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, Dechert LLP, and Cooley LLP.

David N Slone

Reg. 28572

Patent attorney

Palo Alto, CA · 94303

650-465-6549

Darryl A Smith

Reg. 37723

Patent attorney

VMware, Inc.

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-427-1049

David R Smith

Reg. 69930

Patent attorney

WilmerHale

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-858-6168

Lee-Ann M. Smith

Reg. 72410

Patent attorney

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94301

650-815-2600

Ryan R Smith

Reg. 55635

Patent attorney

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-493-9300

Jeffrey D Smyth

Reg. 66153

Patent attorney

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-849-6600

James W Soong

Reg. 40824

Patent attorney

Sheppard MullinRichter & Hampton LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94301-1479

650-815-2600

Anthony E. Sotelo

Reg. 81489

Patent attorney

Dechert LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94306

165-081-34818

Melissa S Souza

Reg. 65277

Patent attorney

Hewlett-Packard Company

Palo Alto, CA · 94304-1112

650-857-2513

Thomas M Spahn

Reg. 67794

Patent attorney

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94303

510-610-1632

Alexander B Stein

Reg. 71397

Patent attorney

Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-843-7278

Joseph John Stevens

Reg. 58872

Patent attorney

Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94306-1556

650-330-2310

Kimberly S Stopak

Reg. 66747

Patent attorney

Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

415-572-4518

Jacqueline Diane Stroncek

Reg. 72619

Patent attorney

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-849-3293

Lauren J. Strosnick

Reg. 70261

Patent attorney

Cooley LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94304-1130

650-843-5065

Peter C Su

Reg. 43939

Patent attorney

Dentons US LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-798-0350

Chia-Hsin Suen

Reg. 60209

Patent agent

Squire Patton Boggs LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94034

626-376-1053

Danqiong Sun

Reg. 73059

Patent agent

Squire Patton Boggs

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-843-3388

Liying Sun

Reg. 65592

Patent attorney

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-843-7215

Yalei Sun

Reg. 57765

Patent attorney

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94306

650-843-7558

Yujia Sun

Reg. 84636

Patent agent

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94304-1018

212-336-4263

Lin Sun-Hoffman

Reg. 47983

Patent attorney

Sun - Hoffman Consulting

Palo Alto, CA · 94303

650-773-3538

Steven A. Sundberg

Reg. 74291

Patent agent

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-849-3147

Christina Susanto

Reg. 73677

Patent attorney

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Palo Alto, CA · 95053

650-493-9300

Kiran M Sutaria

Reg. 82629

Patent attorney

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-750-6559

Jennifer S Swan

Reg. 47118

Patent attorney

Dechert LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94306

650-813-4800

Maria S Swiatek

Reg. 37244

Patent attorney

Nixon Peabody LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94306

650-320-7700

Steven M Swick

Reg. 81887

Patent agent

Cooley LLP

Palo Alto, CA · 94301

650-843-5321

Ardeshir Tabibi

Reg. 48750

Patent attorney

Alston & Bird

Palo Alto, CA · 94304

650-838-2000

Hirohisa Tachibana

Reg. 58914

Patent attorney

Tachibana & Associates

Palo Alto, CA · 94306

650-387-0073

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.