Dr. Benjamin E. Blass is an experienced US patent agent and scientist with over 35 years of experience. Over the course of his career, he has had the opportunity to take part in the patent submission and prosecution process as a patent agent of record and inventor of record to support the discovery and development of small molecule therapeutics.  He has extensive experience working with colleagues and clients from industrial and academic institution and has used his knowledge of medicinal chemistry, drug discovery, and US Patent law to craft high quality patent applications that have matriculated into PCT application, national stage applications, and issued patents across multiple jurisdictions. His personal research efforts produced 31 issued US patents, 26 PCT/WIPO patent applications, and over 50 peer reviewed publications. He is also the sole author, editor, and illustrator of the award-winning Basic Principles of Drug Discovery and Development that is available in both English and Chinese,