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, Qualcomm Incorporated, and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP.

Regis C Worley· Jr.

Reg. 58430
Patent attorney

Cozen O'Connor

San Diego, CA · 92101

619-685-1717

Kenneth R Wright

Reg. 48046
Patent attorney

Robert W. Hicks & Associates

San Diego, CA · 92101

619-846-4333

Emily Tongco Wu

Reg. 46473
Patent attorney

Genomics Institute Of The Novartis Research Foundation

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-812-1539

Jia J Wu

Reg. 63128
Patent attorney

Qualcomm Inc.

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-651-4207

Richard S. Wu

Reg. 84038
Patent agent

San Diego, CA · 92128

774-285-9063

Rui Wu

Reg. 76289
Patent attorney

Foley & Lardner LLP

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-847-6724

Yifan Wu

Reg. 800183
Limited recognition

Jones Day

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-314-1137

John E Wurst

Reg. 40283
Patent attorney

Aneira Pharma, Inc.

San Diego, CA · 92127

858-355-9070

April M Wurster

Reg. 59623
Patent attorney

Baker & McKenzie LLP

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-523-6236

Stephen M. Wurth

Reg. 69796
Patent attorney

Qualcomm Incorporated

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-845-1509

Qing Xia

Reg. 71740
Patent attorney

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-320-3310

Fariba Yadegar-Bandari

Reg. 53805
Patent attorney

Qualcomm Incorporated

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-651-0397

Byron Y Yafuso

Reg. 45244
Patent attorney

QUALCOMM Incorporated

San Diego, CA · 92121-1714

858-587-1121

Pouya Yaghmaie

Reg. 73802
Patent attorney

Wilson Sonsini

San Diego, CA · 92130-3002

858-350-2212

Ming Yan

Reg. 83819
Patent agent

Treeline Biosciences

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-952-8119

James Hunt Yancey· Jr

Reg. 53809
Patent attorney

QUALCOMM,INC.

San Diego, CA · 92121-1714

858-845-7534

Molly Elizabeth Yancher

Reg. 83766
Patent agent

San Diego, CA · 92119

619-962-6230

Changwoo Yang

Reg. 73037
Patent agent

Qualcomm Incorporated

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-845-5442

Hanbiao Yang

Reg. 68097
Patent agent

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-354-2847

Ke Yang

Reg. 81989
Patent agent

Morrison & Foerster, LLP

San Diego, CA · 92130-2040

650-420-9752

Kunyong Yang

Reg. 64629
Patent attorney

Jones Day

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-314-1148

Xiaofan Yang

Reg. 61459
Patent attorney

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-480-8206

Yanling Yang

Reg. 72489
Patent attorney

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-531-5684

Daniel N Yannuzzi

Reg. 36727
Patent attorney

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-720-8924

Ying Yao

Reg. 800163
Limited recognition

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-720-7498

Daniel K. Yarbrough

Reg. 70158
Patent attorney

Element Biosciences, Inc.

San Diego, CA · 92121

619-353-0300

Feng Ye

Reg. 74324
Patent agent

Jones Day

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-314-1175

Augustine G Yee

Reg. 42244
Patent attorney

San Diego, CA · 92128

858-485-5216

Robert M C Yeh

Reg. 61029
Patent attorney

Latham & Watkins LLP

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-523-5469

William Paul Yeromian

Reg. 901020
Limited recognition

Thomas Jefferson School of Law

San Diego, CA · 92101

818-919-5822

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.
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