Benjamin L. Singer
Top rated intellectual property litigation attorney in San Francisco, California
Singer Cashman LLP
Practice Areas: Intellectual property litigation, Business litigation, Intellectual property; view more
Licensed in California since: 2009
Education: The University of Michigan Law School
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2023 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2015 - 2017 Call today:
415-500-6077
Singer Cashman LLP
505 Montgomery StSuite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94111 Visit website
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Attorney Benjamin L. Singer is a partner at Singer Cashman LLP in San Francisco, California, where he practices intellectual property and business litigation. He represents clients in the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout California. Â
Over the course of his career, Mr. Singer has successfully litigated and settled many significant cases involving various complex intellectual property and commercial business matters. His clients include both individuals and major companies. Prior to joining Singer Cashman LLP, he developed his legal skills and experience by practicing at private firms based in Boston, Massachusetts, and Los Angeles, California.
In addition to running his law practice, Mr. Singer enjoys staying involved in his legal community through educational and professional organizations. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the Licensing Executives Society. He has also served as an adjunct law professor at St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights, New York.
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.
Mr. Singer holds a license to practice law before the state courts of California, New York and Massachusetts. He is also qualified to appear before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California; the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit; and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Practice areas
Intellectual property litigation, Business litigation, Intellectual propertyFocus areas
Trade secret, Patents, Trademarks
- 80% Intellectual property litigation
- 10% Business litigation
- 10% Intellectual property
First Admitted: 2005, New York
Professional Webpage: http://www.singerbea.com/attorneys/benjamin-l-singer
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Conference Faculty, IP Issues In The Food And Beverage Industry
- Former Adjunct Law Professor at St. Francis College
- University of Michigan, BSE, Aerospace Engineering (cum laude), 1999
- Named a Rising Star in Northern California for IP Litigation by Super Lawyers magazine, 2015
Office location for Benjamin L. Singer
505 Montgomery St
Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415-500-6077
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2023
- Rising Stars: 2015 - 2017
