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Financing a Startup
Many startup companies, particularly in technology sector, require capital beyond the means of their founders in order to finance continued growth. Expenses quickly add up, and a business that cannot manage its cash flow will not survive. Because startup companies typically have a limited operating history and are considered to be risky ventures, obtaining even simple financing arrangements can be a difficult task.
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.
Contact Information for Direct Entry Clients
1. Pinsky Law, Patent & Trademark Agents, is a business, technology and intellectual property law firm providing a range of cost effective legal services to support innovative start-up and established companies involved in the development, distribution and use of technology and intellectual property assets. We also serve as corporate general counsel on a part-time basis for clients whose management teams require dedicated, in-house legal management and resources, but are not yet large enough to justify hiring full-time general counsel.
2. We receive dozens of general and case-specific legal inquiries via eMail and telephone each week. We cannot answer these without discussion, analysis and clarification available in the context of a formal initial consultation. We do not provide free initial consultations. In the interest of cost-effectiveness, we offer a MANDATORY one hour paid initial consultation in order to address issues and questions potential clients may have before retaining our services. All potential clients are subject to the mandatory initial consultation.
3. The cost of the one hour initial consultation is three hundred dollars ($300.00). Regular hourly rates will apply thereafter. The payment must be made BEFORE the consultation is scheduled. Initial consultations are typically scheduled within several days after payment. Telephone and eMail consultations are available, for those outside of Toronto and Kitchener/Waterloo areas.
4. We want to make sure your expectations are accurate. Review the information on this website carefully so that your decision to attend the initial consultation is well informed. During the initial consultation we 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 initial consultation DOES NOT establish client-lawyer relationship between you and Pinsky Law. Pinsky Law will not be representing you unless and until the terms of our representation are discussed and mutually agreed upon by you and Pinsky Law, in writing. We NEVER accept clients without a signed representation agreement. Follow the two steps below to schedule the initial consultation.
5. First Step - Payment. To schedule the initial consultation, click the ADD TO CART button below. You will be taken to our order processing page, which will collect your contact information before transferring you to our secure payment processing gateway administered by PayPal. You can use your PayPal account to pay or your Visa, MasterCard, or American Express credit card. Once the transaction is completed you will receive an eMail receipt. The payment must be made before you contact our office.
6. Second Step - eMail. Following the payment, send to us an eMail with a detailed description of your case, issues involved, services sought, several alternative dates on which you are available for the initial consultation, and payment reference number (appears on the eMail receipt). It is helpful to understand your background and what you are working on particularly if you are not referred by someone we know. Bear in mind that eMails from free eMail domains (such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Live, MSN, Facebook, etc.) are automatically deleted by our server and are not delivered to us.
7. Bear in mind also that in the absence of a specifically contracted sum for a specific service, any discussed fees and disbursements figures are ballpark figures only for minimum cases only. Forewarned is forearmed. Raise at the outset of your discussions with us whatever concerns you may have about budgeting adequately for fees and disbursements expected for any task that you ask us to undertake.