Denise Benz

Practice Areas

Denise advises technology companies in relation to their IP rights, especially in the context of complex patent disputes across a broad 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.

Denise was featured as “One to Watch” by JUVE Patent in 2022 and is ranked as a “Recommended Individual” in Patent Litigation by JUVE and JUVE Patent. Further awards include being ranked as “Rising Star” by Managing IP (2019-2024), by The Legal 500 (2021 to 2023) and by the LMG Media Group Expert Guides (2022), and as a “Next Generation Partner” by The Legal 500 (2024). World IP Review recognized her as one of 20 female global “Trailblazers” in 2021 and as “Diversity Champion” in 2023. Best Lawyers featured her as "One to Watch" in 2023.