Detroit, Michigan

Patent attorneys in Detroit

Detroit, Michigan is home to 89 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 Foley & Lardner LLP, General Motors, and Burris Law, PLLC.

Bernd Axel Nix

Reg. 59184

Patent agent

Smartpat PLC

Detroit, MI · 48226

313-889-5000

Suzanne D Nolan

Reg. 43837

Patent attorney

Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook

Detroit, MI · 48226-5485

313--96-5-7411

Michael R. Nye

Reg. 62126

Patent attorney

Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, P.L.C.

Detroit, MI · 48226

313-672-6933

Robert C. Okonowski

Reg. 74448

Patent attorney

Foley & Lardner LLP

Detroit, MI · 48226

313-234-7191

Megan C Parrish

Reg. 80846

Patent agent

Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, P.L.C.

Detroit, MI · 48226

313-524-2589

Chintan M Patel

Reg. 74505

Patent attorney

General Motors

Detroit, MI · 48243

734-756-5042

David A Rood

Reg. 76011

Patent attorney

Foley & Lardner LLP

Detroit, MI · 48226

313-234-7160

Neal D. Sanborn

Reg. 77289

Patent attorney

Burris Law, PLLC

Detroit, MI · 48207

313-393-5400

Erica K Schaefer

Reg. 55861

Patent attorney

Burris Law, PLLC

Detroit, MI · 48207

810-423-4713

George T Schooff

Reg. 44323

Patent attorney

Butzel Long

Detroit, MI · 48226

313-225-5310

Sten O. Schuler

Reg. 73878

Patent attorney

General Motors

Detroit, MI · 48265

313-720-0443

John H. Schulte· II

Reg. 83295

Patent attorney

Warner Norcross + Judd

Detroit, MI · 48201

313-546-6024

Stephenie L. W. Serman

Reg. 79414

Patent agent

Burris Law, PLLC

Detroit, MI · 48207

734-664-3266

Bonnie R Shaw

Reg. 60493

Patent attorney

General Motors

Detroit, MI · 48265

313-567-3126

Larry I Shelton

Reg. 45100

Patent attorney

General Motors LLC

Detroit, MI · 48265-3000

313-665-3288

Travis W Simmons

Reg. 69164

Patent attorney

Foley & Lardner LLP

Detroit, MI · 48226

313-234-2816

Shikha Somani

Reg. 71279

Patent agent

Burris Law

Detroit, MI · 48207

513-226-3004

David Spears

Reg. 75450

Patent agent

BURRIS LAW, PLLC

Detroit, MI · 48207

231-220-4061

Marcus W Sprow

Reg. 48580

Patent attorney

Foley & Lardner LLP

Detroit, MI · 48226-3489

313-234-7150

Elisabeth S Sussex

Reg. 46391

Patent attorney

Wayne State University Law School

Detroit, MI · 48202

831-869-9933

Emily J Tait

Reg. 64877

Patent attorney

Jones Day

Detroit, MI · 48226

313-230-7920

Stephanie A Wardwell

Reg. 48025

Patent agent

General Motors, LLP

Detroit, MI · 48265

734-309-5084

Li Hua Weng

Reg. 61505

Patent attorney

BURRIS LAW, PLLC

Detroit, MI · 48207

313-393-5400

Katherine White

Reg. 39067

Patent attorney

Wayne State University Law School

Detroit, MI · 48202

313-577-1054

David S Willoughby

Reg. 68410

Patent attorney

General Motors

Detroit, MI · 48265

313-667-8100

Alyse Wu

Reg. 68926

Patent attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Detroit, MI · 48226

313-226-9589

Mitchell S Zajac

Reg. 76818

Patent attorney

Butzel Long

Detroit, MI · 48226

313-225-7059

Julia L. Zamler

Reg. 79527

Patent attorney

Burris Law PLLC

Detroit, MI · 48207

313-393-5414

Raven E. Zeer

Reg. 76625

Patent attorney

Detroit, MI · 48207

313-446-4800

Common questions

Do patent attorneys in Detroit 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 Detroit tend to track the broader Michigan legal market.

How many USPTO practitioners list a Detroit office?

89 USPTO-registered patent practitioners list a Detroit 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 Detroit practitioner remotely?

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