San Francisco, California

Patent attorneys in San Francisco

San Francisco, California is home to 843 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 Splunk Inc., Adivo Associates, and Global Tel*Link.

Michelle Esteban Kremen

Reg. 59880

Patent agent

Splunk Inc.

San Francisco, CA · 94107

415-848-8413

Stephen A. Kuchta

Reg. 67744

Patent agent

Adivo Associates

San Francisco, CA · 94104

860-455-6662

Jonathan P Kudla

Reg. 47724

Patent agent

Global Tel*Link

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-300-4316

Luke W. Kuipers

Reg. 71763

Patent attorney

Fitbit, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · 94105

310-743-3275

Simon F Kung

Reg. 68241

Patent attorney

ArentFox Schiff LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94104

415-757-5910

Jeffrey R Kurin

Reg. 41132

Patent attorney

Vierra Magen Marcus LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-489-4100

Matthew W. Kwak

Reg. 83800

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94124

714-852-9104

Brian C. Kwok

Reg. 58828

Patent attorney

Haynes and Boone, LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94104

415-293-8916

Richard La

Reg. 73989

Patent agent

San Francisco, CA · 94159

415-830-3368

Jayne Laiprasert

Reg. 66789

Patent agent

Howrey LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-848-3241

Viswanathan Lakshmanan

Reg. 68587

Patent agent

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP

SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 94104

415-954-4114

Ricky Q. Lam

Reg. 72045

Patent agent

RL Patents, LLC/Outsource Asia, LLC

San Francisco, CA · 94132

415-730-9244

Joshua S. Landau

Reg. 71491

Patent attorney

Mozilla Corporation

San Francisco, CA · 94104

650-903-0800

Jackson T. Lane

Reg. 82350

Patent attorney

Morrison & Foerster LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-268-6325

Kevin C Lange

Reg. 80900

Patent agent

Goodwin Procter LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-733-6122

Christopher L Larson

Reg. 68243

Patent attorney

Fenwick & West LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94104

415-875-2300

Lawrence M Lau

Reg. 60833

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94122

Michael A Lavine

Reg. 69917

Patent attorney

JONES DAY

SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 94104

415-875-5857

Tara M Lay

Reg. 70171

Patent attorney

Affirm, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · 94108

704-439-6141

Roy LeDuc

Reg. 34620

Patent agent

San Francisco, CA · 94103

415-793-2358

Annie A Lee

Reg. 75361

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94111

408-455-8808

Benjamin S Lee

Reg. 42787

Patent attorney

Airbnb, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · 94103

415-685-4812

Elaine K Lee

Reg. 41936

Patent attorney

Mauriel Kapouytian Woods LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-738-6391

Hwa C. Lee

Reg. 59747

Patent attorney

AppDynamics, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · 94107

415-580-4118

Hyeok Jae Lee

Reg. 800135

Limited recognition

Polsinelli LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-248-2174

Sheldon K Lee

Reg. 53197

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94110

415-823-5991

Max Stefan Genuist Legg

Reg. 800182

Limited recognition

Goodwin Procter

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-733-6295

Corey T Leggett

Reg. 70017

Patent agent

Nixon Peabody LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-984-8340

Christine A Lekutis

Reg. 51934

Patent agent

Morrison and Foerster LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-268-7060

Samantha E. Leland

Reg. 70138

Patent attorney

Safe Shepherd

San Francisco, CA · 94110

415-230-0450

Common questions

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

How many USPTO practitioners list a San Francisco office?

843 USPTO-registered patent practitioners list a San Francisco 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 Francisco practitioner remotely?

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