Your Trusted Partner for Providing Practical Legal Solutions

At GP Tech Law, we understand the complexities of navigating legal related technology and business issues.  We are dedicated to counseling and advising our clients through these challenges with exceptional legal services tailored to the unique needs of our clients. Led by Greg Penoyer, a seasoned intellectual property counselor with a wealth of experience. GP Tech Law specializes in technology and intellectual property law, transactional matters, and startup related issues.

Services

As a highly experienced and trusted advisor, we offer a comprehensive range of services to support clients in various aspects of their intellectual property and business endeavors. We provide holistic support to our clients, empowering them to navigate complex challenges and seize promising opportunities.

Outside General Counsel for Small Business and Startups

 We provide ongoing support and guidance to small businesses and startups, helping them navigate legal challenges at every stage of their business journey.  Our broad and diverse experience across multiple technology areas and client types, uniquely position us to provide product counsel services to help issue spot and head-off potential future commercialization and regulatory pitfalls.  In some cases, we supplement existing in-house legal teams, in others, we act as “outside inside counsel,” directly advising business stakeholders.

Technology Transactions

We assist clients in structuring and negotiating a variety of technology transactions, including non-disclosure agreements, inbound and outbound licensing agreements, SAAS agreements, vendor contracts, joint ventures, contractor agreements, and other collaborations. Our deep understanding of technology-driven industries allows us to maximize the value of our clients' intellectual property assets and commercial potential while mitigating risk.

General Intellectual Property (IP) Services

We offer comprehensive IP services to help clients protect, manage, leverage, and enforce intellectual property rights. From patent and trademark counseling to copyright issues, we provide strategic advice customized to each client's specific needs. We have expertise in portfolio management, IP audits, M&A diligence, product clearance assessments and open source software risk mitigation. We are experienced in assisting with IP disputes including pre-filing diligence and defensive assertion assessments.  We are also skilled in handling trademark selection diligence and counseling, trademark clearance searches, registration, and enforcement support.

Outside General Counsel for Small Business and Startups

We provide ongoing support and guidance to small businesses and startups, helping them navigate legal challenges at every stage of their business journey.  Our broad and diverse experience across multiple technology areas and client types, uniquely position us to provide product counsel services to help issue spot and head-off potential future commercialization and regulatory pitfalls.  In some cases, we supplement existing in-house legal teams, in others, we act as “outside inside counsel,” directly advising business stakeholders.

Technology Transactions

We assist clients in structuring and negotiating a variety of technology transactions, including non-disclosure agreements, inbound and outbound licensing agreements, SAAS agreements, vendor contracts, joint ventures, contractor agreements, and other collaborations. Our deep understanding of technology-driven industries allows us to maximize the value of our clients' intellectual property assets and commercial potential while mitigating risk.

General Intellectual Property (IP) Services

We offer comprehensive IP services to help clients protect, manage, leverage, and enforce intellectual property rights. From patent and trademark counseling to copyright issues, we provide strategic advice customized to each client's specific needs. We have expertise in portfolio management, IP audits, M&A diligence, product clearance assessments and open source software risk mitigation. We are experienced in assisting with IP disputes including pre-filing diligence and defensive assertion assessments.  We are also skilled in handling trademark selection diligence and counseling, trademark clearance searches, registration, and enforcement support.

About Us

Greg Penoyer is an experienced intellectual property and transactional counselor with a vast range of experiences across various industries. With a focus on guiding clients through various intellectual property and commercial issues, Greg leverages over 13 years of experience in strategic development, management, and enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Greg’s diverse background includes working in private practice at leading law firms, as well as serving as in-house counsel for high technology companies. He has played key roles in developing, protecting, and leveraging patent, trademark, and copyright portfolios. Greg’s responsibilities have encompassed offensive and defensive disputes, as well as drafting and negotiating technical and commercial agreements.
Beyond his broad expertise, Greg has also developed corporate-level IP strategies, addressing issues such as open-source software risk management, standard-essential patents mitigation, copyright and branding concerns, acquisition diligence, and product freedom-to-operate assessments. This comprehensive experience equips Greg with a holistic perspective on the value of intellectual property assets to an organization and a deep understanding of the challenges faced by in-house lawyers.
Prior to GP Tech Law, Greg practiced at several prestigious AmLaw 100 firms in the Boston area, Mintz, Proskauer Rose, and Fish & Richardson, where he gained deep and rich experience in patent and trademark prosecution and counseling, high stakes patent litigation, and transactional matters spanning merger and acquisition activity to discrete technology transactions and licensing.  In addition to his time in private practice, Greg held notable in-house positions, including Director and Associate General Counsel for Product, Technology & IP at SimpliSafe, Inc., and Associate General Counsel for HID Global Corporation, an ASSA ABLOY company.  
Through these roles, Greg has advised all kinds of clients, including individual inventors and entrepreneurs, growing startups, small and medium operating companies, investment funds, portfolio companies, and large multinational corporations. And Greg’s experience in both the law firm and in-house arenas allows him to provide a unique perspective in servicing his clients and better understanding their needs and providing practical solutions.

Greg’s early career in mechanical engineering at esteemed global power and aerospace companies, including Boeing, General Electric, and the United States Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, enriches his ability to comprehend complex technologies and provide tailored legal solutions to clients in technical fields.

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Flexible Fee Structures

At GP Tech Law, we understand the frustrations that can arise when dealing with typical law firm fee structures. That's why our primary goal is to establish trust and provide sensible, predictable cost structures and fee arrangements. We strive to make the client relationship as smooth as possible, enabling more efficient and meaningful experiences.

We offer a variety of fee structures based on the unique needs of our clients' businesses. Our aim is to provide exceptional value while ensuring that costs remain predictable and affordable. Through our small size and vast experience, we can deliver high-quality legal services at lower costs, maximizing the benefits for our clients.

We work collaboratively with our clients to determine the most suitable fee structure for their needs. Options include hourly rates for ongoing support or complex projects, flat fees for well-defined scopes of work or ongoing monthly services, situation specific deferred billing, success fees, equity or stock arrangement, and other alternative fee arrangements that can be tailored to specific circumstances.

At GP Tech Law, we are committed to building long-term relationships based on trust, reliability, and exceptional service.

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Contact Us

Contact us today to discuss your business needs and discover how we can provide practical legal solutions with sensible and predictable cost structures.

Location (By Appointment Only)

543 Beechwood St., Cohasset, MA 02025

Email Address

connect@gptechlaw.com

Phone Number

617-682-0063

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