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Protection of Intellectual Property in a Startup
Aside from competence of management team, control of intellectual property is a major focus of investor scrutiny. The ability to identify and protect intellectual property directly reflects on investor confidence and the resulting access to capital available to technology start-up. Protection of intellectual property assets is available through the law of copyright, trade secrets, patents and trademarks.
Exit Strategies for a Startup
The typical exits for startups include IPOs, mergers/acquisitions and bankruptcy. The IPO was especially popular during the height of the Internet and technology boom, the time when numerous relatively newly formed companies went public. Typically less than one startup in 1,000 ever goes public. Those with venture financing have a much better chance - one in ten, yet sixty percent of venture-funded startups go bankrupt.
Contact Information
1. Pinsky Law, Patent & Trademark Agents, is a business, technology and intellectual property law firm. We represent businesses, entrepreneurs and inventors at all stages of growth, from company formation to IPO or acquisition. We represent clients in a wide variety of industries including aviation and aerospace, automotive, radio communications, wireless telecommunications, electronics, computer hardware, computer software, computer games, information technology, medical devices, digital media, clean technology, healthcare, book publishing, and entertainment.
2. We cannot respond to general or case-specific inquiries, including cost estimates for our services, from non-clients. We cannot answer these without discussion, analysis and clarification available in a context of a formal consultation.
3. We offer a one hour initial consultation to address issues and questions which potential clients may have before retaining our services. The purpose of the initial consultation is to clarify facts of your case, discuss legal options and strategies available, define what services you may require and estimate a fee for your representation. The cost of the initial consultation is two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) plus HST.
4. If you wish to schedule the paid initial consultation to discuss your case in person, send us an eMail with a detailed description of your case and services you require. Your eMail must clearly indicate a request for the initial consultation. Our primary method of communication is via eMail. Telephone consultations are available to established clients only.
The office of Pinsky Law, Patent & Trademark Agents, are located at:
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Suite 900 |
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45 Sheppard Ave. East |
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Toronto, Ontario |
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M2N 5W9 |
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Tel: (416) 221-2600 |
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Fax: (416) 221-2604 |
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