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3 Steps You Should Take Before Starting a Business

In this video, we’re going to talk about 3 steps you should take before starting a business. Please make sure you stay until the end where we’ll share a tip on how to protect one of the most valuable assets of your business, its Intellectual Property (“IP”), by including a simple provision in your employment agreement.

About the Author

Babak Akhlaghi is an adjunct professor at University of Maryland, where he teaches legal aspects of entrepreneurship. Babak is also a registered patent attorney and the Managing Director at NovoTech Patent Firm, where he assists inventors in protecting and monetizing their inventions. He is also a co-author of the "Patent Applications Handbook," which has been updated and published annually by West Publications (Clark Boardman Division) since 1992. One of his distinguished accomplishments involves guiding a startup through the patent application process, which led to substantial licensing opportunities that significantly enhanced the company's strategic value.

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