My Practice
Education
Licenses
Corporate Structure
About My Portrait
My Practice
I am not only an attorney but also a small-business owner myself. I have gone through all the hoops of incorporating, registering fictitious business names (dba’s), taking care of business licenses and taxes, etc.
My most unique qualification is my registration as a patent attorney. Not just any lawyer can file your patent application — it’s a specialty field with its own licensing requirements! You’ll find that most patent lawyers work in very expensive firms and will only deal with large clients. On the other extreme, you’ll find shady patent mills that only seem to be available online. I stake out the middle ground, serving small businesses and middle-income solo inventors. I meet you in person, handle all aspects of your case, and deliver quality that the patent mills can’t match. At the same time, I offer prices and accessibility that large firms can not provide to this middle-income segment.
While patents are the core of my practice, I have also successfully procured trademarks and even employment visas. On occasion, I have worked with business clients to negotiate a contract or secure a licensing deal.
I started my first business, Nth Degree Tutoring, in the late 1990’s. My career as an educator makes me good at communicating with clients. Clients often complain that their lawyers leave them in the dark. I educate my clients about the ins and outs of their cases.
My resume follows. — SF
Education
Caltech – BS Applied Math
UCSD – MS Engineering Science
Licenses
California State Bar # 230,997
United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) # 56,532
Corporate Structure
The Law Office of Scot S. Fagerland, PC, a California professional corporation (CA Corp. C3787880), handles the office’s patent and business consulting services that do not require a license to practice law.
Scot S. Fagerland, Esq., an individual (CA SBN 230,997) handles the office’s legal matters that require a license to practice law, such as contracts, tax preparation, and trademark filings.
About My Portrait
What? No coat and tie?! No legal encyclopedia on the shelves?!
Absolutely not. I am tired of those old-school 20th-century images of lawyers. I’ll let you in on a secret. Lawyers do their research online like everyone else. Those walls full of books are photo-opp gimmicks. The coat / tie is proper dress code for courtrooms. I don’t practice litigation, so I honestly never need to dress like that. The picture you see on the site is an accurate representation of me and my practice. It’s a streamlined paperless office, just me and my laptop in a comfortable setting. Local photographer Valerie Ozella took the picture in 2023.