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 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Illumina, Inc., and Morrison & Foerster LLP.

Elizabeth T N Bui

Reg. 58360

Patent attorney

ViaCyte, Inc.

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-909-5309

Demetria A Buncum

Reg. 58848

Patent attorney

ResMed

San Diego, CA · 92123

858-836-6741

Marcus A Burch

Reg. 52673

Patent attorney

Illumina, Inc.

San Diego, CA · 92122

858-882-6657

Douglas A Burcombe

Reg. 36466

Patent attorney

San Diego, CA · 92131

619-890-7448

Scott L Burkette

Reg. 73284

Patent attorney

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-350-2234

Felicia N. Burns

Reg. L1414

Limited recognition

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-617-7600

Trevor W. Butcher

Reg. 81623

Patent agent

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

San Diego, CA · 92130-3002

858-350-2300

James E Butler

Reg. 40931

Patent attorney

Bioatla

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-558-0708 EXT. 3123

Sara M Butterfield

Reg. 70337

Patent agent

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati

San Diego, CA · 92130-3002

858-350-2300

Deborah L Cadena

Reg. 44048

Patent agent

Jones Day

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-314-1160

Yu Cai

Reg. 67910

Patent attorney

Fate Therapeutics

San Diego, CA · 92131

858-875-1837

Justin T. Cain

Reg. 75404

Patent attorney

Illumina, Inc.

San Diego, CA · 92122

708-305-0112

Eric A Caligiuri

Reg. 58121

Patent agent

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-356-9456

Edward William Callan

Reg. 24720

Patent attorney

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-259-5533

Andrew J Cameron

Reg. 50281

Patent attorney

NIWC PACIFIC CODE 36000

San Diego, CA · 92152

619-553-3001

Richard E Campbell

Reg. 34790

Patent attorney

Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP

San Diego, CA · 92101

619-515-3289

Kyle R. Canavera

Reg. 72167

Patent attorney

Perkins Coie LLP

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-720-5782

Christopher S Cantzler

Reg. 52693

Patent attorney

Mitchell International, Inc.

San Diego, CA · 92122

858-368-7719

Yuchen Z. Cao

Reg. 73383

Patent agent

Morrison & Foerster LLP

San Diego, CA · 92130-2040

858-720-7945

Charles B Cappellari

Reg. 40937

Patent attorney

Gen-Probe, Inc.

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-410-8927

Jo Dale Carothers

Reg. 74180

Patent attorney

Weintraub Tobin

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-436-8152

Tracie Lyn Carroll

Reg. 59619

Patent attorney

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company

San Diego, CA · 92121

760-954-1942

John M Carson

Reg. 34303

Patent attorney

Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-707-4000

Shannon K. Carter

Reg. 70424

Patent attorney

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-453-7200X 1696

Dalton J Case

Reg. 80466

Patent attorney

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-350-2386

Mark W Catanese

Reg. 64279

Patent agent

Dickinson Wright PLLC

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-397-7410

Emilio A. Cazares

Reg. 76540

Patent agent

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

San Diego, CA · 92130

619-720-7459

James J Cekola

Reg. 63720

Patent agent

Morrison & Foerster LLP

San Diego, CA · 92130

760-672-0974

Daniel M Chambers

Reg. 34561

Patent attorney

Acuity Law Group, P.C.

San Diego, CA · 92130

858-350-9690

Wayne M Chancellor

Reg. 51249

Patent attorney

Composite Optics INC

San Diego, CA · 92121

858-621-6956

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.