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USPTO probes flurry of ‘fake’ China TM filings using deceased attorney’s name

IP agencies filed applications in attorney’s name days after his death | Fictitious name also used is similar to living attorney in Illinois | False specimens of use submitted to “circumvent” USPTO rules.

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