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 Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Morrison & Foerster LLP, and IRS, Office of Chief Counsel.

Nicholas D Doukas

Reg. 52460

Patent attorney

IRS, Office of Chief Counsel

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-227-5101

Patrick Ohryn Doyle

Reg. 77713

Patent attorney

Nixon Peabody LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94111

415-984-8215

Ginger R Dreger

Reg. 33055

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94127

415-810-4677

John Edward Dubiansky

Reg. 67692

Patent attorney

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · 94103

415-645-5362

Elizabeth R Duckett

Reg. 55132

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94103

Heidi D Duran

Reg. 64841

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94114

415-515-7877

Gregory E Dwulet

Reg. 80541

Patent agent

Calyx Law

San Francisco, CA · 94110

650-796-9040

Jessica Eastwood

Reg. 81549

Patent attorney

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-773-5544

Lawrence Edelman

Reg. 25226

Patent attorney

The Law Office of Lawrence Edelman

San Francisco, CA · 94127

707-548-0448

Cory T Ellison

Reg. 72195

Patent agent

Morrison & Foerster, LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-268-7452

Kristen L. Elofson

Reg. 81036

Patent agent

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

San Francisco, CA · 94104

141-569-65405

Sarah L Elson

Reg. 50360

Patent agent

California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3)

San Francisco, CA · 94158-2330

415-514-9765

Brenda H. Entzminger

Reg. 76896

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94123

415-425-5230

Alfred A Equitz

Reg. 30922

Patent attorney

Girard & Equitz LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94116

415-566-2100

David Edward Eramian

Reg. 60814

Patent agent

Stripe, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · 94110

415-926-5809

Joaquin Jose Diokno Escay

Reg. 76587

Patent agent

Alston & Bird

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-243-1052

Todd W. Esker

Reg. 46690

Patent attorney

Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94105-3627

415-230-8152

Ernest L. Estes

Reg. 76133

Patent agent

Dolby

San Francisco, CA · 94103

415-558-0200

Susan T Evans

Reg. 38443

Patent agent

Nektar Therapeutics

San Francisco, CA · 94158

415-482-5300

Kevin C Evel-Kabler

Reg. 63090

Patent attorney

Fenwick and West LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94104

415-875-2352

Eric R Evitt

Reg. 68609

Patent agent

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

San Francisco, CA · 94107-1946

415-471-3944

Clinton W. Ewell

Reg. 81759

Patent attorney

Morrison & Foerster LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-268-7000

Jacob P. Ewerdt

Reg. 75557

Patent attorney

Morrison & Foerster LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-268-7000

Iyunoluwa Irene Falade

Reg. 902994

Limited recognition

University of San Francisco School of Law

San Francisco, CA · 94117-1080

647-702-1436

Ronald L. Fantroy· Jr.

Reg. 74957

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94109

205-908-2817

Lawrence J Fassler

Reg. 47556

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94123

415-928-6325

Jeffrey A Fehervari

Reg. 40603

Patent attorney

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · 94103

415-645-5000

Maximilian Y Fei

Reg. 77043

Patent attorney

San Francisco, CA · 94105

415-268-7897

Mary E Femmel

Reg. 55169

Patent attorney

MEDLEN & CARROLL, LLP

San Francisco, CA · 94103

415-957-5935

John F Ferdon

Reg. 58409

Patent agent

San Francisco, CA · 94116

415-665-2700

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.