Babak Akhlaghi is the managing partner in the law firm of NovoTechIP International PLLC. Babak focuses his practice on preparing and prosecuting patent applications for a wide range of technologies in the computer, electrical, and mechanical arts including analog and digital circuits, computer software, internet-driven technologies, semiconductor structures, mechanical designs, automotive, power supplies, communications and signal processing, financial services, optics, network system and security, mobile devices and mobile communication networks, and nanotechnology. Babak received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering magna cum laude from University of Maryland. Babak received his Juris Doctorate degree cum laude from University of Houston Law Center. Babak is admitted to the bars of the District of Columbia and Maryland, and is registered to practice before the USPTO. Babak is a former adjunct professor of the University of Maryland, where he taught legal aspects of entrepreneurship.