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USPTO Cracks Down on Over 10,500 Fraudulent Trademark Filings in Latest Enforcement Sweep

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued 11 administrative orders in the past six months to remove approximately 10,500 trademark applications and registrations deemed fraudulent or invalid. This action follows last fiscal year’s removal of over 52,000 invalid filings and sanctions against fore…
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USPTO Cracks Down on Over 10,500 Fraudulent Trademark Filings in Latest Enforcement Sweep The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued 11 administrative orders in the past six months to remove approximately 10,500 trademark applications and registrations deemed fraudulent or invalid. This... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/uspto-cracks-down-on-over-10-500-fraudulent-trademark-filings-in-latest-enforcement-sweep

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