Andy Custer Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma

• Conduct patent landscape, freedom to operate, and patentability analyses for immune checkpoint antibodies, CAR-T technologies, and cancer vaccine therapeutics. • Draft and prosecute U.S. and international patent applications for cancer immunotherapies and nucleic acid diagnostics. • Manage U.S. and international patent portfolios for clinical stage products at large companies and early stage development at small companies.

San Diego, Ca

• Patent Attorney at LifeProof LLC; Lifeproof merged with Otter Products, LLC in July 2013.• Interfaced actively with inventors to capture and expand inventive concepts. • Managed outside IP counsel for domestic and foreign filing and prosecution.• Developed claim strategies for pending applications to encompass competitor products.

San Diego, Ca

• Drafted and prosecuted numerous patent applications in biotechnology and molecular diagnostics; directed foreign counsel in strategic prosecution of foreign applications.• Prepared and drafted patentability and non-infringement opinions in the areas of biotechnology and biological diagnostics.• Technology fields included protein and immunologic therapeutics, protein and nucleic acid diagnostics, stem cells, mass spectrometry analysis of proteins.

Gainesville, Fl

• Interviewed prospective clients for possible service by Three Rivers.• Drafted motions and aided in legal research for family law attorney.

Gainesville, Florida

• Analyzed patent field and provide IP guidance for new product development projects.• Analyzed patent landscape for potential new acquisitions by identifying and assessing relevant patents and publications. Presented analysis for review by R&D scientists and executive officers.• Prepared literature review on clinical benefits of using implantable productsfor the Regulatory Affairs department.

Gainesville, Florida

• Redesigned custom computer program to filter and sort gene data.• Genotyped nematode genetic markers using fluorescent PCR techniques.

• Examined evolution of genes in fruit flies and humans using PCR and molecular cloning. • Utilized immunoblots and allozyme gels to examine protein expression in flies.• Microinjected fly embryos for stable transfection of genes of interest.

Rochester, New York

• Localized proteins in nerves of rodents using fluorescence antibody labeling and microscopy.• Analyzed conduction velocity of axons using electrophysiology techniques.• Utilized surgical techniques for reagent injection into sciatic nerve and eyes of rodents.

Juris Doctor

Ph.D., Neuroscience

Thesis title: Examination of Molecules Involved in the Clustering of Voltage-Gated Ion Channels at the Node of Ranvier.

B.A., Biology