Jennifer Rea Deneault

Jenna Deneault has significant experience handling patent litigation matters at every stage, from trial through appeal, and in every forum, from district courts to the International Trade Commission to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Her matters have ranged from small molecules and biologics to software and hardware.

Jenna has been recognized for her talent and dynamism.  She was named as a 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America.  In September 2024, LMG Life Sciences awarded Jenna the US Rising Star – Intellectual Property award. In October 2024, she was included in Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under List, which identified the “best and brightest litigators across the US.” In September 2023, she received the Rising Star award from the New York Law Journal, which “celebrates those attorneys who are making a difference in their field in the early stages of their careers and already leaving their marks.” Jenna was also recognized in the 2023 and 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, which recognizes lawyers “who have taken the industry by storm in recent years.” 

Jenna is an active leader in the New York and intellectual property legal communities.  She is a Board Member and Co-Chair of the Membership Committee for the New York Intellectual Property Law Association.  In May 2024, she received the Volunteer of The Year award from NYIPLA for her contributions to the organization. Jenna is also vice chair of the Patent Litigation Committee for the Federal Circuit Bar Association. Some of her recent presentation topics include ethics in patent cases, Section 112 in ANDA and BPCIA cases, the Federal Circuit Rules of Practice, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Beyond trial experience, Jenna’s time in court includes serving as a law clerk for the Honorable Robert W. Schroeder III in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, and as a judicial fellow for then-U.S. District Court Judge Leonard P. Stark and U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher J. Burke in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.  Jenna also interned for the Honorable Randall R. Radar and the Honorable Pauline Newman at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Honorable Susan G. Braden at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the Honorable Theodore R. Essex at the U.S. International Trade Commission.  In addition, while in law school, Jenna worked as a Patent Examiner at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office where she focused on battery and fuel cell applications.