Ben Anger is a litigation partner in our San Diego office.
Mr. Anger has a broad intellectual property litigation practice, having handled cases involving utility patents, design patents, trademarks, trade dress, copyrights, unfair competition, and breach of contract throughout California and nationwide. Mr. Anger is very active in Knobbe Martens’ Inter Partes Review practice. He has led team efforts in Inter Partes Review in the life sciences, chemistry, and medical devices industries.
He has worked on a diverse range of matters involving medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, consumer products, and sports equipment.
Mr. Anger has handled matters for a diverse array of clients, including Becton Dickinson, Smith & Nephew, Edwards Life Sciences, Lupin Pharmaceuticals, and Malibu Boats. Mr. Anger’s clients range from small, fast-growth companies to international corporations with billions of dollars of market share and extensive IP portfolios.
Mr. Anger is a registered patent attorney. Though his practice now focuses on dispute resolution, he has extensive experience in patent prosecution, having obtained numerous patents for clients in various technology areas. He also has extensive experience in conducting and defending IP due diligence.
Prior to joining the firm in 2009, Mr. Anger graduated from William & Mary Law School where he served in leadership positions in the school’s Intellectual Property Law Association. He also externed with the Honorable James E. Bradberry, Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia.
Prior to law school, Mr. Anger worked for the consulting firms Accenture and CGI, developing and implementing large-scale enterprise computer systems for the private sector and government clients.
William & Mary School of Law, J.D.
University of Utah, B.S., Chemical Engineering
State Bar of California
U.S. District Court – Southern District of California
U.S. District Court – Western District of Tennessee
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Biotech
Aesthetic & Cosmetic Biotechnology
AgBio
Biofuels
Diagnostic Tools
Genomics
Personalized Medicine
Research Tools & Reagents
Synthetic Biology & Nanotechnology
Therapeutics
Tissue Engineering
Vaccines
Chemical, Industrial & Materials
Analytical Chemistry
Automation & Robotics
Biochemistry
Building Construction
Building Products & Materials
Chemical Engineering
Combinatorial Chemistry
Concrete & Aggregates
Construction & Home Improvement
Cosmetics & Personal Care Products
Electrical
Food Chemistry
Fuel Cells & Batteries
Furniture
HVAC & Passive Ventilation
Instrumentation
Machine Shops
Mining Chemicals
Oil & Gas
Organic Chemistry
Patio
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Plumbing
Polymers
Pool & Spa
Roofing
Semiconductors
Windows
Consumer Products & Services
Aesthetics & Personal Care Products
Food & Beverage
Restaurants & Hospitality
Sporting Goods & Recreation
Energy
Biodegradable Materials
Bioenergy & Biofuels
Biomass
Clean Technology
Desalination
Drinking Water Treatment
Energy Conservation
Energy Efficient Technologies
Geothermal Energy
Green Building & Construction
Green Chemistry
Remediation & Bioremediation
Medical Devices & Procedures
Ablation Technology
Aesthetics & Implants
AI & Machine Learning
Angioplasty
Annulus & Nucleus Repair
Balloons
Biocompatible Polymers & Coatings
Cardiovascular
Catheters & Probes
Chronic Total Occlusions
Deep Venous Thrombosis
Dental Devices
Dermatology & Aesthetics
Diagnostics
Drug Eluting & Drug Delivery Devices
Ear, Nose, & Throat
Embolic Protection & Clot Retrieving
Imaging
Implants
Laparoscopy
Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occlusion
Medical Informatics & Software Systems
Neuromodulation
Neurovascular
Orthopedics
Stents, Valves, & Delivery Systems
Structural Heart
Tissue Engineering
Trans Septal Crossing
Transcatheter & Surgical Aortic, Mitral & Tricuspid Valve Replacement
Wound Care
Pharmaceuticals
Diagnostic Tools
Personalized Medicine
Research Tools & Reagents
Therapeutics
Vaccines
Appellate Litigation
HatchWaxman Litigation
Inter Partes Review (IPR)
IP Strategy
IP Transactions and Agreements
Licensing
Litigation
Opinions Counseling
Patent Litigation
Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) Litigation
Post-Grant
PostGrant Review (PGR)
PTAB Overview
Tech Transactions
Trademark and Brand Protection Litigation
Unfair Competition Litigation
- Named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch guide, which “recognizes lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice”, for Patent Litigation (2024)
- Named a 2016-2018 “San Diego Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine for his work in intellectual property litigation.
- Named to the San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ) 2015 “Best of the Bar” list.
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- Licensing Executive Society, San Diego Chapter, Sponsorship Chair (2015)
- San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association
