Chicago, Illinois

Patent attorneys in Chicago

Chicago, Illinois is home to 1,891 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 Jones Day, Banner and Witcoff, Ltd., and Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd..

Timothy Colin Meece

Reg. 38553

Patent attorney

Banner and Witcoff, Ltd.

Chicago, IL · 60606

312-463-5000

Harold J. Meerbaum

Reg. 59753

Patent attorney

Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.

Chicago, IL · 60606-6771

312-360-0080

Raymond Melvin Mehler

Reg. 26306

Patent attorney

Cook Alex Ltd.

Chicago, IL · 60606

312-236-8500

Hersh H Mehta

Reg. 62336

Patent attorney

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Chicago, IL · 60601

312-324-1739

Manish K. Mehta

Reg. 64570

Patent attorney

Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Chicago, IL · 60606

312-212-4953

Rachel J Mejdrich

Reg. 53477

Patent agent

Leydig Voit and Mayer Ltd

Chicago, IL · 60601

312-616-5600

August M Melcher

Reg. 78644

Patent attorney

Locke Lord LLP

Chicago, IL · 60606

952-221-3136

Emily C. Melvin

Reg. 66586

Patent attorney

Latham & Watkins LLP

Chicago, IL · 60611

312-876-7700

Alejandro Menchaca

Reg. 34389

Patent attorney

McAndrews Held and Malloy LTD

Chicago, IL · 60661

312-775-8000

William K Merkel

Reg. 40725

Patent attorney

Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

Chicago, IL · 60606

312-474-6300

Joel R Merkin

Reg. 58600

Patent attorney

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Chicago, IL · 60654

312-862-2000

Louay K. Meroueh

Reg. 81304

Patent attorney

Chicago, IL · 60661

313-909-0799

Ayhan E. Mertogul

Reg. 63977

Patent attorney

Nixon Peabody LLP

Chicago, IL · 60602-4378

312-977-9230

Jeffrey S. Messing

Reg. 81690

Patent attorney

Jones Day

Chicago, IL · 60606

312-269-1542

David R Metzger

Reg. 32919

Patent attorney

Dentons US LLP

Chicago, IL · 60606-1080

312-876-8000

Kathleen A Meyer

Reg. 66006

Patent attorney

McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.

Chicago, IL · 60661

312-775-8167

Emily Miao

Reg. 35285

Patent attorney

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Chicago, IL · 60606

312-913-0001

Brian R Michalek

Reg. 65816

Patent attorney

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr

Chicago, IL · 60601

312-876-7836

John M Michalik

Reg. 56914

Patent attorney

Jones Day

Chicago, IL · 60601-1692

312-269-4215

Danka Milic

Reg. 73189

Patent attorney

SpencePC

Chicago, IL · 60611

312-637-3494

Charles L Miller

Reg. 43805

Patent attorney

Banner & Witcoff, Ltd

Chicago, IL · 60606

312-715-1000

Christian B Miller

Reg. 71620

Patent attorney

Wood Phillips

Chicago, IL · 60661

312-876-2108

Jillian Elizabeth Miller

Reg. 902820

Limited recognition

DePaul University College of Law

Chicago, IL · 60604

Laura Beth Miller

Reg. 37680

Patent attorney

Brinks Gilson & Lione

Chicago, IL · 60611

312-321-4715

Scott M Miller

Reg. 62967

Patent attorney

Lee Sullivan Shea & Smith LLP

Chicago, IL · 60661

312-754-9646

Thomas A Miller

Reg. 40091

Patent attorney

Miller, Matthias & Hull

Chicago, IL · 60606

312-977-9902

Thomas V Miller

Reg. 42002

Patent attorney

Motorola Mobility, Inc.

Chicago, IL · 60654

224-766-0500

Andrew W. Mills

Reg. 82762

Patent agent

Chicago, IL · 60607

309-339-3797

Milan Milosevic

Reg. 42005

Patent attorney

SRAM Corporation

Chicago, IL · 60642

312-664-3506

Michael Edward Milz

Reg. 34880

Patent attorney

Crowell & Moring

Chicago, IL · 60611

312-321-4200

Common questions

Do patent attorneys in Chicago 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 Chicago tend to track the broader Illinois legal market.

How many USPTO practitioners list a Chicago office?

1,891 USPTO-registered patent practitioners list a Chicago 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 Chicago practitioner remotely?

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