California Patent Attorney
If you’re looking for a Patent Attorney in California, we can help. Our California Patent Attorneys specialize in providing Patent Searching, Patent Preparation, Patent Prosecution, Patent Licensing, Trademark Applications, and Copyright Registrations for inventors, entrepreneurs, and small companies needing a Patent Attorney in California. Call us for a Free Consultation before making any decisions that could affect your Intellectual Property protection.
Extensive and Advanced Technical Skills
Our California Patent Attorneys have extensive and advanced technical backgrounds which enable us to work with world-class engineers, scientists, doctors, and other technical professionals on even the most complex technologies. We speak with inventors in their own language, putting them at ease and saving time, while working to prepare effective Patent Applications.
Business Experience Applied to Your Patent Strategy
We make the effort to understand your business objectives so that our services effectively help you to reach your goals. We educate our clients regarding all available options, which enables our clients to make the best decisions for success. When preparing your Patent Application, our California Patent Attorneys apply sales writing techniques to create a document you can use to attract investors and negotiate licensing deals.
Big Firm Expertise Available on a Small Company Budget
We serve the entire State of California, and our clients receive high-quality patent services and representation at a reasonable cost. Without the overhead of expensive downtown office space, our Patent Attorneys in California can provide senior-level, personal service for those smaller clients that larger California Patent Law Firms neglect.
Do I Need a Local California Patent Attorney?
You Need the Right Patent Attorney:
One That Focuses on Inventors, Start-Ups, and Small Businesses
Most local Patent Attorneys in California focus on serving large corporations that provide a stream of patent work year after year. They are not enthusiastic about working with individual inventors and entrepreneurs with only one invention. Thus, individuals and small companies are usually passed off to an inexperienced junior Patent Attorney in the Firm with inadequate training and minimal oversight.
As rare as Patent Attorneys are, even fewer California Patent Attorneys focus on smaller clients, and therefore they are almost never found locally. That’s why Patent Law Firms with an entrepreneurial focus reach out nationally, since there are not enough individual inventors and entrepreneurs in any one local area to support such a highly specialized legal practice for a Patent Attorney in California.
Patent Attorneys are Licensed to Practice Nationally — You’re Not Limited to Only California Patent Attorneys
Patent Law is based on Federal Law, not State Law. Every Patent Attorney is licensed to practice nationally by passing the Patent Bar Exam given by the US Patent & Trademark Office. So, finding a Patent Attorney in California is not necessary.
You Don’t Need a California Patent Attorney — You Need the Right Fit
- Find a Patent Attorney that understands your business issues and goals.
- Find a Patent Attorney that specializes in working with clients like you.
- Find a Patent Attorney with predictable flat fees, and who will answer questions on the phone without sending you a bill.
- Find a Patent Attorney that is easy for you to reach, during normal business hours, and after normal business hours.
- Find a Patent Attorney who’s written hundreds of patent applications, and obtained hundreds of issued patents in a wide variety of technologies and industries.
- Find a Patent Attorney with great Testimonials and Reviews.
We Help Clients Get Patents in California
Orange County
- Aliso Viejo
- Anaheim
- Brea
- Buena Park
- Costa Mesa
- Cypress
- Dana Point
- Fountain Valley
- Fullerton
- Garden Grove
- Huntington Beach
- Irvine
- La Habra
Orange County
- La Palma
- Laguna Beach
- Laguna Hills
- Laguna Niguel
- Laguna Woods
- Lake Forest
- Los Alamitos
- Mission Viejo
- Newport Beach
- Orange
- Placentia
- Rancho Santa Margarita
- San Clemente
- San Juan Capistrano
- Santa Ana
- Seal Beach
- Stanton
- Tustin
- Villa Park
- Westminster
- Yorba Linda
Silicon Valley
- Campbell
- Cupertino
- Los Altos
- Los Altos Hills
- Los Gatos
- Milpitas
- Monte Sereno
- Morgan Hill
- Mountain View
- Palo Alto
- San Jose
- Santa Clara
- Saratoga
- Sunnyvale
Large and Small Cities
- Los Angelos
- San Diego
- San Fransisco
- Fresno
- Sacramento
- Long Beach
- Oakland
- Riverside
- Fontana
- Santa Rosa
- Lancaster
- Salinas
- Thousand Oaks
- Concord
- Victorville
- Fairfield
- Redding
Notable Patents from California Inventors
Steve Jobs – Palo Alto, CA
Co-founder of Apple Computer, with more than 350 patents, including the patent for the revolutionary iPod.
Steve Wozniak – Cupertino, CA
The other co-founder of Apple Computer, holding the patent for the original microcomputer.
Charles P. Ginsburg – Los Altos, CA
Received the patent for the first practical videotape recorder. In 1956, CBS became the first network to employ videotape recording technology.
Theodore Harold Maiman – Los Angeles, CA
Patented the first operable laser.
Paul Terasaki – Los Angeles, CA
Patented a tissue-typing test that became the standard for matching potential organ donors with recipients.
Stan Honey – Palo Alto, CA
Issued the patent for the Virtual Yellow 1st & Ten® line. The superimposed yellow line is one of the most important developments in sports broadcast technology.
Frank W Epperson – Oakland, CA
At the age of 11, Frank invented the first ice lollipop, and later received the patent for the iconic Popsicle.
California Patent Stats
#1 State for Most Issued Patents
As the state with the largest population, in addition to being home to technology center Silicon Valley, it’s no surprise that California produces more patents each year than any other state. In 2015, 28% of all U.S. patents were issued to California inventors. That means California patent attorneys are in high demand.
#1, #3, and #6 Universities for Most Issued Patents
The University of California has held the #1 spot for the most issued U.S. patents ever since NAI/IPO first began ranking the top 100 global universities in 2012.
For the 2018 ranking of the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents, Stanford University ranked #3 for issued U.S. patents and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) ranked #6 for issued U.S. patents.
Silicon Valley Produces Half of All California Patents
With Silicon Valley producing almost half of all California patents, and over ten percent of all patents nationwide, it’s no wonder the U.S. Patent Office chose to open a satellite office in San Jose, CA for local California Patent Attorneys.
Hollywood Started as an Escape from Edison’s Patent Monopoly on Movie Making
Edison joined forces with other motion picture patent-holders to form the Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC), essentially a monopoly of patent-holders. California became a refuge for filmmakers seeking to escape the oppressive MPPC monopoly on the East Coast, with the result that Hollywood ended up as the center of the movie business.
You Don’t Need a Local California Patent Attorney.
We Specialize in Clients Like You!
Contact Us for Your Free Initial Phone Consultation
We make the effort to understand your business objectives so that our service effectively helps you reach your goals. We offer an informative free initial telephone consultation. All consultations with an attorney regarding your technical ideas and legal matters are confidential, whether you choose to hire the firm or not.
WHAT OUR CALIFORNIA CLIENTS ARE SAYING
ARTICLES
Patent Attorneys: Why Having Business Experience Really Matters
interview with Russ Weinzimmer:
A patent is primarily a business tool – so hiring a patent lawyer with business experience can be a valuable asset. Most patents are not litigated, so the key value of a patent is its business value. It takes a lot of technical and legal skill to draft a good patent, but business insight can substantially improve the value and effectiveness of a patent.
Should I File a Provisional Patent Application?
Filing a provisional patent application is almost always a bad idea. Preserving your exclusive rights to your invention through a patent depends on meeting specific deadlines when filing a patent application. Relying on the filing date of a provisional can mean that you end up completely losing all of your patent rights. A provisional can also reduce the value of your issued patent and can make it harder to license or sell your invention to other companies.
Patent Attorneys: Why Some Patent Law Firms Understand Your Situation Better
interview with Russ Weinzimmer:
Many Patent Law Firms cater to corporate clients, so when individuals or small companies approach them, they don’t really get good attention. Invention Marketing Companies put the cart before the horse by marketing the invention before protecting it. Then as the inventor approaches the deadline to get a patent, they have run out of money or optimism.
The Cheri Hill Show Radio Interview: Trademarks
The Cheri Hill Show invited expert Russ Weinzimmer to discuss trademarks and how they can help your business. A trademark is one of the most important business assets that a company will ever own, because it identifies and distinguishes the company and its products or services in the marketplace from its competitors. Therefore, it is good practice for all business owners to take sufficient action to protect and enforce valuable trademarks.
Book Recommendations for Inventors
Book recommendations for inventors who are looking to patent protect and commercialize their invention. Learn how to become an entrepreneur.
Includes books from the Strategic Patent Law Team:
The Everything Inventions & Patents Book
–Consulting Attorney Russ Weinzimmer
Incorporate & Get Rich!
–Cheri S. Hill
A Brief History of Entrepreneurship: The Pioneers, Profiteers, and Racketeers Who Shaped Our World
–Joe Carlen
The Einstein of Money: The Life and Timeless Financial Wisdom of Benjamin Graham
–Joe Carlen
From Lifeguard to Sun King: The Man Behind the Banana Boat Success Story
–Joe Carlen