Durham, North Carolina

Patent attorneys in Durham

Durham, North Carolina is home to 109 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 North Carolina Central University School of Law, Duke University, and NCCU School of Law.

Maymanat S Afshar

Reg. 50489
Patent attorney

NCCU School of Law

Durham, NC · 27707

919-530-6348

Bashir M. S. Ali

Reg. 47939
Patent attorney

Barnes & Thornburg

Durham, NC · 27703

919-536-6206

Faith Victoria Allen

Reg. 902838
Limited recognition

North Carolina Central University School of Law

Durham, NC · 27707

919-530-7166

Michael A Alrutz

Reg. 51395
Patent agent

Durham, NC · 27707

919-323-9730

L. Taylor Arnold

Reg. 79830
Patent attorney

Arnold Law Firm, PLLC

Durham, NC · 27703

919-791-1001

Haris Z Bajwa

Reg. 67844
Patent attorney

Durham, NC · 27712

202-558-8729

Keisha Mone Barfield

Reg. 902841
Limited recognition

North Carolina Central University School of Law

Durham, NC · 27707

910-234-9742

Neil M Barnes

Reg. 72308
Patent attorney

Durham, NC · 27717

919-627-3488

Yoshimi D Barron

Reg. 69998
Patent agent

AgBiome, Inc.

Durham, NC · 27709

614-619-2009

Christopher W. Bosken

Reg. 58887
Patent attorney

Orgbook, Inc.

Durham, NC · 27703

336-306-4795

Frank J Bozzo

Reg. 36756
Patent attorney

Durham, NC · 27705

206-351-2856

Alice Pilgrim Bradney

Reg. 51491
Patent attorney

GlaxoSmithKline

Durham, NC · 27701

919-450-8851

Curtis P. Bradney

Reg. 59171
Patent agent

Duke University

Durham, NC · 27705

919-668-3127

Alex B. Brown

Reg. 80195
Patent attorney

Durham, NC · 27713

919-816-5682

Meredith V. Brown

Reg. 78033
Patent agent

The Mosaic Company

Durham, NC · 27713

612-270-0278

Logan Aaron Bryant

Reg. 900987
Limited recognition

North Carolina Central University School of Law

Durham, NC · 27707

704-890-5221

Peyton Elizabeth Byrd

Reg. 902842
Limited recognition

North Carolina Central University School of Law

Durham, NC · 27707

609-703-3726

Leon T Cain· II

Reg. 64211
Patent attorney

Toshiba Global Commerce Solution, Inc

Durham, NC · 27703

919-257-9368

Patricia Geraldine Caldwell

Reg. 49064
Patent agent

Durham, NC · 27703

202-538-4862

Megan M. Carlson

Reg. 78034
Patent agent

Duke University

Durham, NC · 27705

919-681-7578

Stanley Scott Carpenter

Reg. 59930
Patent attorney

Carpenter Law

Durham, NC · 27712

919-479-8412

Jeffrey W Childers

Reg. 58126
Patent attorney

Casimir Jones, S.C.

Durham, NC · 27703

919-724-8699

Jon Christopher Cockerham

Reg. 902843
Limited recognition

North Carolina Central University School of Law

Durham, NC · 27707

919-923-5574

Franklin Hadley Cocks

Reg. 30041
Patent agent

Duke University Box 90300

Durham, NC · 27708

919-660-5310

Eric Charles Cohen

Reg. 27429
Patent attorney

Rimon P.C.

Durham, NC · 27713

984-960-2860

Joseph G Contrera

Reg. 44628
Patent attorney

Duke University

Durham, NC · 27705

240-988-8763

A Jose Cortina

Reg. 29733
Patent attorney

Olive & Olive, P.A.

Durham, NC · 27702

919-683-5514

John A Demos

Reg. 52809
Patent attorney

KNOW Bio

Durham, NC · 27708

919-357-8205

Yina Dong

Reg. 66571
Patent agent

c/o Quintiles

Durham, NC · 27703

919-998-2000

Jennifer C. Fisher

Reg. 76513
Patent attorney

Durham, NC · 27707

919-951-8815

Common questions

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