San Francisco, California

Patent attorneys in San Francisco

San Francisco, California is home to 854 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 Nixon Peabody LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and RPX Corporation.

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

Corey T Leggett

Reg. 70017

Patent agent

Nixon Peabody LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-984-8340

Miyana Leggett

Reg. 902609

Limited recognition

University of San Francisco School of Law

San Francisco, CA · 94117-1080

510-828-5258

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

Amy R Lemyre

Reg. 54427

Patent attorney

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94104

415-439-1453

Thomas J Lerdal

Reg. 61702

Patent attorney

RPX Corporation

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-852-3111

Brian C Leubitz

Reg. 54264

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94114

415-495-9015

Karina Levitian

Reg. 75609

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94111

510-883-3606

Daniel Matthew Guy Ho Levy

Reg. 60966

Patent attorney

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-984-8990

Chia-Chi Li

Reg. 64856

Patent agent

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON, LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-576-0200

Jie Li

Reg. 56681

Patent agent

Greenberg Traurig LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-655-1255

Joyce C Li

Reg. 75937

Patent attorney

Durie Tangri LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-362-6666

Lance A Li

Reg. 73605

Patent attorney

Nixon Peabody LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-984-8412

Wanying Li

Reg. 81553

Patent agent

Soleado Law, PC

San Francisco, CA · 94108

408-647-6075

Yan-Xin Li

Reg. 76981

Patent attorney

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94104

415-439-1618

Ziyong Li

Reg. 76089

Patent attorney

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-875-6373

Amy K Liang

Reg. 74194

Patent attorney

O'Melveny & Myers

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-984-8905

Mark Liang

Reg. 81045

Patent attorney

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

773-398-2871

Wing H Liang

Reg. 78846

Patent attorney

RPX Corporation

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-852-3087

Winston Liaw

Reg. 78766

Patent attorney

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94104

415-954-4400

Eric Lorne Lifschitz

Reg. 50538

Patent attorney

Law Offices of Eric L. Lifschitz

San Francisco, CA · 94102

415-553-6055

Abigail E Lighthart

Reg. 62624

Patent attorney

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-281-7621

Marcella Lillis

Reg. 36583

Patent attorney

FibroGen, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · 94158

415-978-1741

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?

854 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.