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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

If you told me one year ago that my next big law review paper would be about breastmilk, I would have laughed. Or maybe cried.. I was about three weeks postpartum. In honor of World Breastfeeding Week, I am debuting my draft: Property Rights in Liquid Gold (papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....)

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PROPERTY RIGHTS IN LIQUID GOLD: RECOGNIZING BREASTMILK AS PROPERTY

Breastmilk is a highly valued commodity. It is produced, stored, transferred, sold, and, at times, contaminated, stolen, improperly handled, and even lost. Liti

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Can't wait to see the Federal Circuit at Chicago-Kent on October 6!

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

It's always bittersweet when the conference ends. I loved hosting JIPSA at @chicagokentlaw.bsky.social and couldn't do it without our incredible colleagues and staff. Thanks again to @design-law.bsky.social, @cathaysmith.bsky.social, @graemedinwoodie.bsky.social, and Greg Reilly for your support!

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Today, I had the privilege of hosting JIPSA! 17 junior scholars discussed works from Nick Datzov, @davidasimon.bsky.social, Amy Motomura, @briandowning.bsky.social, Michael Goodyear, @katgeddes.bsky.social, Ari Lipsitz, @tudorsandtms.bsky.social, @mmblaszczyk.bsky.social, & Tommy Rousse.

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I am so excited for IP Summer Camp! Sign ups are opened!

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The dissolution of Diversity Lab is a devastating loss. They provided blueprints for systemic equity and allowed meaningful engagement with their pilot programs. They pushed for fair and effective hiring, development, and advancement systems. www.diversitylab.com/ The FTC shut them down.

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Home - Diversity Lab

OVER A DECADE OF IMPACT For 12 years, Diversity Lab worked alongside hundreds of law firm and legal department leaders to use data and science to identify where bias and discrimination exist in talent...

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

If I've learned one thing from the news lately, it's this.

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Thanks to @northwesternlaw.bsky.social's Technology & IP Journal, I am happy to share that the essay Ten Tips for Legal Empiricists, co-edited by me and @christalaser.bsky.social is now published. It is available on SSRN here: lnkd.in/gHbPQVBP.

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Excited to watch Jesse Appell talk about "Small Businesses in the Age of Digital Influence" with the House Committee on Small Business today! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyla...

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Streaming Success: Small Businesses in the Age of Digital Influence

YouTube video by House Committee on Small Business

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Due process is not a liberal concept.

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I had an amazing time at WEMIP at Northwestern Law! Mike Schuster and I discussed our project about interactions between attorneys, inventors, and examiners in patent law (or what we lovingly call "The Patent Trifecta")! Special thanks to our exceptional discussant, Melissa Wasserman.

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

• anti-racism - anti-discrimination • racism - racial prejudice • allyship - supportive advocacy • bias - skewed perspective • DEI - representation, fairness, and acceptance • diversity - variety • diverse - varied • confirmation bias - belief reinforcement • equity - fairness

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Women Also Know Law @womenknowlaw.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Congratulations to Professor Sarah Fackrell @design-law.bsky.social at Chicago-Kent College of Law for her article “The Counterfeit Sham” in Harvard Law Review, discussing the important differences between counterfeiting and design patent infringement. Read more here: buff.ly/40tqKNs

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I am so proud of this joint work with Mike Schuster in Scientific Reports. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39814744/ “Gender Inventorship Equity in Patent Prosecution,” shows how each stage of examination individually contributes to a lower aggregate grant rate for female inventors. (1/2)

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Gender inventorship equity in patent prosecution - PubMed

There are pervasive gender gaps throughout the patent process. Here, we add to the literature by providing an in-depth analysis of gendered outcomes across each stage of patent prosecution. We show th...

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

So excited to celebrate the publication of "Inequality on Appeal: The Intersection of Race and Gender in Patent Litigation", co-authored with Paul Gugliuzza and @rebouche.bsky.social. Thanks to the editors at UC Davis Law Review! lawreview.law.ucdavis.edu/archives/58/...

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Inequality on Appeal: The Intersection of Race and Gender in Patent Litigation | UC Davis Law Review

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

SO proud of my colleague and mentor at Chicago-Kent, who wrote an amazing article in HLR about Schedule A counterfeiting claims, and detailing how patent infringement is not the same as counterfeiting. This is a must-read from the design patent expert, @design-law.bsky.social Sarah Fackrell!

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Doing some research... Does anyone know how USPTO technology centers 2100, 2400, and 2600 were formed? Who decides to make new technology centers and who decides what categories are important? Would love some insight!!

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Had a great time with the World's Best IP Prof's at the Chicago-Kent College of Law's Chicagoland IP Workshop. Thanks to @design-law.bsky.social, @cathaysmith.bsky.social, @graemedinwoodie.bsky.social, Greg Reilly, Paul Rogerson, and Felicia Caponigri for making our IP faculty feel like a family!

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Sometimes, as a law professor, you get to be part of something truly spectacular. Thank you to Jessica Lai and @kathybowrey.bsky.social for this book and inviting me to contribute a chapter (www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...). @jessicasilbey.bsky.social - Couldn't have done it without you!

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Nov 25! Mike Schuster and I are presenting a new piece called "Patent Trifecta" at WIPO in Geneva. We'll be examining the gender gap and presenting data on interactive effects between inventors, examiners, and attorneys. Register here to see everyone's scholarly work: www.wipo.int/meetings/en/...

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WIPO to Host First IPGAP Global Research Experts Meeting on Improving Gender and Diversity in IP and Innovation

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 16/05/2024

One year down, forever to go! So glad I have this amazing community of Chicago-Kent IP Scholars for year 2 in Chicago!! @design-law.bsky.social

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 24/03/2024

A BIG thank you to Sarah Burstein @design-law.bsky.social for a wonderful review of Access to Justice for Black Inventors in Jotwell! jotwell.com. This piece was such a special project to work on, and I'm so appreciative of the continued recognition! cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-wordpress...

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Jotwell

The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 26/02/2024

I'm excited to share that my article, Patently Inequitable, is forthcoming in Boston University Law Review! You can read a draft here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Comments are welcome!

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Jordi Goodman @jordigoodman.bsky.social · 20/02/2024

I am so excited to welcome the one and only Sarah Burstein @design-law.bsky.social to Chicago-Kent this fall! I cannot express how lucky I am to be in such a wonderfully rich community of scholars and colleagues who I can learn from each and every day.

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