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Trade secrets
Ex-vice president of product development pleads guilty to trade secrets offences | Defendant accused of accessing confidential information and planning to join competitor. 15 November 2024
Unified Patent Court
Applicant surprised to discover witnesses, inventors, and titles of academic papers hidden from view | Test case over court’s transparency filed almost a year ago | UPC says it's bound by EU data privacy rules | Partner says process calls into question the UPC’s “commitment to open justice”. 15 November 2024
Trademarks
Brand owners may need to trim broad specifications or face the threat of SkyKick-style challenges, but there are upsides for smaller brands and start-ups, say shocked TM experts. 14 November 2024
Trade secrets
Fleet management and AI dashcams at centre of bitter dispute between California tech firms | Samsara targets rival with third complaint this year, including at the ITC | Both companies have launched damning public campaigns against each other. 14 November 2024
Trademarks
Board elected new president and officers at this year’s Leadership Meeting in New Orleans | Details released on updates to trademark law guidelines and new Think Tank. 14 November 2024
Future of IP
UK’s highest court criticises Court of Appeal for reversing ‘bad faith’ judgment against media conglomerate | Ruling marks “sea change” for brand owners now forced to “radically rethink” filing strategies. 13 November 2024
Trade secrets
Silicon Valley tech company accuses beauty giant of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation of skin analysis tech | Suit claims L'Oréal used its algorithms and image-based software to develop its virtual try-on app. 13 November 2024
Patents
Vidal announced she will return to private sector after December departure | USPTO director told colleagues they had “transformed” the agency during her time there. 13 November 2024
Trade secrets
Charges made under Trump’s first term in 2019 | Chinese tech giant asks New York judge to dismiss much of indictment | Huawei says claims are part of ‘ill-founded’ China Initiative | DoJ accuses company of stealing source code and tech related to antennas and robot testing from six US companies. 12 November 2024
Patents
Haynes Boone attorney Gregory Webb explains how his team successfully fended off two inter partes review challenges at the PTAB and why petitioners and patent owners should take note. 12 November 2024
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