South Carolina

Patent attorneys in South Carolina

South Carolina hosts 330 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 South 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 Dority & Manning, P.A., Curtiss-Wright Corporation, and Dority and Manning.

Top cities in South Carolina

All practitioners in South Carolina

Craig A. MacMillan

Reg. 79328

Patent agent

Travelers Rest, SC · 29690

864-607-6191

Mark E Magaro

Reg. 68775

Patent agent

Columbia, SC · 29212

803-312-4758

Shelby K. Maier

Reg. 82592

Patent agent

Greenville, SC · 29601

864-271-1592

David P Maivald

Reg. 42831

Patent attorney

Curtiss-Wright Corporation

Summerville, SC · 29483

843-486-6070

Morgan E Malino

Reg. 41177

Patent attorney

Mt. Pleasant, SC · 29464

510-329-9013

Seth D. Mancuso

Reg. 80246

Patent agent

Greenville, SC · 29607

724-831-8028

Christina L Mangelsen

Reg. 50244

Patent agent

Dority and Manning

Greenville, SC · 29602

864-271-1592

Michael A Mann

Reg. 32825

Patent attorney

Nexsen Pruet, LLC

Columbia, SC · 29201

803-253-8282

Alan R Marshall

Reg. 56405

Patent attorney

Dority & Manning, PA

Greenville, SC · 29601

864-271-1592

Evan M. Martin

Reg. 81264

Patent attorney

Dority & Manning, P.A.

Greenville, SC · 29601

864-271-1592

Paul Jeff Martin

Reg. 47773

Patent attorney

The Law Firm of P. Jeffery Martin, LLC

North Myrtle Beach, SC · 29582

843-280-2400

Gale F Matthews

Reg. 32269

Patent attorney

Charleston, SC · 29455

201-230-2001

James J Mayberry

Reg. 55438

Patent attorney

Piedmont, SC · 29673

678-778-7426

Eugene Calton McCall· Jr

Reg. 37673

Patent attorney

McCall Environmental, PA

Greenville, SC · 29601

864-370-1550

Samuel R McCoy· Jr.

Reg. 70308

Patent agent

Perennial Patent Company

Mt. Pleasant, SC · 29465

843-200-2238

Terry B McDaniel

Reg. 28444

Patent attorney

McDaniel IP Law LLC

Charleston, SC · 29412

843-478-3787

Nicholas S. McDonald

Reg. 78027

Patent agent

Dority & Manning, P.A.

Greenville, SC · 29615

864-527-1573

Daniel P. McKenzie

Reg. 63204

Patent attorney

GE Energy

Greenville, SC · 29615

864-254-4831

David J McWilliam

Reg. 64252

Patent attorney

Fort Mill, SC · 29708

615-430-7252

Mary Anthony Merchant

Reg. 39771

Patent attorney

Poly-Med, Inc.

Anderson, SC · 29625

864-328-0008

Robert K Merting

Reg. 72090

Patent attorney

R.K. Merting, LLC

Greenville, SC · 29609

843-830-5227

Timothy J Monahan

Reg. 32481

Patent attorney

Monahan & Company, LLC

Greenville, SC · 29601-1633

864-509-6304

Harry E Moose· Jr

Reg. 51277

Patent agent

Dority and Manning PA

Greenville, SC · 29602

864-271-1592

Richard M Moose

Reg. 31226

Patent attorney

Dority & Manning PA

Greenville, SC · 29601

864-271-1592

George D Morris

Reg. 24737

Patent attorney

Simpsonville, SC · 29681-6610

864-967-7787

Thomas L Moses

Reg. 39781

Patent attorney

Southeast IP Group, LLC

Greenville, SC · 29601

864-509-1905

John Bennett Mullinax

Reg. 36221

Patent attorney

J. Bennett Mullinax LLC

Greenville, SC · 29616-1029

864-987-9696

Alfred H Muratori

Reg. 41561

Patent agent

Myrtle Beach, SC · 29577

854-894-3966

Stephen Dexter Murphy

Reg. 22002

Patent attorney

Hilton Head Island, SC · 29926

Koichiro Nakamura

Reg. 62970

Patent attorney

Dority Manning

Greenville, SC · 29607

864-271-1592

Common questions

Do I need a patent attorney based in South 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 South 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 South Carolina?

330 active USPTO-registered patent practitioners list a South 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.