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This week’s roundup of the latest IP news includes tech-related trade secrets allegations, a sports drink showdown between football’s GOAT and a YouTuber, Katy Perry’s latest win against a fashion designer, and 2025 USPTO patent and trademark fee increases.

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Google: Ex-engineer ‘touted dominion over the trade secrets he stole’

21 November 2024 A former Google employee is accused of stealing trade secrets covering the Pixel range of devices and publicising them on social media | “I need to take unethical means to get what I am entitled to”, said ex-staffer.

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WIPO in Saudi Arabia to finalise design law treaty

11 November 2024 Pact aims to simplify and standardise global design protections | First time in over a decade WIPO convenes outside Geneva | Pledge to make it easier and more cost-effective for designers to secure IP rights across multiple countries.

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Prime drink maker faces hurdle with US Olympic trademark suit

22 July 2024 Logan Paul’s drinks company ‘used Olympic marks on Kevin Durant special edition’ | USOPC said infringement threatened exclusive deals with sponsors including Coca-Cola.

Huawei wins seven-country ban on Netgear routers at the UPC

Propel Fuels seeks top-up damages of $1.2bn in secrets case

Leading US trademark firms and lawyers recognised in new national rankings

E.l.f cleared of copycat claims in spat with Benefit Cosmetics

Lenovo faces US import ban as ITC sides with Ericsson

Samsara v Motive: ‘Secrets case reads like a pulp novel’

USPTO sanctions attorney over sham Chinese TM filings

‘We want passion, fun and noise’: Ocado’s Lucy Wojcik on stress testing counsel

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