Starting Your Business…Avoid Costly Mistakes!

DATE: July 22, 2010
TIME: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: 1960 Anaheim Way
Anaheim, CA 92805
SPEAKER: Megan K Pionkowski, Esq.
REGISTER: Business Expo Center
PRICE: $30


Choosing a name and corporate structure for your business can be a lot more complicated than one may think.

The first portion of the workshop will provide information on naming your business and the trademark issues that go along with it.

The Name Game:
• What basic factors you should considered: from spelling to uniqueness
• What is the likelihood I will obtain Federal Registration: factors the USPTO considers
• How can I protect my name: Federal Registration vs. State Registration
• The benefits of Registering your Trademark
• Properly using the symbols tm and ®

The second portion of the workshop will provide a general overview of how to form your chosen business legal structure.

Choosing the Best Legal Structure for Your Business:
• Licenses & Permits
• Most Common legal Structures
• Formation requirements & Liability protection
• Resources

About the Speaker:

Megan K. Pionkowski is the founding attorney of Atlas Law Group, P.C. primarily focusing on intellectual property matters, including trademark and copyright prosecution, domain name disputes, entity formation, and drafting and negotiating licensing and business agreements. Her background includes work for Burkhalter, Kessler, Goodman & George, LLP and for the Consumer Products Division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.

Ms. Pionkowski graduated from the University of Central Florida with a B.A. in Legal Studies. She earned her J.D. at Whittier School of Law where she also earned a certificate in intellectual property law.

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