Biography
Brandon is a registered patent agent with a background in biochemical engineering who handles prosecution, support and management of domestic and foreign patent applications.
He prepares and prosecutes U.S. and PCT patent applications across chemical, pharmaceutical, antibody, device and software technologies, including drafting, responding to office actions, and conducting examiner interviews. Brandon handles patent prosecution of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including machine learning and deep learning, in health care and medical applications. He also instructs and coordinates with associates to manage international patent prosecution matters.
In addition, Brandon conducts Freedom-to-Operate analyses using Derwent Innovation, Derwent SequenceBase, and USPTO/WIPO databases to assess third-party IP risks.
Before Fox Rothschild
Before joining us as a patent agent, Brandon was a graduate researcher with Dr. Ki-Bum Lee's Group at Rutgers University, working in the area of nanoparticle-based nonviral gene silencing platforms and using machine learning to predict and mimic cellular behavior. He performed undergraduate research with Dr. Lee's group in the area of organic nanoparticle synthesis, inorganic particle synthesis, drug release and computational modeling.
His experience includes a clinical trials observational internship with the Rutgers Clinical Research Center and an apprenticeship with the Foundation Venture Capital Group.
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Education
- Rutgers University (Ph.D., 2025)
- Chemistry
- Certificate in Computational Biology
- Rutgers University (M.S., 2020)
- Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- Rutgers University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2018)
- Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics
Honors & Awards
- Selected to receive the Rutgers University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology's Reid Award, recognizing outstanding accomplishments in doctoral research (2023)
