiple jurisdictions.


+49-89-71043-3138

Denise Benz

Partner
A&O Shearman
Munich

Practice Area: Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patents, Disputes

All-Star

WHAT CLIENTS SAY

"Denise leverages her industry-specific knowledge in high-stakes cases."


ALL-STAR BIOGRAPHY

Denise advises technology companies in relation to their IP rights, especially in the context of complex patent disputes across a range of industries.
Clients turn to her as a trusted business advisor and legal counsel for her technical and legal expertise and her client-centric strategic, pragmatic and thorough approach.

Denise offers advice to clients in advance of litigation and represents clients in court, in particular in patent infringement and validity proceedings before all German patent litigation chambers, the UPC, the Federal Patent Court (including appeal proceedings before the Federal Supreme Court) and the European Patent Office, as well as in arbitration proceedings. Her expertise covers a wide range of industries and technologies, in particular mechanical engineering, telecommunications and IT (including software), electronics, semiconductors and medical devices. Denise regularly acts in litigation concerning standard-essential patents (SEP) and specializes in the interface of patents and antitrust law (FRAND). She is also frequently involved in complex cross-border patent disputes, coordinating proceedings in multiple jurisdictions.

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+49-89-71043-3138

Denise Benz

Partner
A&O Shearman
Munich

Practice Area: Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patents, Disputes

M&A All-Star

ALL-STAR BIOGRAPHY

Denise advises technology companies in relation to their IP rights, especially in the context of complex patent disputes across a range of industries.
Clients turn to her as a trusted business advisor and legal counsel for her technical and legal expertise and her client-centric strategic, pragmatic and thorough approach.

Denise offers advice to clients in advance of litigation and represents clients in court, in particular in patent infringement and validity proceedings before all German patent litigation chambers, the UPC, the Federal Patent Court (including appeal proceedings before the Federal Supreme Court) and the European Patent Office, as well as in arbitration proceedings. Her expertise covers a wide range of industries and technologies, in particular mechanical engineering, telecommunications and IT (including software), electronics, semiconductors and medical devices. Denise regularly acts in litigation concerning standard-essential patents (SEP) and specializes in the interface of patents and antitrust law (FRAND). She is also frequently involved in complex cross-border patent disputes, coordinating proceedings in multiple jurisdictions.

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