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M.S.E., Electrical Engineering

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

B.S.E, Electrical Engineering

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

MBA

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Juris Doctorate

Seattle University, Seattle, WA

Douglas J. Barker

Doug Barker is a Patent Attorney at NovoTech Patent Firm. Doug assists clients with patent preparation and prosecution, and opinion work.

In a career of more than twenty-five years in the intellectual property field, Doug has specialized in providing patent and trade secret counseling and obtaining valid, enforceable patents as in-house counsel for Microsoft across a wide range of technologies, including the fields of computer software, cloud computing, generative AI and machine learning, quantum computing, search and advertising, operating systems, and mobile devices. Doug also managed an in-house patent engineering team that provided technical services to evaluate and increase the worth of patent portfolios as well as freedom to innovate studies and IP risk assessment analysis.

Doug’s previous legal experience includes being in-house counsel for Hewlett-Packard Company, providing front-line legal support, and preparing and prosecuting patent applications, for the HP printer, medical, and instrumentation businesses. Doug started his patent career as a patent agent for Fluke Corporation in their electronic instrumentation and networks businesses while attending law school. Doug’s previous technical experience includes providing front-line engineering support as an electrical engineer for the Hewlett-Packard Company for their electronic instrument manufacturing business.

Doug earned his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering at the University of Michigan, his master of business administration (MBA) at the University of Washington, and his Juris Doctorate at the Seattle University School of Law.

Doug is admitted to practice in Washington, and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

About the Author

Babak Akhlaghi is 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. Additionally, Babak is a former adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland, where he taught legal aspects of entrepreneurship. One of his notable achievements includes successfully prosecuting a patent application for a startup, resulting in licensing fees totalling over a hundred million dollars.

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