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09.12.2026
Ex parte Baurin Got It Wrong, and Startup Patent Portfolios Will Pay for It
By Babak Akhlaghi on September 12, 2026. In August 2026, the USPTO's Appeals Review Panel issued its decision in Ex…
08.31.2026
VDPP v. Volkswagen: The Patent Marking Mistake That Erased Millions in Damages
By Babak Akhlaghi on August 31, 2026. You settled a patent dispute. Someone paid you to go away. You signed…
08.25.2026
The Double-Exposure Problem: What Your Thin Provisional Is Actually Costing You
By Babak Akhlaghi on August 25, 2026. A Federal Circuit decision just changed what your provisional application is worth —…
08.07.2026
A $50 Million Patent Verdict Vanished on Appeal. Here Is What Founders Should Learn From It.
By Babak Akhlaghi on August 6, 2026. In July 2026, the Federal Circuit erased one of the biggest university patent…
07.20.2026
Enanta Was First to File. Pfizer Still Won. The Difference Was One Digit.
Authored by Babak Akhlaghi on July 20, 2026. On June 23, 2026, the Federal Circuit affirmed that every claim of Enanta…
07.08.2026
The IPR Door Is Open — But You Have to Follow the Rules
Authored by Babak Akhlaghi on July 8, 2026. On June 15, 2026, USPTO Director John A. Squires issued a decision…
06.21.2026
The Licensing Moment: When Validation Becomes Vulnerability
Authored by Babak Akhlaghi on June 21, 2026. You've spent years on this. The invention. The prosecution. The real money…
06.17.2026
How Aortic Innovations Lost a Patent Case Without an Adversary
Authored by Babak Akhlaghi on June 17, 2026. Aortic Innovations LLC owned four patents covering transcatheter heart valve technology. They…
06.14.2026
The Patent Office Just Opened the Door for AI Founders — But It Won’t Stay Open Forever
Authored by Babak Akhlaghi on June 14, 2026. In September 2025, something unusual happened at the USPTO. The new Director…
06.12.2026
The Email That Cost Millions: What Wonderland v. Evenflo Teaches Every Founder About Patent Risk
Authored by Babak Akhlaghi on June 11, 2026. An engineer at Evenflo Company sent an email that should never have…
