Wilmington, North Carolina

Patent attorneys in Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina is home to 18 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 PPD Development, LLC, Chou IP & BioInformatic, and Collins and Collins Law Offices, PLLC.

Christopher Jon Brannon

Reg. 60787

Patent attorney

PPD Development, LLC

Wilmington, NC · 28401

910-558-6466

A. Michael Chambers

Reg. 61084

Patent agent

Wilmington, NC · 28411

910-681-0385

Shui-Chou Chou

Reg. 44081

Patent agent

Chou IP & BioInformatic

Wilmington, NC · 28403

248-835-9635

Andrew W Collins

Reg. 64053

Patent attorney

Collins and Collins Law Offices, PLLC

Wilmington, NC · 28403

910-799-0699

Linda C Dolan

Reg. 58535

Patent attorney

GE- Hitachi

Wilmington, NC · 28402

910-508-8996

Steven A Fontana

Reg. 34599

Patent attorney

Fontana International, LLC

Wilmington, NC · 28409

910-233-0400

Mark S King

Reg. 59524

Patent attorney

Humphries & King, P.C.

Wilmington, NC · 28401

910-332-0721

William J Mason

Reg. 22948

Patent attorney

Wilmington, NC · 28411

910-686-5225

James E McGinness

Reg. 33260

Patent attorney

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy

Wilmington, NC · 28401

910-819-6166

William J McNamara· IV

Reg. 63283

Patent attorney

Wilmington, NC · 28409

914-629-8869

Jonathan P Miller

Reg. 48483

Patent attorney

Attorney at Law

Wilmington, NC · 28405

910-509-7148

William G Mitchell

Reg. 76919

Patent attorney

Juneau & Mitchell

Wilmington, NC · 28409

703-966-1167

Russell D Nugent

Reg. 54341

Patent attorney

Wilmington, NC · 28412

910-352-9637

Benjamin M Patton

Reg. 76922

Patent attorney

nCino, Inc.

Wilmington, NC · 28405

888-676-2466

John A Tyrell

Reg. 48270

Patent agent

Wilmington, NC · 28409

910-793-3361

Brady N Ware

Reg. 53744

Patent agent

BioenergeTix

Wilmington, NC · 28409

910-512-2368

David G Waters· Jr.

Reg. 67880

Patent attorney

PPD, Inc.

Wilmington, NC · 28401

910-558-2421

Richard D Whitlow

Reg. 53770

Patent attorney

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

Wilmington, NC · 28401

910-558-8638

Common questions

Do patent attorneys in Wilmington 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 Wilmington tend to track the broader North Carolina legal market.

How many USPTO practitioners list a Wilmington office?

18 USPTO-registered patent practitioners list a Wilmington 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 Wilmington practitioner remotely?

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