Investor-Ready IP Snapshot
Founders raising money or entering a partnership or acquisition conversation who need to show their IP house is in order.
Startup IP Foundations Bundle
Early teams with cofounders, contractors, or a website already live, where nothing about IP ownership has been formalized.
$3,500.00
Engagement type: Flat Fee
Attorney fee: Flat fee, typically $3,500–$5,000 for the bundle
$3,500 – $5,000 flat for the bundle, by team size and the number of agreements in scope.
USPTO / USCO / WIPO fees billed separately at cost.
Best for
Early teams with cofounders, contractors, or a website already live, where nothing about IP ownership has been formalized.
What's included
- Trademark quick-screen on the company or product name.
- Founder and contractor IP assignment agreements so the company, not an individual, owns the work.
- Confidentiality agreement template for pitches and vendor conversations.
- Website and product legal pages: terms of use and privacy policy.
- One follow-up call.
What's NOT included
- Government, third-party, foreign-associate, translation, courier, and vendor fees.
- Entity formation, cap-table, or securities work.
- Patent drafting or filing.
- The full trademark clearance search and application.
- Negotiation with a counterparty.
Client responsibilities
- Identify every founder, employee, and contractor who has contributed work.
- Provide existing agreements, if any.
- Sign and countersign the assignments once approved.
Assumptions
- One business entity, up to five contributors.
- Standard templates adapted to your facts, not bespoke drafting.
- One round of substantive client revisions included.
- No material adverse facts discovered after engagement.
Scope-change triggers
- More than five contributors, or contributors outside the United States.
- A contributor who refuses to assign.
- Regulated data or a product needing bespoke compliance terms.
- Negotiated rather than template agreements.
Deliverables
Executed IP assignment agreements, a signed template set, and the legal pages ready to publish.
Typical timing
Typically 2–4 weeks.
Watch out for
The biggest risk is a cofounder or contractor leaving later and taking ambiguous ownership of code, designs, or IP with them, because nothing was ever assigned in writing.
What usually comes next
This bundle is the natural entry point into ongoing contract support, fractional general counsel, and, once you are ready to raise, an Investor-Ready IP Snapshot.
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