Supreme Court Decision on Remedies for TM Infringement

Last month, the Supreme Court, in its decision Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil Grp., Inc., 140 S. Ct. 1492 (2020) clarified that a finding of willfulness is not a pre-requisite for consideration of a profits award under 15 U. S. C. §1117(a) of the Lanham Act. Essentially, what this means is that it is no longer required for a plaintiff to prove than an infringer willfully infringed the plaintiff’s trademark(s) in order to ask for the infringer to have to disgorge their profits from the infringement. However, the court took care to make sure that a defendant’s state of mind […]

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GTC Law Group & Affiliates’ Anthony Decicco Co-authored a Software Integrity Blog with Synopsis

GTC Law Group & Affiliates’ Anthony Decicco co-authored a blog post with Synopsis on May 5, 2020. The blog post titled: “Navigating M&A Tech Due Diligence From a Safe Distance” covers practical tips for completing tech due diligence and focusing on open source software when teams can’t meet in person. Read more here: https://www.synopsys.com/blogs/software-security/tech-due-diligence-social-distance/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=eloqua

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GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates’ Leon Schwartz Interviewed by OpenChain

The OpenChain Project has initiated a series of interviews with people involved with the OpenChain Project. GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates’ Leon Schwartz was recently selected to participate in an interview. Leon shared his history and experience with open source as both a software developer and a lawyer. Leon went on to describe the unique perspective GTC brings to open source due diligence and strategy in all types of transactions. Please see the full interview here: https://www.openchainproject.org/openchain-interview-11

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GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates Presented Program on Privacy and Security in Mergers and Acquisitions

GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates presented at a Boston Bar Association sponsored event on February 12, 2020. The course, titled “Privacy and Security in Mergers and Acquisitions”, provided an interactive review of privacy and security issues involved in acquiring and selling a privately held company, including large global companies, smaller businesses and business unit spin-offs. Please see link for greater details: https://bostonbar.org/membership/events/event-details?ID=33737

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GTC Welcomed as Latest Official Partner of The OpenChain Project

The OpenChain Project recently welcomed GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates as their latest official partner, bolstering their position in both the North American and global market. GTC partnering with the OpenChain Project marks another milestone in building out global support for user companies adopting OpenChain’s industry standard for open source compliance. “The OpenChain standard has the potential to both bring much-needed clarity to open source compliance programs and to reduce duplication of efforts in compliance programs and during M&A and investment transactions”, says GTC’s Leon Schwartz. “We look forward to continuing and growing our relationship with OpenChain and helping […]

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GTC Law Group & Affiliates’ Tony Decicco, Shareholder, & Leon Schwartz, Associate, Presented a Webinar with Black Duck

GTC Law Group & Affiliates’ Tony Decicco, Shareholder, & Leon Schwartz, Associate, presented a Webinar with Black Duck in November, 2019. The webinar, titled “You’ve Got Your Open Source Audit Report-Now What?”, covered: • How to select and prepare a code base for review • How to get the most out of a code review/audit • How to effectively implement a third-party software policy and review process

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GTC Presents at NECCA

On November 13, 2019, GTC Shareholders Rick Olin and Tom Hemnes presented to over 60 members of the New England Corporate Counsel Association (“NECCA”) on contract drafting. Their discussion covered both basic and advanced topics, including recent developments in the areas of risk mitigation, “super caps” on liability, and the impact of GDPR, CCPA and other privacy legislation on contractual relationships. Copies of their presentation materials can be found here: NECCA Slide Deck – ROlin – 11 13 19 (v 11 08 19)      

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GTC Law Group & Affiliates’ Tony Decicco, Shareholder, & Leon Schwartz, Associate, Presented at Black Duck Flight 2019

GTC Law Group & Affiliates’ Tony Decicco, Shareholder, & Leon Schwartz, Associate, presented at Black Duck Flight 2019 on September 19, 2019. The presentation, titled “So You’ve Got Your Open Source Audit Report, Now What?”, covered: • How to effectively identify and manage compliance and security risks associated with open source software • Next steps once you have composition of the code

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GTC Law Group & Affiliates’ Tony Decicco, Shareholder, & Leon Schwartz, Associate, Presented at Black Duck Flight 2019

GTC Law Group & Affiliates’ Tony Decicco, Shareholder, & Leon Schwartz, Associate, presented at Black Duck Flight 2019 on September 18, 2019. The presentation, titled “Stump the Lawyers: Q&A/Discussion of Open Source Licenses for Developers”, covered: • How to decode the legalese and details on open source licensing • Opportunity to share ideas, best practices and key success factors as it relates to open source licenses

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