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Supreme Court Ruling on AIA-POST Grant Proceedings
- 06.27.2016
On June 20, 2016, the Supreme Court finally put to the rest the question of whether or not the Patent Office can use a different standard from the district court in reviewing the claim constructions under the AIA-post grant proceedings. The Court held the different […]
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10 Dos & Don’ts in Negotiating a Commercial Lease for Startups
- 06.27.2016
Dos: Do identify the strength of your leverage (e.g., well-funded, good investor, low occupancy rate) before starting the negotiation Do clarify the specific conditions the premises should be placed in before having to take on the lease Do define the premises with specificity including having […]
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World Bank Workshop – Structuring and Launching your Entrepreneurial Business
- 05.19.2016
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 […]
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University of Maryland 5th Annual ECEGSA Industrial Career Panel
- 05.11.2016
Mr. Akhlaghi was honored to be a panelist for the electrical and computer engineering graduate students at University of Maryland looking to enter the work force. He was joined by esteemed colleagues from Texas Instruments, Booz Allen, Facebook and Netladonna.
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Welcome Laurence Stein!
- 05.11.2016
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 […]
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Invitation to Speak at the United Nations in Germany
- 11.09.2015
Congratulations to Babak Akhlaghi for being invited to the United Nations Conference Center in Berlin, Germany. He will be presenting with his mother, Mrs. Mahnaz Mehrinfar on the Iranian International Studies of nuclear engineering, currently occurring in Tehran, Iran. Mrs. Mehrinfar is a prominent […]
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Supreme Court granted certiorari on triple damages on patent cases
- 10.22.2015
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider whether a $70 million jury award that Stryker Corp. won against Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. for patent infringement should be tripled or not. For more details, click here.
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Welcome Azadeh Khadem!
- 09.28.2015
Azadeh Khadem joins us as an of counsel patent attorney, concentrating her practice on patent preparation and prosecution, licensing and the acquisition of intellectual property rights, opinion work and client counseling. Azadeh has represented clients in diverse technical areas, including biomedical devices, telecommunications, semiconductor devices, […]
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In honor of Amazon Prime Day…
- 07.15.2015
Finger print or face recognition to unlock your smartphone? Sure, they seem to be some of the more advanced ways to unlock your phone nowadays. However, Amazon was recently awarded a new patent in June, which would allow your smartphone to unlock by scanning your […]
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Williamson v. Citrix Online
- 07.14.2015
In Williamson v. Citrix Online, LLC, the Federal Circuit found that the omission of the word “means” does not justify a “strong” presumption that a claim limitation is not subject to section 112, para. 6. This appears to be an effort by the court to […]
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