Rochester, Minnesota

Patent attorneys in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota is home to 51 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 IBM, IBM Corporation, and Mayo Clinic.

Leslie Julian Augustine Payne

Reg. 26378
Patent attorney

Rochester, MN · 55903

507-281-9192

Michael D Purdham

Reg. 70942
Patent attorney

Rochester, MN · 55901

763-354-0075

James A Rogers

Reg. 37228
Patent attorney

Mayo Foundation for Medical

Rochester, MN · 55905

507-266-3280

Steven W Roth

Reg. 34712
Patent attorney

IBM Corporation

Rochester, MN · 55960

507-253-1600

Vincent W. Rotty

Reg. 75988
Patent attorney

Rochester, MN · 55905

507-269-5095

William Joseph Ryan

Reg. 28341
Patent attorney

Dunlap & Seeger P.A.

Rochester, MN · 55904

507-288-9111

Robert J. Shatto

Reg. 74671
Patent attorney

IBM

Rochester, MN · 55901

507-253-2839

Kelsey M Skodje

Reg. 77205
Patent agent

IBM, Corp.

Rochester, MN · 55901

507-253-4202

Insoon Anna Song

Reg. 69886
Patent attorney

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN · 55905

507-293-2948

Jason H Sosa

Reg. 63671
Patent attorney

IBM

Rochester, MN · 55901

507-253-3422

Richard B Thomas

Reg. 67877
Patent attorney

IBM Corporation

Rochester, MN · 55901-4441

507-253-0060

Roy W Truelson

Reg. 34265
Patent attorney

Roy W. Truelson, Registered Patent Attorney

Rochester, MN · 55906

507-202-8725

Rainieri G Ventura

Reg. 62737
Patent attorney

IBM Corporation

Rochester, MN · 55901

507-253-0482

Jay Alan Wahlquist

Reg. 55705
Patent attorney

International Business Machines Corporation

Rochester, MN · 55901

507-253-3001

Emily J Wampfler

Reg. 69286
Patent agent

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN · 55905

507-266-6535

Brian D Welle

Reg. 73799
Patent attorney

Rochester, MN · 55901

507-253-2407`

Nathan S. Wiedenman

Reg. 78284
Patent agent

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN · 55905

507-422-5709

Robert R Williams

Reg. 48395
Patent agent

Sole Practitioner

Rochester, MN · 55901

952-239-7971

Edward J Wixted· III

Reg. 70749
Patent attorney

IBM

Rochester, MN · 55901-4441

518-292-7356

Daniel M. Yeates

Reg. 75430
Patent attorney

International Business Machines Corporation

Rochester, MN · 55901

507-253-8954

Kimberly Sue Moen Zillig

Reg. 46346
Patent attorney

IBM

Rochester, MN · 55901

651-769-4284

Common questions

Do patent attorneys in Rochester 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 Rochester tend to track the broader Minnesota legal market.
How many USPTO practitioners list a Rochester office?
51 USPTO-registered patent practitioners list a Rochester 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 Rochester practitioner remotely?
Yes. All filings happen through USPTO's electronic Patent Center — no in-person presence is required. A Rochester-based practitioner is convenient for local inventor signings and in-person meetings but not a requirement for representation.
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