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 DLA Piper, KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON, LLP, and Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP.

Peter D. VandeVort

Reg. 82734

Patent attorney

DLA Piper

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-615-6021

Paul W Vapnek

Reg. 24185

Patent attorney

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON, LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-576-0200

Sriranga R. Veeraraghavan

Reg. 69513

Patent attorney

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-765-6207

Kyle A Mitchell Virgien

Reg. 74260

Patent attorney

Latham & Watkins LLP

SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 94111

415-395-8074

Jessica Vlies

Reg. 901464

Limited recognition

University of San Francisco School of Law

San Francisco, CA · 94117-1080

224-554-9406

Laura N. Vu

Reg. 79752

Patent attorney

Haynes and Boone, LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94104

415-293-8930

Paul M Vuksich

Reg. 31577

Patent attorney

Law Office of Paul Michael Vuksich

San Francisco, CA · 94104

415-788-7045

Ching-Shu C Wagner

Reg. 72214

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94109

765-425-1142

Clark A Waldon

Reg. 73504

Patent attorney

Holland Law LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94117

415-200-4980

Robert S Wales

Reg. 39413

Patent attorney

Winston & Strawn LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-425-7314

Timothy P Walker

Reg. 41521

Patent attorney

K&L Gates, LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-882-8200

Gregory J Wallace

Reg. 55793

Patent attorney

OpenTV Corp.

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-962-5000

Elysa Q. Wan

Reg. 71326

Patent attorney

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-984-8817

Yaqi Wan

Reg. 69456

Patent agent

San Francisco, CA · 94133

310-283-9680

Brian Dingting Wang

Reg. 77454

Patent attorney

California Attorney General's Office

San Francisco, CA · 94102

415-510-3487

Don Zhe Nan Wang

Reg. 83818

Patent attorney

Venable LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-343-4488

Jihang Wang

Reg. 800129

Limited recognition

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-442-1420

Ruke Wang

Reg. 67841

Patent attorney

1Life Healthcare, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-578-3100

Thomas A Wang

Reg. 54523

Patent attorney

Redwood Legal Group, P.C.

San Francisco, CA · 94104

650-714-3451

Michael R Ward

Reg. 38651

Patent attorney

Morrison and Foerster LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-268-6237

Wendy L Washtien

Reg. 36301

Patent agent

San Francisco, CA · 94118

415-636-2227

Rebeka L. Watton

Reg. 70128

Patent attorney

Akash Systems, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · 94108

813-409-8799

Brian H Way

Reg. 47171

Patent attorney

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · 94103

415-558-0200

Mary Sharon Webb

Reg. 47172

Patent attorney

Explora IP, P.C.

San Francisco, CA · 94115

617-306-6887

Emily N Weber

Reg. 79973

Patent attorney

Desmarais LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-573-1858

Kenneth A Weber

Reg. 31677

Patent attorney

KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON, LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-273-4714

Michael Ryan Weber

Reg. 50951

Patent attorney

Law Office of Michael Weber

San Francisco, CA · 94109

415-377-0827

Louisa G Weix

Reg. 48694

Patent attorney

Clyde & Co US LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-365-9800

Arthur A Wellman· Jr

Reg. 47174

Patent attorney

Pranger Law PC

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-885-9800

Amy M Wells

Reg. 77032

Patent agent

Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-273-4378

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.