Bradley S. Mayhew
Registered Patent Agent

Bradley Mayhew is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. His primary focus is the preparation and prosecution of patent applications drawn to inventions in the areas of biotechnology, pharmacology and chemistry.

Brad has significant work experience in the field of Intellectual Property. Prior to founding Patronus Consulting, Brad worked as a Patent Agent at the law firm of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood where he conducted research in support of patent litigation as well as patent infringement and freedom-to-operate opinions. Brad also worked as an Intellectual Property Manager at Medimmune where he assessed the potential value and patentability of inventions, coordinated with inventors and external counsel to direct patent prosecution, and monitored competitive intellectual property developments. In addition, Brad served for three years as a Patent Examiner at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office where he examined cases in the area of complex biotechnology.

Brad has extensive knowledge of subjects relevant to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. He performed and published research in the fields of enzymology and drug metabolism as a researcher in the Department of Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He also earned a graduate degree from the school’s Department of Pharmacology where his studies included courses in pharmacology, physiology, medicinal chemistry, bio-organic chemistry, biophysics, biochemistry and physical biochemistry. Brad additionally holds an undergraduate degree in biology with an emphasis in molecular genetics and a minor in chemistry.

Prior to graduate study, Brad worked in Japan as an editor in the Research Planning Department of Sankyo Co., Ltd., a major Japanese pharmaceutical company. His work involved editing and rewriting manuscripts from diverse fields including chemistry, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology and clinical medicine. The experience provided a unique insight into the mechanisms for research and development conducted in the pharmaceutical industry.

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Publications

◦	Mayhew BS, Jones DR, and Hall SD "An In Vitro Model for Predicting In Vivo Inhibition of Cytochromes P450 Resulting from Metabolic-Intermediate Complex Formation" Drug Metabolism and Disposition, 2000, vol. 28, no. 9, pages 1031-1037

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