Ashley Reynolds Cowie

About Ashley Reynolds Cowie

I am a detail-oriented senior patent agent with almost a decade of practical experience in patent law including law firm experience at an AmLaw 200 firm and 4+ years directing pre-clinical neuroimmunology research aimed at the identification of novel therapeutic targets for pain disorders. I have drafted and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications related to biotechnologies such as biologics, molecular and cellular technologies, diagnostic systems and methods, immunology-related technologies such as vaccines, multispecific molecules, drug repurposing technologies, gene editing technologies, cell-based therapies, stem cell technologies, cell and tissue culture technologies, and pharmaceutical formulations in addition to food and beverage technologies and agricultural technologies.My practice includes all aspects of domestic and foreign patent prosecution including patent preparation and prosecution, conducting due diligence analyses, and management of complex patent portfolios. I also assist attorneys with licensing agreements and litigation matters such as rendering opinions on patent validity and infringement for life science technologies.

Experience

1. Senior Patent Agent

   Michael Best

   Jun 2025 — Present · Milwaukee, WI, US

   Registered to practice patent law before the USPTO-Managing client patent portfolios-Preparing patent portfolio strategies-Drafting patent applications-Drafting Office action responses-Preparing patentability and clearance assessments-Mentoring junior colleagues.

Education

• Medical College of Wisconsin

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

  2014 — 2019

• Marquette University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  2009 — 2013