Are there intellectual property law firms or patent attorneys that regularly offer deferred payment for startups?

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Are there intellectual property law firms or patent attorneys that regularly offer deferred payment for startups?

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B8c746df8d
IP Consultant

It is rare. I have seen payment in the form of equity. Another possibility is the deferred payment is in the form of convertible note which is treated as debt and thus has higher priority than common stock (or all stock for that matter) if a liquidation event should happen.

672e4b13ad
Patent Attorney

I sometimes do.

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