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Top 10 Legal MistakesStartups make

Roger RoyseRoyse Law Firm, [email protected]@rroyse00

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Use of Prior Employer’s Facilities

9Failure to Comply

with Securities Laws

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409A Violations• No Valuation• Non-Qualified

Deferred Compensation

Infringing Another’s

Trademarks

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Trademark:

Registered Trademark:

TM

R

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Failure to ObtainInvention

Assignments

5Non-compliance with California Wage and

Hour Laws

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Lack of Tax Planning

3Entrenched

Management(no vesting, no buy-

sell)

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Lack of Corporate

Documentation

Not Having the Right Legal

Counsel

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