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05.29.2026
How to Use the USPTO’s New 30-Day Pre-Order Response to Defend Your Patent
Authored by Babak Akhlaghi on May 29, 2026. On April 1, 2026, the USPTO made a procedural change that most…
05.29.2026
The Collapse of IPR—and Here’s What Founders Need to Know
Authored by Babak Akhlaghi on May 29, 2026. Between October 2024 and February 2026, the IPR institution rate collapsed from…
05.08.2026
Why Patents Don’t Commercialize Themselves — and What Founders Miss
Authored by Babak Akhlaghi on May 8, 2026. Many patents never translate into meaningful commercial value, not because the ideas are…
05.03.2026
Why Your Patent Portfolio Isn’t Giving You IP Leverage
Authored by Babak Akhlaghi on May 3, 2026. We all like big numbers. A patent portfolio with hundreds or thousands…
04.10.2026
Why Smart Startups Should Publish Their Secrets Instead of Patenting Them
Authored by Babak Akhlaghi on April 10, 2026. I recently spoke with a founder who had obtained a patent but…
02.24.2026
I’ve Reviewed Many Patent Portfolios. Here’s What Makes One Worth $100M
I Once Represented a Company That Had Nothing but Patents They sued major industry players who refused to settle. Those…
02.24.2026
Six Questions That Determine Whether You Should File That Patent
Why the Default Answer Shouldn’t Be “Yes, Let’s File” I’ve sat through hundreds of IP strategy sessions with founders. The…
