Denise Dantzler

Associate

  • Denise Dantzler
  • Phone: +1 650 847 4182

    Import to Address Book

  • Duane Morris LLP
    260 Homer Avenue, Suite 202
    Palo Alto, CA 94301-2777
    USA

Denise E. Dantzler’s practice focuses on U.S. and foreign patent matters in the areas of chemistry, materials science, biotechnology, nanotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.

Mrs. Dantzler is a 2020 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy. She also received an M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University, where she was a 2025 Threshold Ventures Fellow, and a B.S., cum laude, in Chemistry from MidAmerica Nazarene University.

Areas of Practice

  • Intellectual Property

  • Patents

Admissions

  • Kansas
  • Missouri
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Education

  • Stanford University, M.S., Materials Science & Engineering, 2025
  • University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 2020
  • MidAmerica Nazarene University, B.S., Chemistry, cum laude, 2017

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP

    - Associate, 2026-present

  • &AI

    - Product Engineer, 2025-2026

  • Bookoff McAndrews PLLC

    - Associate, 2023-2024

  • Hovey Williams LLP

    - Associate, 2020-2023

Honors and Awards

  • Exceptional Graduate Student Award, Stanford School of Engineering, 2025
  • Samuel Mellinger Scholarship, Leadership, and Service Award, University of Kansas School of Law, 2020

Professional Activities

  • Giving Opportunities Committee Chair, MidAmerica Nazarene University Alumni Council, 2024 – Present 
  • Mentor, ADAPT.legal , 2024 – Present
  • Member, AIPLA - Chemical Practice Subcommittee, 2022 – Present

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • Moderator, "AI Tools," 2026 AIPLA Advanced Chemical & Biotechnology Patent Institute, May 12, 2026
  • Co-Presenter, "Patent Year in Review," Kansas Bar Association’s Midwest Intellectual Property Institute, May 12, 2023
  • Co-Presenter, "Patent Year in Review," Kansas Bar Association’s Midwest Intellectual Property Institute, June 3, 2022
  • Co-Presenter, "Section 101 Happenings," Lawyers Association of Kansas City’s 13th Annual IP CLE Program, April 21, 2022
  • Co-Presenter, "Avoiding Errors in Patent Prosecution and Due Diligence," Kansas Bar Association’s Midwest Intellectual Property Institute, May 21, 2021