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.

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...

Now in print - Unpacking Open Source Bio (Indiana L.J.), papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #opensource, #biotech, #biobricks

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.

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-...

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

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/...

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

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...

"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

Spotted last week in Minneapolis.

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

Le nouveau est arrivé

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

The Minnesota EagleCam is back this week. 🦅

I have never seen anyone dress even remotely like this in Salt Lake City. Maybe I’m not hanging out in the right spots.

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...

What’s up, Cleveland, with this motor oil themed restaurant?

Oarfish to be tapped as new Director of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service