San Diego, California

Patent attorneys in San Diego

San Diego, California is home to 1,142 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 Jones Day, Foley & Lardner LLP, and Kura Oncology, Inc..

Matthew L. McDermott

Reg. 80133

Patent agent

San Diego, CA · 92111

716-812-6690

Shawn E McDonald

Reg. 42861

Patent attorney

Foley & Lardner LLP

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-847-6700

Lawrence G McDonough

Reg. 55779

Patent attorney

San Diego, CA · 92163

858-354-1935

Katharine E. McElhone

Reg. 57462

Patent attorney

Kura Oncology, Inc.

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-999-9999

Harry Vernon McGahey· Jr

Reg. 38240

Patent attorney

McGahey and McGahey, APLC

San Diego, CA · 92101

619-544-1888

Mark W McGarry

Reg. 44918

Patent agent

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-229-9328

Patrick J McKeever

Reg. 66019

Patent attorney

Perkins Coie LLP

San Diego, CA · 92130-2080

858-720-5722

Darian K. McMillan

Reg. 81519

Patent agent

San Diego, CA · 92122

858-922-4780

Ryan S. McPhee

Reg. 59752

Patent attorney

Kritzer McPhee LLP

San Diego, CA · 92101

619-758-3600

Jeffrey M McQuiston

Reg. 63109

Patent agent

McQIPLaw

San Diego, CA · 92177

858-232-8923

Shawn O. Meade

Reg. 78308

Patent agent

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-350-2342

Terrance A Meador

Reg. 30298

Patent attorney

Achates Power, Inc.

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-535-9920

Michelle L Mehok

Reg. 53314

Patent attorney

San Diego, CA · 92127

858-220-1719

Anuja N. Mehta

Reg. 76408

Patent agent

Jones Day

San Diego, CA · 92121-3134

858-703-3130

Kathleen R Mekjian

Reg. 61399

Patent attorney

Cytori Therapeutics, Inc.

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-458-0900

Marla C. Melnick

Reg. 59754

Patent agent

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-483-8986

Ryan Edward Melnick

Reg. 58621

Patent attorney

Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-707-4000

Alison R. Meloni

Reg. 69973

Patent agent

San Diego, CA · 92101

919-602-0165

Scott J Menghini

Reg. 42880

Patent attorney

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-552-1311

Sabina B. Menzhausen

Reg. 82620

Patent agent

San Diego, CA · 92131

858-444-5872

Rachel O Merrill

Reg. 53319

Patent attorney

San Diego, CA · 92130

619-318-2616

Stuart W. Meurer

Reg. 82230

Patent agent

San Diego, CA · 92108

949-293-5598

Susan B Meyer

Reg. 48168

Patent agent

Gordon & Rees LLP

San Diego, CA · 92101

619-696-6700

Derek L. Midkiff

Reg. 70142

Patent agent

Gazdzinski & Associates PC

San Diego, CA · 92101

858-675-1670

Jeffrey J Mikrut

Reg. 69818

Patent attorney

Illumina Inc.

San Diego, CA · 92122

602-909-2936

Dmitry R Milikovsky

Reg. 41999

Patent attorney

Qualcomm Incorporated

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-845-0130

Elizabeth Cary Miller

Reg. 54708

Patent agent

Jones Day

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-314-1122

Julia A Miller

Reg. 48086

Patent attorney

Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP

San Diego, CA · 92191-9092

858-720-2500

Russell Ben Miller

Reg. 31122

Patent attorney

San Diego, CA · 92130-2618

858-586-7144

Shawn P Miller

Reg. 57060

Patent attorney

Marks, Golia & Finch, LLP

San Diego, CA · 92110

619-293-7000

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?

1,142 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.