Palo Alto, California

Patent attorneys in Palo Alto

Palo Alto, California is home to 675 USPTO-registered patent practitioners. Working with a local practitioner can streamline in-person meetings for invention disclosures, signing inventor declarations, and reviewing prior-art search results — but every USPTO practitioner is licensed to practice nationally, so a non-local choice is also valid. Local firms with the most USPTO-registered practitioners include Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Morrison & Foerster LLP, and Blue Peak Law Group LLP.

James F Mack

Reg. 74196

Patent attorney

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-813-4207

Albert Macovski

Reg. 26564

Patent agent

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-473-9163

Robert S. Magee

Reg. 70227

Patent attorney

Blue Peak Law Group LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94306

650-332-1701

Melanie R. Malinas

Reg. 82255

Patent agent

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

775-813-5268

Michael John Mallie

Reg. 36591

Patent attorney

Womble Bond Dickinson LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

408-720-8300

Fabio E Marino

Reg. 43339

Patent attorney

Polsinelli LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-461-7706

Philip William Marsh

Reg. 46061

Patent attorney

Arnold & Porter LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94306

650-319-4733

Anthony J Marshall

Reg. 56406

Patent agent

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94301

650-815-2692

Jose F. Martinez

Reg. 78122

Patent agent

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati

Palo Alto, CA · 94304-1050

541-400-0071

Mika Mayer

Reg. 47777

Patent attorney

Cooley LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94304-1130

650-843-5000

Christopher Donald Mays

Reg. 61217

Patent attorney

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Palo Alto, CA · 94304-1050

650-493-9300

Robert V. Mazzola

Reg. 74445

Patent attorney

Pied Parker, Inc

Palo Alto, CA · 94306

949-209-7603

Nola Mae McBain

Reg. 35782

Patent attorney

XEROX Corporation

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-812-4264

Thomas James McFarlane

Reg. 39299

Patent agent

Lumen Patent Firm

Palo Alto, CA · 94301

650-331-8412

Philip L McGarrigle

Reg. 31395

Patent attorney

Palo Alto, CA · 94303

650-494-3545

Michael B McGrath

Reg. 40083

Patent agent

Michael B. McGrath

Palo Alto, CA · 94306

650-493-6685

Christopher B. McKinley

Reg. 74403

Patent attorney

Finnigan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-849-6655

Michael J Meehan

Reg. 54705

Patent attorney

VLP Law Group LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94301

650-251-4218

Shailesh Mehra

Reg. 44934

Patent attorney

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-849-5282

Mainak H Mehta

Reg. 46924

Patent attorney

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-645-9010

Mark Jonathan Meltzer

Reg. 28739

Patent attorney

Mark J. Meltzer Attorney At Law

Palo Alto, CA · 94301

408-306-7900

Bailey A Meyer

Reg. 78270

Patent agent

Perkins Coie LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-838-4779

Samuel C. Meyer

Reg. 84346

Patent attorney

Morrison Foerster

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-813-5600

William Claude Milks· III

Reg. 28445

Patent attorney

Law Offices of William C. Milks, III

Palo Alto, CA · 94303

650-930-6780

Jeffrey Andrew Miller

Reg. 35287

Patent attorney

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94306

650-319-4538

John T Miller· Jr.

Reg. 77162

Patent attorney

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94301

650-433-5614

Jonathan S Miller

Reg. 48534

Patent attorney

Nicholson, De Vos, Webster & Elliot, LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94301-1054

408-675-0441

Michael S Miller

Reg. 75590

Patent attorney

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-843-7597

Stuart J Millman

Reg. 33095

Patent agent

Millman and Associates

Palo Alto, CA · 94306

650-325-9491

Harold J Milstein

Reg. 31545

Patent attorney

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94301

650-815-2617

Common questions

Do patent attorneys in Palo Alto cost more than the national average?

Patent attorney fees vary primarily by experience and complexity of the invention, not by city. A typical provisional patent application in the US runs $1,500 to $5,000; a non-provisional utility filing runs $5,000 to $15,000. Hourly rates in Palo Alto tend to track the broader California legal market.

How many USPTO practitioners list a Palo Alto office?

675 USPTO-registered patent practitioners list a Palo Alto mailing address on the OEDCI roster. You can sort by firm size and contact each directly using the phone numbers shown.

Can I work with a Palo Alto practitioner remotely?

Yes. All filings happen through USPTO's electronic Patent Center — no in-person presence is required. A Palo Alto-based practitioner is convenient for local inventor signings and in-person meetings but not a requirement for representation.