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1 SEPT. 18, 2005 (C) 2005 WU & CHEUNG, LLP1 UNITED EXPLORERS CLUB SEPT.18, 2005 How to Start a New Venture and the Role of Intellectual Property THE LAW OFFICES OF WU & CHEUNG, L.L.P. 98 DISCOVERY IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92618 WWW.WCLAWYERS.COM TEL: 949-251-0111 FAX: 949-251-1588

2 SEPT. 18, 2005 (C) 2005 WU & CHEUNG, LLP2 STARTING YOUR BUSINESS 1. IDENTIFYING A MARKET NEED: Your products and services should be defined and shaped in response to real customers 2. PRODUCT DEFINITION: Determine the competitive edge that will make your product / services preferable to others 3. MARKET EVALUATION: Types of Customers – individuals, small business, Fortune 500 companies, government or by foreign customers

3 SEPT. 18, 2005 (C) 2005 WU & CHEUNG, LLP3 FORMING A FOUNDING TEAM COMPOSITION OF THE TEAM: 1. CEO, 2. VP OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 3. VP OF SALES AND MARKETING, AND 4. CFO QUALITY LEADERSHIP: THE PERCENTAGE OF THE COMPANY THAT THE FOUNDERS WILL BE ABLE TO RETAIN IS A DIRECT FUNCTION OF THEIR ABILITY TO HANDLE KEY MANAGEMENT ROLES. A STRONG FOUNDING TEAM CAN RETAIN A HIGH PERCENT OF THE COMPANYS SOCK AT THE IPO BECAUSE IT WOULD NEED LESS OUTSIDE CAPITAL. A WEAKER TEAM WOULD REQUIRE LARGER CAPITAL AND RESULTING IN SMALLER FOUNDERS EQUITY

4 SEPT. 18, 2005 (C) 2005 WU & CHEUNG, LLP4 LEGAL STRUCTURE 1. SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP: YOU OWN THE BUSINESS 2.PARTNERSHIP: TWO OR MORE PEOPLE OPERATE A BUSINESS TOGETHER AND DIVIDE THE PROFITS AND LOSSES 3.CORPORATION: SHAREHOLDERS OWN THE CORPORATION AND ELECT A BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS GOVERNS THE CORPORATION AND APPOINTS OFFICERS WHO MANAGE ITS DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS. ADVANTAGES: LIABILITY SHIELD – LIMITED TO SHAREHOLDERS INVESTMENT IN THEIR SHARES; DIFFERENT STOCK CLASSES; DISADVANTAGES: DOUBLE TAX S CORPORATION – 1 CLASS OF STOCK, SHAREHOLDERS MUST BE U.S. RESIDENTS 4. LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY – CAN HAVE DISPROPORTIONATE EQUITY OWNERSHIP PERCENTAGE ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES

5 SEPT. 18, 2005 (C) 2005 WU & CHEUNG, LLP5 INITIAL STOCK ISSUANCES TO FOUNDERS FACTORS TO CONSIDER: 1. STOCK VALUATION, 2. INCOME TAX, 3. VESTING AND BUY-BACK RIGHTS, 4. AVAILABILITY OF SEED FINANCING, AND 5. SECURITIES LAWS COMPLIANCE. 1.HOW TO VALUE FOUNDERS STOCK? No Readily ascertainable value so usually issued at a nominal price such as $0.01 per share. If property is contributed in exchange for stock, I.e. technology, then that will be the basis for the stock. 2.HOW DO FOUNDERS AVOID INCOME TAX LIABILITY? (A) Time gap between founders shares issuance and issuance to investors; (B) Create value in company – patents, business plan, product prototype, agreements with key customers

6 SEPT. 18, 2005 (C) 2005 WU & CHEUNG, LLP6 (C) CREATE A TWO-TIERED CAPITAL STRUCTURE 3.VESTING SCHEDULES AND BUY-BACK RIGHTS: (A) Most original founders do not remain with the company (B) Vesting of founders shares over a 4 or 5 year period (C) Company has right to buy back – termination and first right of refusal (D) 83(b) Election: If company reserves right to buy back stock at original price on employment termination, and taxed immediately on the difference between FMV and the purchased price.

7 SEPT. 18, 2005 (C) 2005 WU & CHEUNG, LLP7 4. 4.SEED FINANCING: initial money used to support the fledging company while a business plan is written or a prototype is being developed. Sources: friends, relatives, credit card, and 2 nd mortgages 5. 5.COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS A. Non-compliance will give investors rescission rights B. Criminal liability C. Finding the appropriate exemptions from the costly process of registration with the S.E.C.

8 SEPT. 18, 2005 (C) 2005 WU & CHEUNG, LLP8 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Intangible assets associated with a companys brainpower and goodwill. PATENTS : a patent grants its owner the right to exclude others from making, using or selling the claimed invention in the U.S. Patent protection lasts up to 20 years from the date of filing for utility patents. Design patents last up to 14 years.

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10 SEPT. 18, 2005 (C) 2005 WU & CHEUNG, LLP10 THE BLACKBERRY PATENT LITIGATION

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12 SEPT. 18, 2005 (C) 2005 WU & CHEUNG, LLP12 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRADEMARKS: trademark law protects names, words, phrases, designs and the like that indicate the source or origin of a product or service. We are surrounded by trademarks everywhere.

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15 SEPT. 18, 2005 (C) 2005 WU & CHEUNG, LLP15 CASE STUDY: THE K-MART – SEARS MERGER PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A DUAL BRANDING MARKETING STRATEGY

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17 SEPT. 18, 2005 (C) 2005 WU & CHEUNG, LLP17 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COPYRIGHTS: Federal copyright law protects writing and other forms of express. Copyright comes into existence when the work is fixed in a tangible medium of expression capable of being discerned by someone directly or through the use of a machine.

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19 SEPT. 18, 2005 (C) 2005 WU & CHEUNG, LLP19 TRADE SECRETS: It is based on state trade secret law as the primary means of protecting their intellectual property. It requires no filing or registration, can be quite broad in scope, and may last indefinitely. Example: the formula for the Coca Cola soft drink is a trade secret. The owner of a trade secret is required to use reasonable measures to maintain the secrecy of the information. Example: Use of a Non-Disclosure Agreement AKA NDA. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

20 SEPT. 18, 2005 (C) 2005 WU & CHEUNG, LLP20 DUE DILIGENCE (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AUDIT) 1. 1.Customer / Licensee files 2. 2.Employee and contractor files 3. 3.Intellectual property acquisition files 4. 4.Patent application files 5. 5.Trademark registration files 6. 6.Patent application files 7. 7.Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filings 8. 8.Files regarding competitors 9. 9.Research & Development files 10. 10.User documentation files 11. 11.Marketing files

21 SEPT. 18, 2005 (C) 2005 WU & CHEUNG, LLP21 DUE DILIGENCE (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AUDIT) INSPECTION OF THE TECHNOLOGY END RESULT: Better understanding of how the value of the intellectual property

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23 SEPT. 18, 2005 (C) 2005 WU & CHEUNG, LLP23 Charles C.H. Wu, Esq. THE LAW OFFICES OF WU & CHEUNG, L.L.P. 98 DISCOVERY IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92618 WWW.WCLAWYERS.COM TEL: 949-251-0111 FAX: 949-251-1588

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