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, Republic Wireless, INC., and BASF CORPORATION.

Top cities in North Carolina

All practitioners in North Carolina

Gregory Stephens

Reg. 41329

Patent attorney

Republic Wireless, INC.

Raleigh, NC · 27606

919-238-1462

Matthew Scott Stevens

Reg. 54762

Patent attorney

Alston & Bird LLP

Charlotte, NC · 28203

704-444-1025

Melanie Lee Stevens

Reg. 51071

Patent attorney

BASF CORPORATION

Resarch Triangle Park, NC · 27709

919-659-3950

Gina M. Stewart

Reg. 76579

Patent agent

Trillium LLC

Clemmons, NC · 27101

336-817-2984

Jennifer K Stewart

Reg. 53639

Patent agent

Coats and Bennett

Cary, NC · 27518

919-854-1844

Peter B Stewart· Jr.

Reg. 65137

Patent attorney

Moore and Van Allen, PLLC

Charlotte, NC · 28202

704-331-1164

Goran P Stojkovich

Reg. 45841

Patent attorney

BWX Technologies, Inc.

Charlotte, NC · 28277

980-365-4062

Robert S Stoll

Reg. 22011

Patent attorney

Charlotte, NC · 28247-1126

212-736-0290

Robert E Straight· II

Reg. 50691

Patent attorney

IBM Corporation

Research Triangle Park, NC · 27709-2195

919-254-9339

Richard Z Strakosch

Reg. 66035

Patent agent

Richard Strakosch

Chaple Hill, NC · 27514

631-398-3162

Richard L. Strasburger· Jr.

Reg. 72893

Patent attorney

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP

Raleigh, NC · 27601

919-821-6714

Robert F Strean

Reg. 56450

Patent attorney

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Charlotte, NC · 28202

704-350-6304

Marcus Adrian Streips

Reg. 58524

Patent attorney

Bank of America

Charlotte, NC · 28255

980-622-8822

J. Michael Strickland

Reg. 47115

Patent attorney

GlaxoSmithKline

Research Triangle Park, NC · 27709

919-483-9024

Colleen R. Sturdevant

Reg. 82788

Patent agent

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chapel Hill, NC · 27599-5020

716-560-4171

Jason J Su

Reg. 61752

Patent agent

Chapel Hill, NC · 27516

919-439-4233

Santiago I. Suarez Altamirano

Reg. 84522

Patent agent

Winston-Salem, NC · 27103

336-745-8546

Suresh Subramonian

Reg. 74796

Patent agent

Cary, NC · 27513

919-656-5699

John L Sullivan· Jr

Reg. 29593

Patent attorney

Alston & Bird LLP

Charlotte, NC · 28280

704-404-1008

Ronald F Sulpizio

Reg. 48781

Patent attorney

Ronald F. Sulpizio Jr.

Sanford, NC · 27330

703-651-1865

Philip Summa

Reg. 31573

Patent attorney

Parsons Summa

Charlotte, NC · 28277

704-926-3756

Samantha L Summer

Reg. 80715

Patent agent

Shumaker Loop & Kendrick

Charlotte, NC · 28280

704-945-2927

Jeffrey A Sunman

Reg. 66666

Patent agent

Precision Bio Sciences, Inc

Durham, NC · 27701

919-314-5512

Stephen J Susalka

Reg. 55656

Patent agent

Office of Technology Asset Management, Wake Forest Un. Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, NC · 27101

336-716-3729

Anne K. W. Sutton

Reg. 59592

Patent attorney

Duke University

Durham, NC · 27710

919-684-3955

Stephen P Sutton

Reg. 64235

Patent agent

Sutton Scientifics, Inc.

Star, NC · 27356

910-428-1600

Blake I. Svendsen

Reg. 76801

Patent agent

Raleigh, NC · 27603

919-619-1530

Hugh B Svendsen

Reg. 67925

Patent agent

Chapel Hill, NC · 27517

919-360-7915

Benjamin P Tabor

Reg. 60741

Patent attorney

Dauntless IP Law

Charlotte, NC, NC · 28203

319-621-8082

Amy Elizabeth Taliaferro

Reg. 903195

Limited recognition

Wake Forest University Law School

Winston-Salem, NC · 27109

205-613-3650

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.