Atty. Denise De Mory
Denise De Mory is the managing partner and co‑founder of Bunsow De Mory LLP in Redwood City, California . Her practice focuses on Litigation - Intellectual Property and Litigation - Patent , representing clients in complex disputes involving patents and other intellectual property rights.
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Denise De Mory is a patent and ip attorney based in Redwood City, California, practicing at Bunsow De Mory LLP. Admitted to practice in California, The State Bar of California. Educated at University of Illinois Chicago (J.D., 1993) and University of Illinois - Chicago (B.A.). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Intellectual Property (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Patent (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serands clients in Redwood City, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Denise De Mory is the managing partner and co‑founder of Bunsow De Mory LLP in Redwood City, California
- Her practice focuses on Litigation - Intellectual Property and Litigation - Patent, representing clients in complex disputes involving patents and other intellectual property rights
- She has litigated more than 150 patent and intellectual property cases in courts across the United States, including major patent venues in California, Texas, and Delaware
- Denise is a seasoned trial lawyer who has taken more than a dozen cases through trial to verdict
- Among these matters was the U.S. v
- Microsoft antitrust litigation
- She served on the Justice Department’s trial team, where she deposed executive‑level Microsoft witnesses and the chief architect of Internet Explorer and presented one of the government’s technical witnesses at trial
- Her experience also includes numerous proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, where she has handled dozens of inter partes review petitions
- Denise has also briefed and argued appeals before the U.S
- Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Denise represents a wide range of clients, including universities, university researchers, startups, and individual inventors
- She works with clients to protect and enforce intellectual property rights and to pursue litigation strategies that support their business and research goals
- Her work frequently involves disputes with significantly larger law firms and companies in high‑stakes patent litigation matters
- Her work in patent litigation and intellectual property litigation has been recognized by publications including Chambers USA, IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders, Managing IP (Women in IP and IP Star), Lawdragon 500 guides for litigators and global intellectual property attorneys, Benchmark Litigation (Litigation Star and National Practice Star), the Daily Journal (Intellectual Property Lawyer recognition), and U.S
- News & World Report Best Lawyers
- Outside the office, Denise enjoys traveling with her family
- She is also a certified sewing instructor with a passion for costume design and construction and enjoys taking math classes in her spare time
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Why local counsel matters in California
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Redwood City are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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