Elizabeth A. Browning Ph.D.

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Patent Agent

Philadelphia
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Overview

Elizabeth Browning combines her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering with her in-depth experience as a patent agent to guide clients through the detailed process of patent preparation and prosecution for their technologies related to cell-based therapies, antibody therapies, biomaterials, molecular imaging and medical devices. She also performs due diligence, patentability and freedom-to-operate analyses to support the advancement of patent portfolios for clients in the life sciences industry.

Prior to joining BakerHostetler, Elizabeth served as a patent agent in the Philadelphia office of an Am Law 50 firm, a patent agent at a national law firm in Philadelphia and as a scientific advisor at an IP boutique law firm in the Philadelphia region. She also served as a Technical Director of Optical Imaging in the Small Animal Imaging Facility at an Ivy League university. Her post-doctoral research was focused on investigating ROS-dependent mechanisms of ischemic vascular remodeling and her dissertation research was focused on hemodynamic regulation of endothelial cell signaling in atherogenesis.

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  • Managed and executed U.S. and foreign prosecution of patent portfolios for several mid-sized biotechnology companies specializing in antibody therapeutics, peptide vaccines, nanotechnology-based therapeutics, nutraceuticals and various other therapeutic areas.
  • Collaborated with partners on preparing prosecution strategies for client patent portfolios.
  • Prepared and prosecuted both U.S. and foreign patent applications for both university and industry clients covering technologies ranging from biotechnology, tissue engineering, cell-based therapeutics, medical devices and various other engineering applications.
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Experience

  • Managed and executed U.S. and foreign prosecution of patent portfolios for several mid-sized biotechnology companies specializing in antibody therapeutics, peptide vaccines, nanotechnology-based therapeutics, nutraceuticals and various other therapeutic areas.
  • Collaborated with partners on preparing prosecution strategies for client patent portfolios.
  • Prepared and prosecuted both U.S. and foreign patent applications for both university and industry clients covering technologies ranging from biotechnology, tissue engineering, cell-based therapeutics, medical devices and various other engineering applications.
  • Conducted inventorship interviews, evaluated patentability of new invention disclosures, performed freedom-to-operate analysis supporting various licensed technologies, performed invalidity due diligence for various patent litigation and transactional matters.

Recognitions and Memberships

Memberships

  • ChIPS

Prior Positions

  • University of Pennsylvania
    • Technical Director, Small Animal Optical Imaging Core 
    • NRSA Post-Doctoral Fellow, Institute for Environmental Medicine

Admissions

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • [Not an Attorney]

Education

  • Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, 2009
  • B.S., Biomedical Engineering, University of Maryland, 2001; Tau Beta Pi