Houston, Texas

Patent attorneys in Houston

Houston, Texas is home to 1,205 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 Fletcher Yoder, NZ Carr Law Office, and Polsinelli.

Joseph C. Stump

Reg. 83340

Patent attorney

Fletcher Yoder

Houston, TX · 77269

281-970-4545

Hsiao-Han Su

Reg. 800184

Limited recognition

NZ Carr Law Office

Houston, TX · 77042

281-704-7896

Poornima Sukumar

Reg. 71844

Patent agent

Polsinelli

Houston, TX · 77002

336-406-6718

David Carriell Sulkis

Reg. 52260

Patent attorney

Stewart & Stevenson, LLC

Houston, TX · 77002

713-751-2671

James T Sullivan

Reg. 36288

Patent agent

FMC Technologies, Inc.

Houston, TX · 77086

281-591-4382

Jamie L Sullivan

Reg. 59165

Patent attorney

ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company

Houston, TX · 77252-2189

832-624-9268

Kristian R. Sullivan

Reg. 73197

Patent attorney

PATTERSON SHERIDAN LLP

Houston, TX · 77046

713-576-5064

Timothy P Sullivan

Reg. 47981

Patent attorney

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Houston, TX · 77002

281-809-4108

Hsiang-Ning Sun

Reg. 39849

Patent attorney

The Sun Law Office PLLC

Houston, TX · 77005-3529

713-666-8819

Khannan Suntharam

Reg. 45144

Patent attorney

Hewlett-Packard Company

Houston, TX · 77070

281-514-6824

Jason M. Sussman

Reg. 71352

Patent agent

SBSB-Eastham

Houston, TX · 77002

713-588-0446

Michael O Sutton

Reg. 26675

Patent attorney

Sutton McAughan Deaver, PLLC

Houston, TX · 77056

713-800-5701

Joseph F Svetlik

Reg. 45780

Patent attorney

Houston, TX · 77056

713-840-8888

Eli Svetlov

Reg. 74772

Patent attorney

Fish & Richardson P.C.

Houston, TX · 77010

713-654-5365

Tait R Swanson

Reg. 48226

Patent attorney

Fletcher Yoder, P.C.

Houston, TX · 77070

281-970-4545

Jeffrey B. Swartz

Reg. 63222

Patent attorney

Ewing & Jones

Houston, TX · 77057

832-667-8153

Richard D Swindells

Reg. 56256

Patent agent

Houston, TX · 77042

281-881-5000

Rudolph J Szabados

Reg. 53664

Patent attorney

Houston, TX · 77008

713-367-0360

Kevin M. Szymczak

Reg. 76378

Patent attorney

Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton, LLP

Houston, TX · 77002

713-228-8600

Keith M Tackett

Reg. 32008

Patent attorney

Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

Houston, TX · 77046-2472

713-623-4844

Kevin R Tamm

Reg. 70580

Patent attorney

Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP

Houston, TX · 77002

724-289-8204

John A Tang

Reg. 43404

Patent attorney

Clark Hill PLC

Houston, TX · 77002

713-951-5600

Richard B Taylor

Reg. 37248

Patent attorney

Shell Oil Company

Houston, TX · 77079

832-337-4828

Maurice E Teixeira

Reg. 45646

Patent attorney

Chevron Services Company

Houston, TX · 77252-2100

713-372-9070

Tammy J Terry

Reg. 69167

Patent attorney

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Houston, TX · 77002

346-646-5389

William P. Thames

Reg. 81027

Patent agent

Houston, TX · 77079

832-803-8029

Edward Eugene Thigpen

Reg. 27400

Patent attorney

Law Office of E. Eugene Thigpen

Houston, TX · 77005

713-882-6584

Richard J Tholstrup

Reg. 40838

Patent attorney

The Tholstrup Law Firm, L.P.

Houston, TX · 77002

713-225-1280

Klaus D Thoma

Reg. 29464

Patent attorney

Thoma & Associates, PLLC

Houston, TX · 77056

713-966-7204

Jim Thomas

Reg. 71611

Patent attorney

Flectcher Yoder

Houston, TX · 77070

281-970-4545

Common questions

Do patent attorneys in Houston 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 Houston tend to track the broader Texas legal market.

How many USPTO practitioners list a Houston office?

1,205 USPTO-registered patent practitioners list a Houston 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 Houston practitioner remotely?

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