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Patent Portfolio Strategy

Patent Portfolio Strategy for Growing Technology Companies

A single patent rarely creates defensibility.

Real protection comes from a well‑designed patent portfolio—one that evolves with your product, your market, and your long‑term business strategy.

At NovoTech Patent Firm, we build investor‑grade portfolios that hold up under fundraising, competitive pressure, and acquirer scrutiny.

What a Strategic Portfolio Looks Like

A strong patent portfolio:

✔ protects the company’s core technical leverage
✔ supports continuations, divisionals, and expansion
✔ aligns with product, market, and roadmap evolution
✔ withstands investor due diligence

Portfolio strategy is about structure, not volume.

How We Help

We partner with founders to:

✔ identify portfolio gaps and redundancies
✔ plan filings around key business milestones
✔ prioritize protection based on risk, value, and competitive exposure
✔ adjust the portfolio as the company grows or pivots

Who This Is For

✔ Seed to Series B companies
✔ IP‑sensitive or fast‑moving technology markets
✔ Founders planning beyond their first filing

Most portfolio decisions benefit from a strategic review.

Schedule an IP Strategy Session

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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