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USPTO has terminated more than 52,000 fraudulently filed trademark applications and registrations

On August 6, 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued sanctions against a foreign filing firm and terminated over 52,000 applications and registrations connected to the firm.

The firm submitted documents on behalf of others without the proper authority or qualifications.

To conceal this, they:

Sought out the cooperation of U.S.-licensed attorneys and then misused their credentials and faked their electronic signatures;
Repeatedly signed documents using other people’s names;
Submitted fake specimens of use; and
Misused USPTO.gov accounts.
By removing these records from the trademark register, the USPTO is helping ensure the register accurately reflects trademarks that are actually being used in commerce.

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