North Carolina

Patent attorneys in North Carolina

North Carolina hosts 1,193 active patent practitioners registered with the USPTO Office of Enrollment and Discipline. Patent attorneys and patent agents can both prepare and file patent applications, but only patent attorneys can also offer legal advice on prosecution strategy, freedom-to-operate analyses, and infringement opinions in North Carolina. Practitioners are concentrated across 20 cities, with the largest clusters in the metros listed below. Notable firms with multiple registered practitioners in the state include Alston & Bird LLP, Greenfield Technologies, and Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.

Top cities in North Carolina

All practitioners in North Carolina

Anup Shrinivasan Iyer

Reg. 73375

Patent attorney

Greenfield Technologies

Charlotte, NC · 28207

434-249-7361

Susan Serad Jackson

Reg. 41302

Patent attorney

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Charlotte, NC · 28202

704-417-3126

Charles A Jacobson

Reg. 53061

Patent attorney

Cree, Inc

Durham, NC · 27703

919-313-5798

William P. Jacobson

Reg. 70136

Patent attorney

Matthews, NC · 28105

704-841-8522

Deborah D Jagai

Reg. 68975

Patent attorney

Bank of America

Charlotte, NC · 28255

980-388-5507

Taylor W. James

Reg. 78426

Patent agent

Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

Raleigh, NC · 27612

978-835-5035

Matthew L. Jamison

Reg. 61096

Patent attorney

Leak & Jamison PLLC

Winston-Salem, NC · 27120

919-418-8002

Joseph M. Janusz

Reg. 70396

Patent attorney

Alston & Bird LLP

Charlotte, NC · 28280

305-609-2885

Mark D. Jenkins

Reg. 59566

Patent attorney

Barnes & Thornburg

Durham, NC · 27703

919-536-6213

Justin A Jernigan

Reg. 64521

Patent attorney

Addition, Higgins & Pendleton, P.A.

Charlotte, NC · 28277

704-945-6734

Ashley Darden Johnson

Reg. 58482

Patent attorney

NK Patent Law, PLLC

Raleigh, NC · 27606-2380

919-348-2194

Jennifer K Johnson

Reg. 43696

Patent attorney

Chapel Hill, NC · 27516-6971

206-949-6110

John Elmus Johnson· III

Reg. 58367

Patent attorney

McNair Law Firm

Charlotte, NC · 28280

704-347-6479

P. Marc Johnson

Reg. 72884

Patent agent

Murphy Bilak & Homiller, PLLC

Cary, NC · 27518

919-948-3390

Brendan J Jones

Reg. 59434

Patent attorney

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

Durham, NC · 27713

919-484-2305

Donald Gregory Jones

Reg. 35560

Patent attorney

Biltmore Lake, NC · 28715

828-633-6351

Eric P. Jones

Reg. 79238

Patent attorney

Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

Greensboro, NC · 27401

336-339-0290

Larry Currell Jones

Reg. 30071

Patent attorney

Alston & Bird LLP

Charlotte, NC · 28280

704-444-1019

R Kody Jones

Reg. 57237

Patent attorney

Syngenta

Greensboro, NC · 27409

336-632-2238

Frederick Reynolds Jorgenson

Reg. 38196

Patent attorney

Inmar, Inc.

Winston-Salem, NC · 27101

336-770-3556

Anthony J Josephson· Jr

Reg. 45742

Patent attorney

Withrow & Terranova, P.L.L.C.

Cary, NC · 27511

919-238-2300

Vinisha Joshi

Reg. 57899

Patent attorney

Summa, Allan & Additon P.A.

Charlotte, NC · 28277

704-945-6700

Charles T Joyner

Reg. 30466

Patent attorney

Bahama, NC · 27503

919-477-7303

Richard Andrew Kaba

Reg. 30562

Patent attorney

Charlotte, NC · 28227

312-613-8969

John F Kacvinsky

Reg. 40040

Patent attorney

Kacvinsky Daisak Bluni PLLC

Cary, NC · 27513

919-595-6501

Mary Sue Kakefuda

Reg. 39245

Patent attorney

Chapel Hill, NC · 27517

919-933-5824

David D Kalish

Reg. 42706

Patent attorney

Coats and Bennett, PLLC

Cary, NC · 27511

919-854-1844

Peter M. Kamarchik

Reg. 63529

Patent attorney

Qualcomm, Inc.

Raleigh, NC · 27617

919-297-3170

Cheryl L Kaminski

Reg. 53088

Patent attorney

Durham, NC · 27722

919-479-1380

John T Kanazawa

Reg. 59312

Patent attorney

John T Kanazawa, JD, LLM, MPH

Greensboro, NC · 27410-9758

603-303-3801

Common questions

Do I need a patent attorney based in North Carolina?

No. Every USPTO-registered patent practitioner is licensed to file applications on behalf of inventors in any state, regardless of where the practitioner's office is. Choosing a North Carolina-based practitioner can simplify in-person inventor signings, local meetings, and same-time-zone calls, but it is not a legal requirement.

How many patent attorneys are licensed in North Carolina?

1,193 active USPTO-registered patent practitioners list a North Carolina office address on the OEDCI roster. This includes both patent attorneys (who can also offer legal advice) and patent agents (who can prepare and file patents but not offer broader legal advice).

What is the difference between a patent attorney and a patent agent?

Both pass the USPTO Patent Bar and can prepare, file, and prosecute patent applications. Only patent attorneys also hold a state bar license, meaning they can additionally offer legal advice on infringement, licensing, and litigation strategy. Patent agents tend to charge less per hour and are common at large in-house IP departments.