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, Womble Bond Dickinson LLP, and Alston & Bird LLP.

Julie Broadus Meigs

Reg. 47447
Patent attorney

Womble Bond Dickinson LLP

Durham, NC · 27713

919-484-2253

Albert J Minn

Reg. 66792
Patent attorney

Alston & Bird LLP

Durham, NC · 27703-8580

919-862-2200

Matthew E Mulkeen

Reg. 44250
Patent agent

Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Durham, NC · 22709

703-819-5242

Jason R Navari

Reg. 57733
Patent attorney

Durham, NC · 27713

410-608-8300

William Clarence O'Bannon· IV

Reg. 902844
Limited recognition

North Carolina Central University School of Law

Durham, NC · 27707

919-530-7166

B B Olive

Reg. 18267
Patent attorney

Olive and Olive PA

Durham, NC · 27702

919-683-5514

Stuart J Oram

Reg. 83045
Patent agent

Biomason Inc.

Durham, NC · 27709

917-617-4155

Wenqi Pan

Reg. 70497
Patent agent

Durham, NC · 27713

919-923-4276

Lindsey Sharlene Peck

Reg. 902829
Limited recognition

North Carolina Central University School of Law

Durham, NC · 27707

703-929-0755

Christopher F Peffley

Reg. 55530
Patent attorney

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions

Durham, NC · 27703

984-444-3888

Mark A. Pitman

Reg. 84518
Patent agent

Durham, NC · 27705

716-913-6969

Nicholas C. Prairie

Reg. 70499
Patent agent

Durham, NC · 27705

508-440-5662

Deborah L Pritchard

Reg. 48709
Patent attorney

Durham, NC · 27712

919-479-8319

Karen L Prus

Reg. 39337
Patent attorney

Durham, NC · 27705

919-489-1224

Frank R. Qin

Reg. 79205
Patent agent

Durham, NC · 27704

215-429-7598

Denise M Ray

Reg. 69142
Patent agent

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Durham, NC · 27713

919-484-2351

Abraham Rivera

Reg. 902830
Limited recognition

North Carolina Central University School of Law

Durham, NC · 27707

909-246-2252

Jonah L. Robison

Reg. 79002
Patent agent

Durham, NC · 27713

414-510-5054

Patrick Francis Roughen· Jr

Reg. 47041
Patent attorney

Durham, NC · 27713

919-973-0219

Kelly L. Rowells

Reg. 70722
Patent agent

Novozymes

Durham, NC · 27709

919-608-9830

Adam L Rucker

Reg. 65933
Patent attorney

Novozymes North America Inc.

Durham, NC · 27587

919-494-7043

Elizabeth K Rucki

Reg. 63672
Patent attorney

GSK

Durham, NC · 27701

919-353-8081

Olivia K. Sahyouni

Reg. 82323
Patent attorney

Neo IP

Durham, NC · 27713

919-802-1124

Elaine Therese Sale

Reg. 41286
Patent attorney

Argos Therapeutics, Inc.

Durham, NC · 27704

919-287-6332

Jada Keymore Satchell

Reg. 900990
Limited recognition

North Carolina Central University School of Law

Durham, NC · 27707

252-565-3323

William Edward Schadel

Reg. 33774
Patent attorney

Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice

Durham, NC · 27713

919-316-4282

Rupa P Sen

Reg. 42139
Patent attorney

Durham, NC · 27709-2613

845-480-1896

Dane Sequeira

Reg. 77272
Patent agent

Durham, NC · 27707

949-554-4586

Andrea B. Sherk

Reg. 64090
Patent agent

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP

Durham, NC · 27713

919-484-2350

Jessica Jane Sibley

Reg. 62089
Patent attorney

Durham, NC · 27705

704-591-0954

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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