Benjamin L. Singer
Top rated Intellectual Property Litigation attorney in San Francisco, California
Singer LLP
Practice areas: Intellectual Property Litigation, Business Litigation
Licensed in California since: 2009
Education: The University of Michigan Law School
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2026 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2015 - 2017 Singer LLP
505 Montgomery StSuite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: 415-500-6077 Email: Benjamin L. Singer Visit website
Since founding Singer LLP over a decade ago, Benjamin has served as trial counsel for plaintiffs and defendants in intellectual property cases throughout the United States. Both Benjamin and Singer LLP have been named by Chambers & Partners USA for Excellence in Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets Law in California in 2024 and 2025. He has also been selected as a Top 500 Leading Litigator in America by Lawdragon 2025 and 2026, a Best Lawyer in 2024 and 2025 for Trade Secrets Law, a 2024 Top IP Lawyer by the Daily Journal, a 2023 Top Trade Secrets Lawyer by the Daily Journal, and a 2025 Northern California Super Lawyer for Business and IP Litigation (his sixth consecutive selection as a Super Lawyer after being recognized as a Rising Star three times). He has also been selected for membership in the Lawyers of Distinction and as a California winner of the IP Disputes award from International Advisory Experts. In describing working with him, Benjamin's clients note that they “trust him” and laud his “rare combination of instinct, intelligence, leadership and technical aptitude” and “commitment” to their problems as if “they were his own.”
Mr. Singer graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering. He went on to earn his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School.
First Admitted: 2005, New York
Professional Webpage: https://www.singerip.com/team/benjamin-l-singer/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Massachusetts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Eastern District of California
- Member, American Bar Association
- New York
- Central District of California
- Member, Licensing Executives Society
- Southern District of New York
- California
- Northern District of California
- Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- Southern District of California
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- CAFE Foundation, Inc. v. Seeley (N.D. Cal.) - Lead trial counsel for defendant in Lanham Act action. Defeated motion for preliminary injunction
- 24/7 Customer, Inc. v. 24-7 Intouch et al. (N.D. Cal.) - Lead counsel for defendant in a trademark infringement action relating to call center solutions
- Aubin Industries, Inc. v. Caster Concepts, Inc. (E.D. Cal.) - Lead trial counsel for inventor/plaintiff in a patent infringement action against a competitor relating to ergonomic casters
- Moroccanoil Inc. v. Blue Moon Beauty LLC et al. (C.D. Cal.) - Lead counsel for defendants in a trademark infringement suit relating to the cosmetic industry
- The Tawnsaura Group v. Puritan’s Pride; The Tawnsaura Group v. NBTY (C.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for defendants in two separate patent infringement lawsuits brought by a non-practicing entity relating to dietary supplements
- Lead counsel for plaintiff Creative Mobile Technologies, LLC in a breach of contract case. Achieved settlement within 60 days of being retained to take over the dispute, which had been litigated for more than two years
- Qommerce Systems, LLC v. Ancestry.com (E.D. Tex.) - Lead counsel for defendant in a patent infringement action relating to e-commerce technology
- Albert John Freeman v. Walgreen Co. (N.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for defendant in a patent infringement action relating to commercial transaction systems
- Creative Mobile Technologies LLC v. Flywheel Software Inc. (N.D. Cal.) - Lead trial counsel for plaintiff in a breach of contract and tortious interference action
- David Shin v. Wolo Manufacturing Corp. et al. (C.D. Cal.) - Lead counsel for defendants in a design patent suit relating to mini halogen lights
- Klaustech LLC v. AdMob, Inc. (N.D. Cal.) - Lead trial counsel for an operating company plaintiff in a patent infringement action against a competitor relating to mobile advertising
- Michael Zschoche v. Locale Lifestyle Magazine et al. (S.D. Cal.) - Lead counsel for defendants in a trademark infringement action relating to periodicals
- Hassas et al. v. Ashley Conrad (L.A. Sup. Ct.) - Co-lead trial counsel (with Walt Pfeffer) for defendant in a breach of contract action
- Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation v. Robert Benton et al. (S.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for defendant Robert Benton in a breach of contract action relating to inventorship rights
- Software Research, Inc. (N.D. Cal.) - Lead counsel for inventor/plaintiff in a series of patent infringement actions against competitors relating to automatic performance and regression testing of web applications
- McRO, Inc. v. Insomniac Games, Inc. (C.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for defendant in a patent infringement action relating to automated lip sync animation in video games
- Ryu v. Avon Products, Inc. (N.D. Cal.) - Lead counsel for plaintiff and patent owner Bu Kwang Ryu against Avon for patent infringement relating to a cosmetic brush case
- Telesocial Inc. v. Orange S.A. et al. (N.D. Cal.) - Co-lead trial counsel (with Renee Bea) for plaintiff in a trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract action
- Orion Pictures Corp. v. Orion Entertainment Inc., et al. (C.D. Cal) - Lead counsel for defendant in a trademark infringement action relating to media production
- Thermolife International, LLC v. NBTY, Inc. et al.; Thermolife International, LLC v. Solgar, Inc.; Thermolife International, LLC v. United States Nutrition, Inc.; Thermolife International, LLC v. Sundown Naturals (S.D. Cal.) - Lead trial counsel for four defendants in a patent infringement action relating to dietary supplements
- Axis Labs, Inc. v. Ashley Conrad et al. (C.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for defendant in a trademark infringement action relating to dietary supplements
- Reason Bradley v. Applied Marine Systems, Inc. (N.D. Cal.) - Lead counsel for inventor/plaintiff in a patent infringement action against a competitor relating to tiltable sonar mounts
- Consilium Wealth Management et al. v. Clarity Wealth et al. (Contra Costa County Superior Court) - Lead counsel for a wealth management firm asserting a trade secret, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty claim
- PanTaurus LLC v. Ancestry.com (E.D. Tex.) - Lead counsel for defendant in a patent infringement action relating to hardware architecture
- Thermolife International, LLC v. Myogenix Corp. et al. (S.D. Cal.) - Lead counsel for defendants in a patent infringement action relating to dietary supplements
Representative Clients
- KlausTech LLC
- NBTY, Inc.
- Annosoft
- Software Research Inc.
- Clutch Bodyshop
- Tyto Life, LLC
- Creative Mobile Technologies, LLC
- Walgreen Company
- Insomniac Games, Inc.
- Myogenix Corp.
- Ancestry.com LLC
- sMedio Inc.
- Blue Moon Beauty, LLC
- Telesocial Inc.
- Coppola Foods Limited
- Wolo Manufacturing Corp.
- FWD:Power, LLC
- Locale Lifestyle Magazine LLC
- RF Micro Devices
- Aubin Industries, Inc.
- Symantec Corporation
- Consilium Wealth Management
- Universal Sonar Mount, Inc.
- EZchip Technologies Ltd.
Honors
- Named a Rising Star in Northern California for IP Litigation by Super Lawyers magazine, 2015
Educational Background
- University of Michigan, BSE, Aerospace Engineering (cum laude), 1999
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Conference Faculty, IP Issues In The Food And Beverage Industry
- Former Adjunct Law Professor at St. Francis College
Office location for Benjamin L. Singer
505 Montgomery St
Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94111
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2026
- Rising Stars: 2015 - 2017