Jorge Contreras is a partner in the Technology Transactions and Licensing Practice Group. He joined the firm in 1992.
Practice
Mr. Contreras concentrates his practice on technology and intellectual property licensing and transactions. He has represented US and international clients in connection with a wide variety of matters, including licensing, R&D, publishing, consortia, joint ventures, manufacturing, outsourcing, standards development and mergers and acquisitions. His clients are active in the fields of computer software, services and hardware, semiconductor devices and equipment, online content, retail, media, bioinformatics, biomedical research and pharmaceuticals.
From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Contreras practiced in WilmerHale's London office. In 1997, Mr. Contreras spent four months in residence at the Mexico City office of Santamarina y Steta S.C., a major Mexican law firm.
Professional Activities
Mr. Contreras is chair of the ABA Science & Technology Section's Committee on Technical Standardization and is a member of the Council of the Science & Technology Section. He also serves as vice chair of the ASTM Nanotechnology Subcommittee on International Law and Intellectual Property. In 2007, Mr. Contreras was appointed to the National Advisory Council on Human Genome Research, an 18-member panel chartered to advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to matters relating to genomic research in the United States.
Honors and Awards
In 2004 Mr. Contreras was selected as a Massachusetts "Super Lawyer" in the area of Intellectual Property Law. In 2000, he was chosen by the Boston Business Journal as one of the top "40 Under 40" business professionals in the city.
Community Involvement
Mr. Contreras is a member of the Rice University Humanities Advisory Council, and served on the Board of Overseers of the New England Aquarium from 2002 to 2005. In 2007 Mr. Contreras was elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
Education Information Technology Internet, E-Commerce and New Media Nanotechnology Telecommunications Technology Transactions and Licensing Corporate and Transactional
Harvard Law School,
1991 JD
Honors: cum laudeRice University,
1988 BSEE, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Honors: cum laudeRice University,
1988 BA, English
Honors: cum laudeUniversity of Cambridge, Gonville and Caius College Study Abroad
GPL Version 3 Has Arrived! Now What?, 2007
Dutch Court Upholds Creative Commons License, 2006
Second Injunction Enforcing GPL Issued in Germany, 2005
"Hot Topics" Panel, 2004
Internet Law Issues, 2004
IT Outsourcing, 2004
Data Security and IT Outsourcing, 2004
Practising Law Institute (PLI): Structuring, Negotiating and Implementing Strategic Alliances, 2004
Data Privacy and Security, 2004
Outsourcing in the Financial Services Sector, 2004
International Intellectual Property Transactions, 2004
Topics in Internet Law, 2003
Data Security, 2003
Safe or Sorry? The Latest for the Security Front, 2003
The Practice of International Law, 2003
Impact of Government Regulation on IT, 2003
Software Licensing in the EU, 2003
Internet Law Issues, 2003
Website Spidering and Scraping: A Legal Minefield, 2003
Practising Law Institute (PLI): Structuring, Negotiating and Implementing Strategic Alliances, 2003
PLI: Structuring, Negotiating & Implementing Strategic Alliances, 2003
Are Sellers Bound by Mistakes in Online Advertisements?, 2003
Multilingual Domain Names Set for Broad Implementation, 2003
Data Security Gains Attention from Regulators and Private Claimants, 2003
Vision, 2003
Click-Wrap Agreement Found Not to be an Unenforceable Adhesion Contract, 2003
Software Licensing Compliance Grace Period Ends February 28, 2003, 2003
Recent Developments in Online Liability around the World, 2002
Hot Topics in Internet Advertising, 2002
The Tangled Web of Global Deep-Linking Rules, 2002
Enforceability of Non-Disclosure Agreements Covering Information That Is Not a Trade Secret, 2002
Intellectual Property - Massachusetts Export Center Evening Export School, 2002
Aligning U.S. Copyright Law with International Treaties: Possible Effects on Technology Companies, 2002
Invisible Ink: When What You See Is Not What You Get, 2001
Court Holds Browse Wrap Agreement Unenforceable, 2001
dot-biz and dot-info Domains Scheduled for Launch; Trademark Holders Given Preferential Treatment, 2001
Precautions for Online Service Providers - Lessons Learned from Napster, 2001
U.S. Copyright Law and the Internet: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, 2001
Open Source Software - Factors to Consider, 2000
Developments in Service Provider Liability, 2000
Preparing for New Top-Level and Multilingual Domain Names, 2000
Basic Legal Tools for E-Commerce: The Contract, 2000
Terms and Conditions of Use on Web Sites Should Be Prominently Displayed, 2000
Web Site Spidering May Constitute, 2000
The Legality of Hyperlinks: The Issues Deepen, 2000
Internet Law Overview, 2000
Are "Click Through" Agreements Enforceable?, 2000
The Origin of Click-Wrap: Software Shrink-Wrap Agreements, 2000
Legal Triage for Internet Start-Ups, 2000
Creating Enforceable "Click Through" End-User Agreements, Domestically and Internationally, 2000
New Domain Name Dispute Policy Gets First Test, 2000
Internet Law and International Business, 2000
Update on Recent Developments in E-Commerce, 1999
Internet Sweepstakes and Contests, 1999
Update on U.S. E-Commerce, 1999
Challenges to Meta-Searching and Deep Linking, 1999
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