San Diego, California

Patent attorneys in San Diego

San Diego, California is home to 1,146 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 Morrison & Foerster LLP, University of San Diego School of Law, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

Ivy H. C. Fernandes

Reg. 84568

Patent agent

Morrison & Foerster LLP

San Diego, CA · 92130-3588

858-720-5108

Max Tanner Ferrin

Reg. 903236

Limited recognition

University of San Diego School of Law

San Diego, CA · 92110

Matthew A Ferry

Reg. 63142

Patent attorney

Morrison & Foerster LLP

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-720-5100

Lawrence M. Firestone

Reg. 75217

Patent agent

San Diego, CA · 92127

858-774-0702

Christopher M Fisher

Reg. 46701

Patent attorney

San Diego, CA · 92108

619-528-8110

Katherine A. Fisk

Reg. 76317

Patent attorney

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-350-2391

Timothy William Fitzwilliam

Reg. 46439

Patent attorney

Lewis Kohn & Fitzwilliam LLP

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-436-1332

Brian N Fiumara

Reg. 80815

Patent agent

San Diego, CA · 92101

702-467-2198

Sean D Flaherty

Reg. 67325

Patent attorney

Gordon & Rees, LLP

San Diego, CA · 92101

619-230-7473

Larry D Flesner

Reg. 37827

Patent agent

San Diego, CA · 92117-1904

858-273-8531

Walker R Force

Reg. 56354

Patent agent

San Diego, CA · 92127

858-692-2076

Simon S Ford

Reg. 57863

Patent attorney

Dexcom, Inc.

San Diego, CA · 92121

888-738-3646

Sarah M Forsse

Reg. 52596

Patent agent

McNeill PLLC

San Diego, CA · 92108

831-316-7539

David M. Fortner

Reg. 60247

Patent attorney

San Diego, CA · 92126

858-653-3662

Thomas Daniel Foster

Reg. 44686

Patent attorney

TDFoster

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-922-2170

Thomas J Fox

Reg. 77576

Patent agent

Qualcomm

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-587-1121

Yaiza Grace Franco

Reg. 902928

Limited recognition

University of San Diego School of Law

San Diego, CA · 92110

Christopher M Franich

Reg. 69414

Patent attorney

Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.

San Diego, CA · 92122

305-523-9357

Milton M Frazier

Reg. 44687

Patent attorney

Sony Corporation of America

San Diego, CA · 92127

858-942-1325

Steven M Freeland

Reg. 42555

Patent attorney

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-552-1311

Raphael Freiwirth

Reg. 52918

Patent agent

Qualcomm

San Diego, CA · 92121-1714

858-651-0777

John S Friderichs

Reg. 31512

Patent attorney

San Diego, CA · 92117

858-276-2854926

Susan L. Friedman

Reg. 68079

Patent attorney

Friedman IP

San Diego, CA · 92018

619-837-3344

John-Paul R. Fryckman

Reg. 62880

Patent attorney

Fish & Richardson P.C.

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-678-4396

Robert E Furlani

Reg. 76492

Patent attorney

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

San Diego, CA · 92121

716-359-6354

Nadia Galash

Reg. 71460

Patent attorney

San Diego, CA · 92127

858-776-9177

Brandy E. Gamblin

Reg. 80411

Patent agent

Fish and Richardson, P.C.

San Diego, CA · 92130-2245

858-847-4138

Aashish K Garg

Reg. 64479

Patent attorney

San Diego, CA · 92108

619-384-3590

Ankur Garg

Reg. 62463

Patent attorney

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

San Diego, CA · 92101

619-400-0463

Matthew R. Garnica

Reg. 80412

Patent attorney

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-350-2300

Common questions

Do patent attorneys in San Diego 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 San Diego tend to track the broader California legal market.

How many USPTO practitioners list a San Diego office?

1,146 USPTO-registered patent practitioners list a San Diego 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 San Diego practitioner remotely?

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