Jonathan B. Fitzgerald, Ph.D.

JB is a registered patent attorney and has a Ph.D. in Molecular Physiology. His primary practice area involves preparing and prosecuting patent applications in the biotechnology and the life sciences fields. He has prosecuted patents that cover a wide range of molecular biology and biochemical technologies including plasmid/vector technology, immunotherapy, small RNA technology, protein/protein interactions, DNA/protein interactions, drug delivery systems, HIV treatments, biologic and small molecule therapeutics, viral technology, cancer treatments, and antibody technology, among others.  As part of his practice, JB helps manage worldwide patent portfolios, which requires prosecuting patents in a variety of different countries and jurisdictions throughout the world. JB’s practice also includes performing freedom to operate analysis and prosecuting trademark applications.

Prior to entering the field of patent law, JB spent about 10 years in biomedical research. He has published much of his work in a variety of peer-reviewed technical publications. His research included investigating biochemical pathways and molecular mechanisms in a wide range of physiological and pathological systems. As part of his research, JB worked with a number of different biochemical and molecular biological techniques including, ELISA, in-situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, immunocytochemistry, immunoblotting, qPCR, luciferase assays, transfection and transduction assays, vector/plasmid technology, and nanoparticle technology, amongst others.