21 October 2021Trademarks

USPTO disciplines TM attorney over Chinese applications

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has taken disciplinary action against a US lawyer associated with thousands of suspicious trademark applications filed on behalf of a Chinese entity.

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