World Bank Workshop – Structuring and Launching your Entrepreneurial Business

Come join us at the World Bank today for the Structuring and Launching your Entrepreneurial Business workshop!   Babak Akhlaghi, our managing partner, is a panelist at the workshop today.

The goal of the workshop is to help participants who are considering becoming an entrepreneur, and provide information and support to help them take the first steps down this path. This workshop, jointly sponsored by the IDBFA, WBFN and IMFFA are open to all our organization members, as well as to staff of the IDB, WBFN and IMF.

When: May 19, 2016

Where: 701 18th Street, NW, Room J1-050, Washington, DC.

At: 11:30am-2pm

Sponsored by: WBFN

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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