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jcontreras.bsky.social

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

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"Hillbilly Elegy" indeed. #Medicaid graphic from @nytimes.com

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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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"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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Spotted last week in Minneapolis.

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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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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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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...

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This is a public service announcement. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/w...

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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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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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Le nouveau est arrivé

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It is good to see that cryptocurrency and fine art continue to have a profitable relationship.

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The Minnesota EagleCam is back this week. 🦅

submitted 110 days ago • 1 comment

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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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...