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 Morrison & Foerster, LLP, University of California, San Francisco, and Tucker Ellis, LLP.

Mora F Mattingly

Reg. 44909

Patent agent

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, CA · 94143-1209

415-502-1661

Robert S McArthur

Reg. 45674

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94121

415-669-0630

Kenneth Iain McAusland

Reg. 37980

Patent attorney

Tucker Ellis, LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-617-2400

J Thomas McCarthy

Reg. 22420

Patent attorney

Morrison & Foerster

San Francisco, CA · 94105-2482

415-268-7239

John W McCauley· IV

Reg. 63161

Patent attorney

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-875-6600

Forrest M. McClellen

Reg. 76553

Patent attorney

Morrison & Foerster, LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-268-7000

Whitney E. McCollum

Reg. 57547

Patent attorney

O'Melveny & Myers, LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-984-8700

Kathleen Susan McCowin

Reg. 29829

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94116

650-862-4703

Megan M McCoy

Reg. 51345

Patent agent

Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-273-4757

Garreth W. McCrudden

Reg. 78804

Patent attorney

Morrison & Foerster, LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-268-6292

Theodore C McCullough

Reg. 56231

Patent attorney

Adobe, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · 94107

206-595-2502

Melissa N McDonough

Reg. 64180

Patent attorney

Riverbed Technology, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · 94107

954-501-0664

Robert A McFarlane

Reg. 56410

Patent attorney

Hanson Bridgett LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-995-5072

Brian Kevin McKnight

Reg. 59914

Patent attorney

Polsinelli LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

202-772-8485

Susan Arlene McQuiston

Reg. 47787

Patent attorney

Law Office of Susan McQuiston

San Francisco, CA · 94114

415-205-6977

Randy D. Mehlenbacher

Reg. 78872

Patent agent

Schox PC

San Francisco, CA · 94107-2768

888-775-9990

Steven A Metz

Reg. 68167

Patent agent

Janah & Associates, P.C.

San Francisco, CA · 94107

415-538-1555

Erik M Metzger

Reg. 53320

Patent attorney

Chime Financial

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-926-3040

Sheldon Ryan Meyer

Reg. 27660

Patent attorney

Meyer Capital Partners, LLC

San Francisco, CA · 94111-1632

415-362-1546

Danai N. Mhembere

Reg. 70864

Patent agent

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-442-1506

Rakesh J Michael

Reg. 68349

Patent attorney

Uber Technologies, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · 94158

000-000-0000

Larisa Migachyov

Reg. 57791

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94126-2061

800-478-3907

Cathleen A Miick

Reg. 57902

Patent agent

San Francisco, CA · 94122

415-336-0105

Shebli Mikailli

Reg. 70401

Patent attorney

Snap Inc.

San Francisco, CA · 94133

408-605-1551

Birgit Millauer

Reg. 43341

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94114

415-810-4873

Dennis D Miller

Reg. 32159

Patent attorney

Stein and Lubin, LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-981-0550

Mark Elsas Miller

Reg. 31401

Patent attorney

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111-3823

415-984-8700

Patrick B. Miller

Reg. 73531

Patent agent

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-273-8311

Peter D Miller

Reg. 69351

Patent agent

Run8 Patent Group, LLC

San Francisco, CA · 94104-3503

415-857-3685

Warren E Miller

Reg. 25820

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94118

415-290-3860

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.