Aideen NasiriShargh

NovoTech Patent Firm is an absolute gem for any tech start-up company! Babak and his team exemplify friendliness, high competency, and genuine understanding, care, and support. These are exactly the qualifications you need when filing your first patent and feeling overwhelmed by the myriad of options, decisions, and potential setbacks. Babak and NovoTech team answer any question (even the stupid ones!) promptly and with understandable details, they suggest various options professionally considering your situation, and when it comes to doing the job for you, they are top-notch.

I transferred two patents from another firm to NovoTech in Q1 2024, and the patents were in terrible shape with final and non-final rejections after three years of back and forth. However, after transferring the cases, Babak and Greg helped me revive them and secured approval for one in almost three months! I truly wish I had started with them from the beginning, and I will definitely continue to work with them and recommend them to anyone in the future.

Thank you!

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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