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How to Find a Patent Attorney

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office does not recommend patent attorneys, but it does provide a searchable listing of Registered Attorneys and Agents

The FindLaw Lawyer Directory (West Legal Directory) allows you to search a database of over a million lawyers and law firms to find those specializing in patents in a specific geographic area.
Another comprehensive and well-known directory of lawyers is the Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Directory. It also allows you to search for attorneys specializing in patent law and provides profiles and peer review ratings of lawyers. Martindale-Hubbell also compile a list of the top ten law firms based on the total number of U.S. patents granted during the past two years.

Try out the tips in this article, How to Find A Good Patent Attorney" from the National Congress of Inventor Associations.

Here's another approach for finding a patent attorney:

See also the article "Patent Attorneys vs. Patent Agents" from the Department of Energy for more information. This article describes the differences between a patent attorney and a patent agent and gives advice on how to do business with patent agents and attorneys.

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