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Jorge Contreras

@jcontreras.bsky.social
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Law Prof, EE, and author interested in IP, property, science policy, standards, literature and competition.

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University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law @sjquinney.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Professor @jcontreras.bsky.social is quoted in the @nytimes.com about a U.S. state court in North Dakota that issued an anti-suit injunction against Greenpeace's prosecution of a Dutch freedom of expression action in a U.S. tort case involving protests over a pipeline.
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Greenpeace’s Long War With a Pipeline Titan Enters a Strange New Phase
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University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law @sjquinney.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Professor @jcontreras.bsky.social's new book "FRAND Cases in Context" with @mcarrier.bsky.social, @wsurferesq.bsky.social, @proftomcotter.bsky.social + more is available from @elgarpublishing.bsky.social! It summarizes 28 licensing standards-essential patents cases. www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/fra...
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
The Program on IP and Technology Law at @sjquinney.bsky.social of Law has been busy! See our latest newsletter for updates on our new IP Clinic, guest speakers, faculty scholarship and new publications. myemail.constantcontact.com/Utah-Law-IP-...
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Utah Law IP Program Newsletter: January 2026
Email from S.J. Quinney College of Law The latest updates from Utah Law's IP program.     The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Program on Intellectual Property and Technology Law IP @ th
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Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner @deankronkwarner.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
I enjoyed Professor @jcontreras.bsky.social’s very interesting presentation on patent infringement cases/remedies in state courts yesterday.
Professor Jorge Contreras addresses a room of participantsProfessor Jorge Contreras stands next to a screen with a slide that says "Basis for Jury's Damages Award"
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Brian L. Frye @brianlfrye.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
I just posted Ipse Dixit #823, featuring @jcontreras.bsky.social of @sjquinney.bsky.social discussing his draft article "Silly Patents." If you want to learn how to exercise your cat, check it out! shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/e...
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Jorge Contreras on Silly Patents | Ipse Dixit
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University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law @sjquinney.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
We're opening a new pilot pro bono patent + trademark law clinic in spring 2026 to help with IP issues like trademark applications! Dan Thomas will be the first IP clinic director, with support from Sam Noel. Professors Jackie Morrison and @jcontreras.bsky.social will also supervise the clinic.
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College of Law to open IP clinic in spring 2026 - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Utah Law will open a new pro bono patent and trademark law clinic on a pilot basis in spring 2026 as part of the U.S....
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University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law @sjquinney.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Professor @jcontreras.bsky.social is quoted in @bloomberglaw.com about tech company Masimo's lawsuit against U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the agency’s decision to allow Apple to restore the blood oxygen tracking feature on Apple Watches. news.bloomberglaw.com/internationa...
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Now in print - Unpacking Open Source Bio (Indiana L.J.), papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #opensource, #biotech, #biobricks
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Unpacking Open Source Bio
For at least a quarter of a century, life science researchers around the world have undertaken initiatives loosely based on principles, goals, and institutional
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University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law @sjquinney.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Professors @jcontreras.bsky.social and @medlawdan.bsky.social and other health and IP law experts filed an amicus brief in the 23andMe bankruptcy case, arguing that data should be available to researchers for scientific advancement, medical discovery and public health.
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Professor Jorge Contreras and Associate Professor Daniel Aaron file amicus brief in 23andMe bankruptcy case - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Professor Jorge Contreras, Associate Professor Daniel Aaron and more than a dozen IP, health law and bioethics scholars filed an amicus brief in the 23andMe bankruptcy...
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Lots of important updates and accomplishments to report this Spring from the #IP Program @sjquinney.bsky.social. #patent, #copyright, #trademark myemail.constantcontact.com/Utah-Law-IP-...
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Utah Law IP Program Newsletter: April 2025
Email from S.J. Quinney College of Law The latest updates from Utah Law's IP program.     The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Program on Intellectual Property and Technology Law IP @ th
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Minnesota Law @umnlawschool.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Prof. @jcontreras.bsky.social was quoted in @law360.bsky.social about a recent statement by Elon Musk and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey that the U.S. should “delete all IP law” — referring to the laws relating to patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and related rights. z.umn.edu/adlz
Prof. Jorge Contreras: “While we can't just delete the entire US IP system, if Mr. Musk wants to form a committee to look into ways that the IP system can be streamlined and made less burdensome for businesses, I'll be the first to sign up.”
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Musk/Dorsey want to "delete all IP law". Let's not. But this could be a moment to review ways to trim some of the excesses that have developed in our IP systems. In this Law360 piece by @theresaschliep.bsky.social, I say we should think about it. #patent, #DOGE www.law360.com/ip/articles/...
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Musk Supports Deleting IP Law, Attorneys Say Let's Not - Law360
Elon Musk's endorsement of a terse social media post from tech executive Jack Dorsey saying "delete all IP law" drew scorn from the intellectual property community and was followed by posts from U.S. ...
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
"Hillbilly Elegy" indeed. #Medicaid graphic from @nytimes.com
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Curious about sub-patent innovation rights like utility models? @cambridgeup.bsky.social has just released our new book, freely available open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...
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Sub-Patent Innovation Rights
Cambridge Core - Intellectual Property - Sub-Patent Innovation Rights
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
"The Genome Defense - Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns your DNA" (genomedefense.org) is now available from publisher Misuzu Shobo in Japan! I'm proud to see this true law story reach a global audience. @algonquinbooks.bsky.social @sjquinney.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Spotted last week in Minneapolis.
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Nice infographic from @wired.com showing the #AI #Copyright lawsuits and who's suing whom. Full (paywalled) story at www.wired.com/story/ai-cop...
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
I testified yesterday at the Senate IP Subcomm hearing on the RESTORE Patent Rights Act, asking why we need another bill to help patent trolls. Recording is here: www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac... (my 5 minutes of fame begin around 56:52). @sjquinney.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social
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Time Change: The RESTORE Patent Rights Act: Restoring America’s Status as the Global IP Leader | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law @sjquinney.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Professor @jcontreras.bsky.social, an IP law expert, was a testifying witness at today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the RESTORE Patent Rights Act, a bill that would overturn part of the eBay test for permanent injunctions. www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac...
A middle-aged Hispanic man with short dark-brown hair, brown eyes and glasses
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
This is a public service announcement. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/w...
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How Healthy Is Turkey? (Gift Article)
Give thanks for this bird — and its many nutritional benefits.
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
In the silver linings [?] category, I recently posted an op-ed on @law360.bsky.social asking whether Elon Musk's patent-skepticism will impact the new administration's patent policies. www.law360.com/articles/226...
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Trump Patent Policy May Be Headed In Unexpected Direction - Law360
While commentators have assumed that the patent policy of President-elect Donald Trump's second administration will largely mirror the pro-patent policy of his first, these predictions fail to take in...
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
This month, looking for a broader perspective on the US political situation, I read Jill Lapore's 2018 "These Truths", a new American history from pre-Columbian times to Trump 1. It's a tour de force; sobering but highly recommended. wwnorton.com/books/978039...
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These Truths
&#8220;Nothing short of a masterpiece.&#8221; &#8212;NPR Books<br /> A <em>New York Times</em> Bestseller and a <em>Washington Post</em> Notable Book of the Year<br /><br /> In the most ambitious one-...
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Le nouveau est arrivé
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
It is good to see that cryptocurrency and fine art continue to have a profitable relationship.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 19/11/2024
The Minnesota EagleCam is back this week. 🦅
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Get ready to watch majestic bald eagles in a new Minnesota EagleCam
A new cam is ready to go live this week after the massive nest at the DNR’s original camera collapsed in 2023.
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
I have never seen anyone dress even remotely like this in Salt Lake City. Maybe I’m not hanging out in the right spots.
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
DYK that Michael Anthony's (Van Halen) Jack Daniels bass was allegedly produced under an oral license with JD? One of the 3 authorized instruments is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. There's a fun interview about it here: www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/fea...
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
What’s up, Cleveland, with this motor oil themed restaurant?
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Jorge Contreras @jcontreras.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Oarfish to be tapped as new Director of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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