Roger Denning is a lead trial lawyer specializing in patent infringement cases across a broad range of technologies.

Roger has successfully represented some of the world’s best-known companies in their most important patent infringement cases. In addition to trying over a dozen jury trials to verdict throughout the country—including in the patent-heavy dockets in California, Texas, and Delaware—Roger also has tried many cases to the bench, including Hatch-Waxman cases and Section 337 cases before the United States International Trade Commission. Roger has served as lead trial counsel for both patent holders and accused infringers, and he has represented clients in inter partes review proceedings. An engineer by training, Roger has tried cases in a wide variety of technologies, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, computer software and hardware, semiconductors, network interfaces, encryption and security, satellite communications, and golf ball design. In addition, Roger has tried a number of general commercial cases, including in the areas of unfair competition, product liability, and the False Claims Act.

Roger joined Fish & Richardson in 2003, after beginning his career with Brown & Bain in Phoenix, Arizona. Roger became the Managing Principal of Fish & Richardson’s Southern California office in 2009, he served as the firm’s nationwide Hiring Principal from 2008 to 2014, and he was elected to the firm’s seven-member Management Committee in 2013, a position in which he still serves.

Roger and his wife, Michele, have been married 20 years, and they have three children.