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Charles Cella |
Ed Nortrup |
Rajiv Shetye |
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Charles Cella – IP Advisor |
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Charles Cella co-founded GTC and is a recognized
thought leader and leading practitioner in the patent
and licensing fields. He provides patent strategy,
licensing and technology-transaction services to a
broad range of clients, from industry leading software
companies to single-inventor startups. Prior to GTC,
Charles founded and was CEO of BountyQuest, an
Internet marketplace for information relevant to the
strength, validity or applicability of patents and for
which he recruited investments from Jeff Bezos and Tim
O'Reilly, among others. Previously, Charles was the
first patent attorney at Foley Hoag LLP, where he grew
the practice to twenty-five people and advised
high-tech and biotech firms of all sizes on building
IP portfolios and negotiating technology transactions.
Charles holds an A.B. in Physics from Princeton
University and a J.D. from the University of
Virginia's School of Law. |
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Ed Nortrup – IP Advisor |
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Ed is a Partner of GTC Law Group. A prolific inventor,
with 72 patents issued in his name worldwide, he has
served in key legal and engineering positions ranging
from director of a research and development group to
in-house IP Counsel and, most recently, General
Counsel. Ed focuses on patent strategy, application
drafting, prosecution and licensing, and has written
and prosecuted patent applications in a wide range of
technologies. Ed holds a B.S. in Electrical
Engineering from Northeastern University, an M.S. in
Manufacturing Management from the University of
Massachusetts, and a J.D. from Massachusetts School of
Law. |
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Rajiv Shetye – Operations Advisor |
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| Rajiv is an accomplished senior executive with a strong blend of technology and process management experience. He was most recently head of India operations for Spryance Inc. where he oversaw all day-to-day operations and deployment of the company’s proprietary web-centric platform. The first authorized lead assessor in India for the SEI-CMM process assessment, Rajiv’s prior positions included Vice President, Citicorp Software Services and senior level product management positions at Datamatics. Rajiv has a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. |
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