Reginald J. Gaudino, Ph.D.

Dr. Gaudino has a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics. He has worked in patent law for over 10 years, and is currently preparing to become a registered Patent Agent. Dr. Gaudino assists Biotechnology Law Group as a Scientific Advisor/Patent Specialist, focusing on Office Action responses, Information Disclosure Statements (IDSs), and various aspects of patent application drafting.

Dr. Gaudino received his Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology with a specialization in Bacterial Genetics, from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. He then went on to obtain his Ph.D. from Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Molecular Genetics, while elucidating the role of a DNA sequence that is perfectly conserved in the ribosomal RNA operons of Escherichia Coli, boxA. boxA is also particularly well known due to its role in the lytic/lysogenic lifestyle choice made by bacteriophage Lambda. While doing his graduate work, Dr. Gaudino was the recipient of a prestigious Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship. Dr. Gaudino then went on to do his postdoctoral training at Washington University in St. Louis, working on elucidating the growth control of the ribosomal genes of higher organisms. While doing his post-doctoral work, Dr. Gaudino was also awarded a USDA post doctoral fellowship, also considered a prestigious award. Dr. Gaudino's post-doctoral work has been published in the journals Molecular and Cellular Biology and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Gaudino has experience in both intellectual property litigation and procurement. Dr. Gaudino began working in the patent field following his post-doctoral training. At Lyon and Lyon, LLP, he served as a litigation consultant and eventually became the lead scientific advisor on several high profile patent infringement lawsuits. Following the dissolution of Lyon and Lyon, Dr. Gaudino then worked at the law firms Heller Ehrmann and Gray Cary White and Friedenrich, where he specialized in preparing IDSs and sequence listings. Dr. Gaudino also served for 3 years as Director of Intellectual Property at SymStream, an early-stage telecommunications company located in Australia.

Dr. Gaudino can be reached by telephone at 760.519.5751, by facsimile at 858.350.9691, and by electronic mail at reggie@biotechnologylawgroup.com.