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Welcome Laurence Stein!

Laurence is an intellectual property attorney at NovoTech Patent Firm and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office.

Laurence provides legal counseling on a wide range of intellectual property matters, including patent and trademark infringement and validity opinions, drafting and prosecuting applications for patent and trademark, counseling on intellectual property strategy, and drafting licenses and joint venture agreements relating to patent, trade secret, trademark, right of publicity, trade dress and copyright.

Laurence has experience in patent, trademark and trade dress litigation, in cases before various United States District Courts, the International Trade Commission and the United States Court of Federal Claims.  Laurence also has experience in the arbitration of intellectual property matters.  He has experience in a wide range of technologies, including wireless communication, optical fiber, RFID systems, D/A converters, surgical appliances, propulsion, antenna systems, liquid crystal displays, encryption, data mining military weapons systems, and night-vision systems, and has industry experience as an electronic systems engineer.

Laurence is admitted to practice in Virginia, the District of Columbia Bar, and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

About the Author

Babak Akhlaghi is a registered patent attorney and the Managing Director of NovoTech Patent Firm, where he helps technology companies build investor‑grade patent portfolios that support fundraising, defensibility, and long‑term competitive advantage. His practice centers on patent strategy, portfolio architecture, and high‑leverage drafting for companies developing AI, machine learning, quantum computing, advanced software‑driven systems, robotics, and other emerging technologies.

Babak is also a permanent Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland, where he teaches Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship, bringing real‑world IP strategy experience directly into the academic environment.

He is a co‑author of the Patent Applications Handbook, published annually by West Publications (Clark Boardman Division) since 1992, and widely used by practitioners as a technical and procedural reference.

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