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Trademark Registration Trademark Application Fraud

Venable LLP

Evidence of Increasing Scams Targeting Trademark Applicants - and What Can Be Done

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In a guest article, Venable's Rebecca Liebowitz, Andrew D. Price, and Samantha J. Moskowitz examine the rise in increasingly sophisticated trademark fraud and what practitioners can do to minimize the risks for clients....more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

USPTO and Trademark Services Fraud Schemes

Scammers know no bounds, including in the world of trademarks. NGE has noted a recent uptick in fraudulent e-mails, calls, and texts directed at trademark applicants and registrants. These scammers typically use information...more

Lewis Roca

New Trademark Scam

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Over the years many clients have forwarded to us scam trademark mailings. These mailings come from various official-sounding sources, all of which seek money to allegedly take action regarding the client’s trademarks....more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

Beware: Scams Targeting U.S. Trademark Applicants and Owners Are Increasingly Persuasive

One recent victim of scams preying on U.S. trademark filers and registrants answered a call that appeared to be from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). It wasn’t. The target of the scam was forced to...more

Erise IP

What’s Trending in Trademarks, January 2024: Travis Kelce’s IP Era, Liquid Death vs. Arnold Palmer, USPTO Scams

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Every month, Erise’s trademark attorneys review the latest developments at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in the courts, and across the corporate world to bring you the stories that you should know about: Travis...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - No, No, No! How to Avoid Scams and Stay Merry this Holiday Season

Especially during the holi-daze, it can be easy to let our safeguards down and fall prey to scammers looking to make a quick buck. Trademark applicants and registrants interacting with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office...more

Ladas & Parry LLP

False Declaration of Incontestability Not Enough to Cancel US Trademark Registration

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Great Concepts has owned Registration No. 2929764 for DANTANNA’S, in association with “steak and seafood restaurant[s]”, since March 2005. In 2006 Chutter Inc’s predecessor-in-interest, Dan Tana, petitioned to cancel the mark...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - October 2023

Thank you for reading the October 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss the Federal Circuit’s recent case considering the scope of the USPTO’s authority to cancel registrations...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Rise in Trademark Fraud Scams Requires Additional Vigilance By Attorneys and Clients Alike

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A record number of applicants are seeking to protect their trademarks by filing applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The problem? The rise in trademark applications has left open the doors...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - February 2023: Another New Fraud Alert From the USPTO

No sooner had we gone to press on our January article on the latest and greatest in trademark scams than the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a new alert raising awareness of yet another type of scam....more

McDermott Will & Emery

The PTO Isn’t Playing Around: More Sanctions for Improper Trademark Filings

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The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) continues to uphold its promise to combat fraud and “protect the integrity of the U.S. trademark register” with initiatives to investigate and sanction actions before the PTO that appear...more

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

U.S. Department of Commerce Files Federal Trademark Registrations to Combat Scams Against Trademark Applicants

On August 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce filed applications to register several USPTO trademarks. The applications are part of ongoing efforts by the USPTO to combat frauds committed against trademark owners and...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - June 2020: Trademark Scams - No Method of Communication is Off Limits

The USPTO has been working to combat misleading and fraudulent solicitations sent to federal trademark applicants/registrants and is calling on the public to report and identify these bad actors....more

Hogan Lovells

USPTO warns attorneys to monitor trademark filings for fraudulent uses of attorney information

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) recently issued a “Trademark Alert” and corresponding news brief warning attorneys to monitor trademark filings to ensure that their names, signatures, and contact information...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

USPTO Announces Rule Requiring Foreign Trademark Owners to Obtain U.S. Counsel

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Earlier this year the United States Patent and Trademark Office proposed a rule requiring foreign-domiciled trademark applicants, registrants, and parties to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings to be represented by...more

Carlton Fields

New U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Rule Concerning Legal Representation for Foreign Trademark Applicants, Registrants, and...

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On July 2, 2019, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a rule that will have a major impact on foreign (non-U.S. domiciled) trademark applicants, registrants, and parties in inter partes proceedings in the...more

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USPTO Announces New Rule Requiring US-Licensed Attorneys to Represent Foreign Applicants and Registrants

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In response to the significant increase in fraudulent filings, effective August 3, 2019, all foreign-domiciled applicants, registrants, or parties to trademark proceedings must be represented by a US-licensed attorney....more

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