GTC Law Group & Affiliates’ Patent Group Recognized in Pittsburgh Business Times

GTC Law Group & Affiliates’ John Monocello, Principal, and his patent team were recently recognized in the Pittsburgh Business Times for their efforts in helping ag-tech start-up Farm Jenny secure its first patent. Farm Jenny’s patent is for a method of provisioning a sensor to monitor livestock using an RFID-enabled mounting device. This exciting innovation measures and surveys animal activity and other important data points that generate actionable insights and lead to new ways of diagnosing and caring for animals. Please see full article here: Farm Jenny receives first patent for livestock sensor tech – Pittsburgh Business Times

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GTC Law Group & Affiliates’ Tony Decicco Moderated a Panel at the FLIGHT Europe 2021 Conference

GTC Law Group & Affiliates’ Tony Decicco, Principal, moderated a panel at the virtual FLIGHT Europe 2021 Conference on April 20, 2021. The panel, titled “A Practical Discussion on Open Source and M&A Due Diligence” addressed open source software and how it is increasingly difficult to realize the full value while managing the related compliance, security and other risks.   The panel addressed open source compliance and the significant positive and negative impact it can have on day-to-day operations and exit events (including M&A and IPOs), investment rounds and customer agreements as well as:   Recent trends and predictions Creating value […]

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GTC Law Group & Affiliates’ Tony Decicco Lectured on the Legal Implications of Open Source Software at New England School of Law

GTC Law Group & Affiliates’ Tony Decicco, Principal, presented a lecture at New England School of Law on April 16, 2021.  The lecture, titled “Legal Implications of Open Source Software” covered an introduction to IP law in respect of software, open source software 101, the impact of open source software on M&A and other transactions and approaches for navigating certain open source software licenses.

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