Patent Attorneys
20,632 verified patent attorneys across the United States. Patent prosecution, patent litigation, and patent licensing. Compare verified patent attorneys nationwide by experience, peer ratings, and client reviews — get matched with counsel in any state, free for clients.
Mr Eric David Martin is a lawyer practicing copyrights, appeals, patents and 6 other areas of law. Eric received a B.A. degree from Bradley University...
Scott Robert Hansen is a lawyer practicing patent infringement, contracts & agreements, patent application and 17 other areas of law. Scott received a...
Mark F. Warzecha is a lawyer practicing arts and sports, alternative dispute resolution, civil litigation and 15 other areas of law.
Mr Howard I Sobelman is a lawyer practicing asia, blockchain technology and digital currency, copyright and 11 other areas of law. Howard received a B...
Mr. Alexander Daniel Brown is a lawyer practicing sports, arts, entertainment and 3 other areas of law.
Atty. Brent Lawson Caslin is a lawyer practicing litigation, complex commercial litigation, international arbitration and 5 other areas of law.
Greg Popowitz, a Florida Bar Board Certified Intellectual Property Attorney, is a partner in our Fort Lauderdale office. He is a Registered Patent Att...
Erik Stephan Maurer is a lawyer practicing patent application, antitrust & trade law, appellate litigation and 6 other areas of law. Erik received a B...
Cameron Hajaran Tousi is a lawyer practicing intellectual property, patents, trademarks and 28 other areas of law. Cameron received a B.S. degree from...
Mr Benjamin Karl Erlick is a lawyer practicing business and commercial litigation, civil litigation, construction law and 8 other areas of law. Benjam...
Michael David Stein is a lawyer practicing intellectual property law, patent application, copyright application and 8 other areas of law. Michael rece...
Michael Robert Blum is a lawyer practicing intellectual property, licensing, patent prosecution. Michael received a B.S.E. degree from University of M...
Lewis Emery Hudnell III is a lawyer practicing patents, patent litigation, intellectual property law. Lewis received a B.S. degree from Cornell Univer...
Erin Ayn Martin Curran is a lawyer practicing intellectual property, trademark application, copyright application and 1 other area of law. Erin receiv...
Patrick Duffy Richards is a lawyer practicing patents, intellectual property, patent prosecution and 34 other areas of law. Patrick received a B.S.C.E...
Mr. Bernard Delano Jordan is a lawyer practicing intellectual property, intellectual property litigation, patents and 1 other area of law.
David R Hazouri is a lawyer practicing commercial litigation, labor and employment, business law and 36 other areas of law. David received a B.A. degr...
Randi Karpinia earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech—one of just three women in her cohort—and a Master’s in Engineering from Florid...
One of the leading litigators and university and corporate advisers in the southeast, Jay has represented numerous Fortune 500 companies, universities...
Andrew Michael Riddles is a lawyer practicing patent litigation, patent prosecution and counseling, trademark, copyright and advertising. Andrew recei...
Amber N Davis is a lawyer practicing intellectual property, intellectual property litigation, patent infringement and 19 other areas of law. Amber rec...
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Frederick Heer Gribbell is a lawyer practicing patents, trademarks, copyrights and 4 other areas of law. Frederick received a B.S.E.E degree from Univ...
Mr. Joshua Kirk McGill is a lawyer practicing appellate practice, law office management, alternative dispute resolution and 43 other areas of law.
Mr. Jeffrey Thomas Breloski is a lawyer practicing patent litigation, intellectual property, military law and 2 other areas of law.
Eric Edwin Reed is a lawyer practicing litigation, securities / investment fraud, patent infringement and 4 other areas of law. Eric received a B.A. d...
Giel Stein is a lawyer practicing class action, commercial, insurance and 3 other areas of law. Giel received a Ph.D. degree from Northwestern Univers...
Mr. John Gregory Fischer is a lawyer practicing intellectual property licensing, intellectual property litigation, patent prosecution and 6 other area...
Terry M. Sanks, a registered patent attorney, is a founding member of the firm.
A highly regarded civil trial attorney, Jesse Kibort is a co-founder of Parker Daniels Kibort LLC. Based in Minneapolis, Jesse has vigorously represen...
Michael Jeffery Bradford is a lawyer practicing patents, trademarks, intellectual property litigation and 7 other areas of law. Michael received a B.S...
Deepak Kumar Malhotra is a lawyer practicing intellectual property, patent/ trademark/ copyright, patent infringement and 2 other areas of law. Deepak...
Mr. Stephen Andrew Kennedy is a lawyer practicing copyright, trademark litigation, business litigation and 131 other areas of law.
Gregg A Paradise is a lawyer practicing intellectual property, trademark infringement, copyright infringement and 2 other areas of law. Gregg received...
Mr. Clifton Everett McCann is a lawyer practicing trademark infringement, patent infringement, intellectual property.
Richard Jean Holzer, Jr. is a lawyer practicing patents, trademarks, copyrights and 9 other areas of law. Richard received a B.S.E.E. degree from Purd...
Mr. Joe Kendall is a lawyer practicing adr, alternative dispute resolution, appellate: civil and 15 other areas of law.
Mark Phillip Walters is a lawyer practicing patents, copyrights, trademarks and 5 other areas of law. Mark received a B.S. degree from Washington Stat...
Jeffrey Palmer Armstrong is a lawyer practicing intellectual property, patent infringement, patent application and 1 other area of law. Jeffrey receiv...
Mr. Matthew L Bycer is a lawyer practicing patents, trademarks, copyrights and 9 other areas of law.
James Chae Ho Yang is a lawyer practicing patent application, patent infringement, trademark infringement and 3 other areas of law. James received a B...
Mr. Bradley Wayne Caldwell is a lawyer practicing patent litigation, commercial litigation, intellectual property and 3 other areas of law.
Richard Bennett Salles is a lawyer practicing product development, industrial product design, patent valuation and 4 other areas of law. Richard recei...
Floyd G. Short is a lawyer practicing litigation, intellectual property, communications and media and 2 other areas of law.
Jeffrey Aloysius Koppy is a lawyer practicing litigation, patent litigation and counseling. Jeffrey Aloysius received a B.A. degree from University of...
Ronald Craig Finley is a lawyer practicing class action, employment law, intellectual property and 10 other areas of law. Ronald received a B.S. degre...
Mr. Scott Frederick Llewellyn is a lawyer practicing appeals, arbitration, patent litigation and 2 other areas of law.
Mr. Feras Mousilli is a lawyer practicing advertising & marketing, business transactions, commercial and 18 other areas of law.
Erica Jean Pruetz Van Loon is a lawyer practicing intellectual property, patent litigation, including itc section 337 proceedings and 5 other areas of...
Trevor Kyle Copeland is a lawyer practicing intellectual property, patent application, biotechnology & pharmaceutical and 4 other areas of law. Trevor...
Mr. Jeffrey Michael Karmilovich is a lawyer practicing patents, trademarks, patent application and 2 other areas of law.
Karen Dana Oster is a lawyer practicing patent application, intellectual property. Karen received a B.S. degree from California State University at Lo...
Mr. Kenneth Ray Davis II is a lawyer practicing internet, patent infringement, trademark infringement and 9 other areas of law.
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Christopher Michael Scherer is a lawyer practicing intellectual property, patents, trademarks and 2 other areas of law. Christopher received a B.S. de...
Chase Anders Manuel is a lawyer practicing dui/dwi, criminal defense, drug crimes and 7 other areas of law. Chase received a B.S. degree from Louisian...
Jonathan Elliot Singer is a lawyer practicing litigation, patent litigation. Jonathan received a A.B. degree from Dartmouth College in 1986, and has b...
BeLinda Irene Mathie is a lawyer practicing appellate litigation, commercial litigation, financial services litigation and 2 other areas of law. BeLin...
Mario G Ceste is a lawyer practicing trademarks, counterfeiting, international trademarks and 123 other areas of law. Mario received a B.S.E.E. degree...
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What is Patents?
Patents is the branch of law that governs the rights, obligations, and disputes that arise within its subject matter. In the United States, patents sits at the intersection of statutes enacted by Congress, the regulations issued by federal agencies, the laws passed by all fifty state legislatures, and the body of judge-made decisions known as the common law. Because every state writes its own version of the rules, the way patents works in one jurisdiction can look noticeably different from how it works in another, and that is one of the main reasons attorneys in this area focus their practice geographically — to stay fluent in the local statutes, court rules, and judicial preferences that shape outcomes.
At a practical level, Patents attorneys spend their time on three categories of work. The first is advice and prevention: counselling clients on how to structure transactions, draft documents, and conduct business so that legal risk is minimised before a dispute ever begins. The second is transactional execution: producing the contracts, filings, notices, and registrations that the law actually requires to make a decision legally binding. The third is contested representation: defending or pursuing a client's interests when a dispute escalates to negotiation, regulatory enforcement, arbitration, or litigation in court.
The clients who hire Patents lawyers range from individuals navigating a single life event to multinational corporations with complex regulatory exposure. What unifies them is the need for an experienced lawyer who knows the relevant code sections, has appeared in the relevant courts, and can translate the strategic options into language a client can act on. AttorneyQnA currently lists 20,632 verified patents attorneys across the United States, each with a public profile showing their bar admissions, years in practice, and the kinds of matters they have handled — with the deepest concentration of practitioners in Alabama.
When do you need a Patents attorney?
Most people contact a patents lawyer for one of two reasons: something is about to happen that they want done correctly the first time, or something has gone wrong and they need it fixed before it gets worse. The earlier you involve counsel, the more options you usually have, and the lower the cost of getting to a resolution tends to be. The scenarios below are the ones we see most often on AttorneyQnA from prospective clients searching for patents representation.
Once your signature is on a contract, settlement, lease, or release, your bargaining leverage drops sharply. A short pre-signature review by a patents lawyer is the cheapest insurance you can buy.
Cease-and-desist letters, regulatory notices, and demand letters all start clocks. Missing the response window can convert a manageable problem into a default judgment or formal enforcement action.
Statutes of limitations, filing windows, and appeal periods are jurisdictional — courts cannot extend them as a favour. If you can identify a date that matters, you need a lawyer before that date arrives.
The moment opposing counsel appears, the conversation moves out of normal English and into procedural language. Continuing unrepresented usually means losing ground you cannot recover later.
Forming an entity, choosing a venue, structuring a deal, or selecting a remedy each has long-term consequences. A consultation at the planning stage is far cheaper than redoing it after the fact.
Multi-state matters bring conflict-of-laws questions that change which statutes apply and which court has authority. An attorney licensed in the right jurisdiction is not optional.
If any of the situations above describes where you are right now, the next step is a focused consultation. Use the Ask a Lawyer tool for short written questions, or browse the 20,632 patents attorneys listed above to book a paid consultation directly.
How to choose a Patents attorney
The single biggest factor in choosing a patents lawyer is fit with your specific matter. A lawyer with twenty years of patents experience but no exposure to your particular sub-issue can easily be a worse choice than a five-year associate who has handled the same problem repeatedly. We recommend running every prospective lawyer through the same five-step checklist before signing an engagement letter.
- Bar admission in the correct jurisdiction. Confirm the lawyer is admitted in the state — and where relevant, the federal district — where your matter sits. The lawyer's profile on AttorneyQnA shows every bar admission on file, and the underlying state bar's "lawyer lookup" tool will confirm active standing in under a minute.
- Direct experience with your fact pattern. Ask plainly: "How many matters like mine have you handled in the last three years, and how did they resolve?" An honest answer reveals more than years-in-practice alone.
- A written fee agreement. Whether hourly, flat fee, contingent, or hybrid, the engagement letter should specify what is included, what triggers additional charges, and how disputes are handled. Avoid lawyers who resist writing the terms down.
- Communication cadence. Decide upfront how often you expect updates, who your day-to-day contact will be, and what response time is reasonable. The number-one complaint filed with state bar grievance committees is not malpractice — it is non-communication.
- Conflict check + reputation pulse. Make sure the lawyer has run a formal conflict check, then spend ten minutes reading independent reviews and any public disciplinary history. The state bar's website is authoritative for the second; the lawyer's AttorneyQnA profile collects the first.
Once you have a shortlist, schedule consultations with two or three. Lawyers vary widely in temperament, and the right strategic match for your case is sometimes the second or third lawyer you meet — not the first.
How much does a Patents lawyer cost?
Legal fees in the United States are not regulated by a uniform schedule, so what you pay a patents lawyer depends on the billing model the lawyer offers, the complexity of your matter, and the local market. There are four billing structures used in this practice area; most engagements use one, but hybrid arrangements are increasingly common.
1. Hourly billing
The default model for most non-contingent matters. Rates for patents attorneys in the U.S. typically range from $150–$250/hour in smaller markets to $400–$700/hour in major metropolitan areas, with senior partners at large firms commanding $900/hour and above. Hourly billing is fairest when the scope of work is genuinely unpredictable, but it creates an incentive structure that the client has to monitor.
2. Flat fee
Increasingly used for well-defined transactions — incorporations, will drafting, single-issue filings, uncontested matters. A flat fee tells you exactly what the deliverable will cost, and the lawyer absorbs the risk of unexpected complexity. Ask whether the flat fee includes filing fees, third-party costs, and any post-filing follow-up.
3. Contingency
Where it is permitted by the rules of professional conduct — most often in plaintiff-side patents work involving monetary recovery — the lawyer is paid a percentage of the proceeds, typically 33% before suit is filed and 40% after. The client pays nothing if there is no recovery. Contingency fees align the lawyer's economics with yours, but the percentage compounds across time, so very strong cases sometimes do better on hourly billing.
4. Retainer / subscription
A monthly fee that buys a defined block of access or hours. This is common for businesses with ongoing patents needs — contract review, employee questions, regulatory check-ins. A subscription smooths out spending and gives the lawyer a reason to know your operation in depth.
Whichever model you choose, ask for an itemised written estimate before the engagement begins, and ask explicitly what is not covered. Surprise expenses are the most common source of attorney-client friction.
Frequently asked questions about patents
How quickly can a patents lawyer review my matter?
Most lawyers can schedule an initial consultation within 1–3 business days. Urgent matters — pending deadlines, time-sensitive notices, court-ordered hearings — should be flagged in your first message; many lawyers reserve emergency consultation slots for that reason. If you need a written answer faster, the Ask a Lawyer tool typically returns answers in under 24 hours.
Do I need a patents lawyer in my exact city, or anywhere in my state?
Bar admission is the controlling rule: any attorney licensed in your state can represent you in that state's courts and agencies, regardless of which city they're based in. Practical proximity still matters for in-person meetings, local court familiarity, and access to the local bench and bar. For state-level filings and remote-friendly matters, an attorney elsewhere in the same state often works fine.
Will an initial consultation cost me anything?
Many patents attorneys offer a free 15- to 30-minute initial consultation; others charge a flat consultation fee that may be credited against the engagement if you hire them. The lawyer's profile lists the consultation policy. Free does not always mean better — a fee-based consultation is sometimes the sign of a lawyer who treats their time, and yours, seriously.
What documents should I bring to the first meeting?
Bring every contract, notice, letter, filing, or written communication connected to the matter; a written timeline of events with dates; the names and contact details of every other party involved; and any deadlines or hearing dates you are already aware of. Even an incomplete file is more useful than a verbal summary alone.
Can I change lawyers if I am not happy with mine?
Yes. Clients can discharge their lawyer at any time, for any reason, by written notice. Your case file belongs to you and must be transferred to your new counsel. Any unpaid fees through the date of discharge remain owed; any unearned advance must be refunded. If you are mid-litigation, the court typically must approve the substitution, but approval is routine.
How long does a typical patents matter take?
It depends almost entirely on whether the matter is transactional or contested. A transactional matter — a contract, a filing, a single-step transaction — can resolve in days to weeks. A contested matter — anything involving disputed facts, court intervention, or regulatory action — typically takes months at minimum, and complex cases can run multiple years. Your lawyer should give you a realistic outside estimate at intake.
Are patents lawyer fees tax-deductible?
It depends on the nature of the matter and current tax law. Fees connected to producing or collecting taxable income, managing investment property, or operating a business are often deductible; fees for personal matters generally are not. Because rules change, confirm deductibility with a tax professional for the year in which the fees are paid.
What is the difference between patents and the related practice areas?
Patents overlaps with several adjacent areas — see the related-practice-area grid below for direct links. Choosing the right lawyer often means picking the one whose primary focus matches the heart of your problem, even if multiple labels could technically apply. When you are unsure, list your situation in your own words to two lawyers from neighbouring areas and ask which one of them is the better fit; honest lawyers will tell you.
Find patents attorneys by state
Each state link below opens the patents roster for that jurisdiction, with the local statute of limitations, court-system overview, and verified attorneys.
Patents Law Firms
Main Law Firm
Winter Park
Walton Law Firm
San Marcos
Bruner Law Firm
Fort Walton Beach
J&Y Law Firm
Los Angeles
West Law Firm
Charleston
John T. Floyd Law Firm
Houston
Patents by State
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