Durham, North Carolina

Patent attorneys in Durham

Durham, North Carolina is home to 103 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 Bavarian Nordic, Inc..

Anne K. W. Sutton

Reg. 59592

Patent attorney

Duke University

Durham, NC · 27710

919-684-3955

Leigh W Thorne

Reg. 47992

Patent attorney

Bavarian Nordic, Inc.

Durham, NC · 27703

984-243-5000

Douglas C Tsao

Reg. 72349

Patent attorney

bioMerieux, Inc.

Durham, NC · 27712

919-620-2206

Frederick Turner Varcoe· Jr

Reg. 52419

Patent attorney

Durham, NC · 27707

919-403-0349

James W Vaughan

Reg. 50812

Patent attorney

Burford & Lewis, PLLC

Durham, NC · 27701

919-682-7200

Bruce Vrana

Reg. 38672

Patent attorney

Syngenta BioTechnology, Inc.

Durham, NC · 27707

919-226-7341

Eric F Wagner

Reg. 53730

Patent attorney

Duke University- Office of Licensing and Venture

Durham, NC · 27705

919-681-7577

Emily M Walker

Reg. 68293

Patent attorney

Durham, NC · 27704

919-667-1604

Virginia M Wallace

Reg. 58229

Patent attorney

Durham, NC · 27705

312--31-6-3453

Precious Darlene Weke

Reg. 900991

Limited recognition

North Carolina Central University School of Law

Durham, NC · 27707

301-312-7878

Robert M. White

Reg. 68654

Patent attorney

Law Office of Robert M. White, PLLC

Durham, NC · 27705

919-932-0527

Tara J Williams

Reg. 35526

Patent attorney

Law Offices of James Scott Farrin

Durham, NC · 27701

800-220-7321

Kiana Patrice Woods

Reg. 900992

Limited recognition

North Carolina Central University School of Law

Durham, NC · 27707

703-975-0159

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?

103 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.