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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.
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The offices of Pinsky Law, Patent & Trademark Agents, are located at:
| Toronto Office | Kitchener/Waterloo Office | |
| Suite 900 | Suite 1055 | |
| 45 Sheppard Avenue East | 30 Duke Street West | |
| Toronto, Ontario | Kitchener, Ontario | |
| M2N 5W9 | N2H 3W5 | |
| Tel: (416) 221-2600 | Tel: (519) 578-1200 | |
| Fax: (416) 221-2604 | Fax: (519) 578-1204 |
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