Patent Agents
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) does not recommend
individual patent agents, but it does strongly recommend that "all
prospective applicants retain the services of a registered patent attorney
or patent agent to prepare and prosecute their applications."
While a patent agent is not required to be an attorney at law, patent
agents do have to meet other certain requirements in order to become registered
by the USPTO. They must pass a required exam and show that they have the
necessary legal, and scientific and technical qualifications to work as
a patent agent. They must also be of "good moral character and repute."
- Here is a searchable listing of Registered
Attorneys and Patent Agents from the USPTO. Use the specialized search boxes to
find patent agents in a particular state or to search by the
name of the patent agent, city, or zip code.
See the USPTO web page "Attorneys
and Agents" for more information.
Individual State Listings:
Alabama|
Alaska|Arizona| Arkansas|
California|
Colorado|
Connecticut|
Delaware|
District
of Columbia| Florida|
Georgia|
Hawaii|
Idaho|
Illinois|
Indiana|
Iowa|
Kansas|
Kentucky|
Louisiana|
Maine|
Maryland
| Massachusetts|
Michigan|
Minnesota|
Mississippi|
Missouri|
Montana|
Nebraska|
Nevada|
New Hampshire|
New
Jersey| New
Mexico| New
York| North
Carolina| North
Dakota| Ohio|
Oklahoma|
Oregon|
Pennsylvania|
Puerto
Rico| Rhode
Island| South
Carolina| South
Dakota| Tennessee|
Texas|
Utah|
Vermont|
Virginia|
Washington|
West
Virginia| Wisconsin|
Wyoming|
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