South San Francisco, California

Patent attorneys in South San Francisco

South San Francisco, California is home to 128 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 Genentech, Inc., c/o Federation Bio, Inc., and CytomX Therapeutics.

Jessica L. Richardson

Reg. 66497

Patent attorney

c/o Federation Bio, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-255-5134

Leslie J. Boley Robbins

Reg. 41490

Patent attorney

CytomX Therapeutics

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-763-9497

Kathleen C Robinson

Reg. 76196

Patent agent

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-467-5308

Patricia Ann Robinson

Reg. 53525

Patent attorney

Elan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-877-0900

Linda E Rost

Reg. 46234

Patent attorney

Genentech, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-467-6838

Jessica N. Russell

Reg. 66132

Patent attorney

Genentech, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-296-3830

Roberta P Saxon

Reg. 43087

Patent agent

Theravance Biopharma US, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-808-3764

Timothy Ryall Schwartz

Reg. 32171

Patent attorney

Genentech, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 94080-4990

650-225-7467

Olga S V Schwier

Reg. 70377

Patent attorney

Veracyte, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-243-6300

Derek B Scott

Reg. 59456

Patent attorney

Genentech

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-866-7549

Ray K Shahani

Reg. 37554

Patent attorney

Shahani Intellectual Property Law

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-348-1444

Melissa A Shaw

Reg. 38301

Patent attorney

Annexon Biosciences

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-822-5528

Daniel R. Shelton

Reg. 68519

Patent attorney

Genentech, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 94080-4990

650-225-1177

Daniel E Sherman

Reg. 53586

Patent agent

Genetech INC

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-225-1000

Rebecca Shortle

Reg. 47083

Patent attorney

Frontier Medicines Corporation

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-457-1005

Cindy S. Shu

Reg. 67703

Patent attorney

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-467-0109

Eric E. Silverman

Reg. 66832

Patent agent

Genentech Inc

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-225-1171

Christopher J Smith

Reg. 40179

Patent attorney

NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-392-1784

Lillian L Smith

Reg. 53176

Patent attorney

Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-457-2700

Francisco R Stanley

Reg. 45850

Patent attorney

FibroGen, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-866-7329

Young J Suh

Reg. 41337

Patent attorney

Solazyme, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-780-4777

Wayne Szeto

Reg. 59672

Patent attorney

Graphite Bio

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-484-0886

Lee K Tan

Reg. 39447

Patent agent

Genetech, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-225-4462

Sarah E. Tully

Reg. 73062

Patent attorney

Genentech, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-452-8910

James M. Turner

Reg. 74602

Patent attorney

Genentech, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

858-876-8555

Rahul R. Vartak

Reg. 81617

Patent agent

Genentech Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-467-6826

Carol Talkington Verser

Reg. 37459

Patent agent

CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-388-2059

Christopher J. Walsh

Reg. 55709

Patent attorney

Denali Therapeutics Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 94080-4990

650-866-8555

Susan L Wang

Reg. 53742

Patent attorney

Pfizer, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-615-7339

James Michael Warner

Reg. 45199

Patent attorney

South San Francisco, CA · 94080

650-615-7440

Common questions

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

How many USPTO practitioners list a South San Francisco office?

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

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