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Foundation Patents, LLP

Law Firm
5 (17 reviews)

About

Patent firm in Walnut Creek, California led by Richard Bennett Salles, a registered USPTO patent attorney. Flat-fee pricing for most services. Handles patent prosecution and IP consultations.

Services

  • Trade Secret

Reviews

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Gavin Jan 2026

I came to Richard for help with a trademark application, specifically the logo design. Knowledgeable & very thorough with the details. Walked me through the whole process and kept me updated on the co...

Ryan Kohler Jan 2026

Amazing to work with! Super responsive, knowledgeable, and made the design patent/trademark process smooth and stress-free. Richard is always there to answer questions whenever you need. Highly recomm...

Ron Wessels Oct 2025

We had an item that we had hoped to patent. Rich gave us a free evening consultation with feedback the following day as he had said he would. Although the results were not what we had desired, Rich wa...

Alfonso Embid-Desmet Jul 2025

Great attorney. Super friendly and knowledgeable. We had an issue with a company of ours and Richard was extremely efficient, honest and helpful. Will use him again moving forward for sure

Roger Engineer Santos Jun 2025

I am commending Atty. Richard Bennett Salles of Foundation Patents, LLP for handling the "Patent Applications of my Invention" (both provisional and nonprovisional patents) @ USPTO properly. Very much...

Christina Coots Jun 2025

Richard is awesome! He's very personable and got back to us right away regarding our mission to get things done. He was straight forward and to the point and didn't hold back from sharing some tricks ...

Srinivas Tumma Jun 2025

Working with Richard for over 5 years, his knowledge, attentiveness, and affordability have consistently been exceptional

Lauren Lowe Apr 2025

Richard took me from idea to design to fully tailored prototype & then to fully issued patent! Both Utility & Design!!!!! He's a straight shooter, & his prices were reasonable & he held to his flat ...

Cait Hudson Mar 2025

Richard is amazing! He has now helped me patent two businesses, and I couldn't be more grateful for his expertise. He is incredibly responsive and professional, always making himself available to answ...

Majid Hashemi Dec 2024

In my experience with Richard I found him extremely knowledgeable in many different aspect of IP and patents subjects. He explains all the options very clearly and genuinely cares about his clients an...

Larry Rowe Aug 2024

Richard was generous to respond to my immediate crisis over a trademark issue for Grayscale Wines. It is not often you reach out to an unknown person through the Internet and receive thoughtful and ca...

Mark Stevenson Jun 2024

Richard is 2 for 2 on design patents! All I can say is the guy went to Princeton and will see things that other patent lawyers do not. I was and am very lucky to have Richard on my side when dealing...

Mysti Rose Jan 2024

Richard has been amazing to work with! He is knowledgeable, efficient, and understands the patent and trademark processes very clearly. Richard explains things well, and is always willing to jump on c...

Eric Rosales Oct 2023

Richard walked me through each step of the patent process and clearly outlined all the information he needed from me to submit my patent. His prices were lower than quotes I got from other firms. Than...

Charlene Chulos May 2023

We needed someone to guide us in the right direction for our multiple patents and Richard did not disappoint! Not only did he give us an amazing deal he went above and beyond to ensure we were updated...

Ero Gorski Feb 2023

Rich was incredibly helpful for me in making my trademark registration decision. In the end after a great conversation (that he gave me pro bono), it became clear that I won't be going for registratio...

Hugo Altamirano Nov 2022

I contacted Richard with my mech. improvement & process (I'm a mechanical engineer), and Richard got the patent issued and licensed in 19 months, finally done. All done via Skype and online (I'm in In...

Estimated Pricing

Provisional Patent $4,035 National Average
Non-Provisional Patent $9,086 National Average
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