The US Patent and Trademark Office has terminated over 52000 fraudulent trademark applications and registrations
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On August 6, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) imposed sanctions on a Chinese filing company and terminated over 52000 applications and registrations related to the company.
The company submits documents on behalf of others without appropriate authority or qualifications.
To conceal this, they:
Seeking cooperation from licensed lawyers in the United States, then abusing their certificates and forging their electronic signatures;
Repeatedly signing documents using someone else's name;
Submitted counterfeit usage samples;
Abuse of USPTO.gov account.
By removing these records from the trademark registry, the US Patent and Trademark Office is helping to ensure that the registry accurately reflects the trademarks actually used in business.
In fact, this mine explosion incident did not happen suddenly. As early as 2022, the American Standards Agency launched an investigation into the agency. Due to the large number of trademarks and applicants involved, USPTO has given the agency many opportunities during the past two years - issuing multiple orders requiring the agency to respond to their questions and doubts by submitting relevant documents. According to various statements issued by the agency to its clients, they are also actively responding to and handling the incident.
Obviously, the issuance of the final sanction order represents that USPTO is not convinced by the explanations made by the institution in the past, and believes that it is wrong. After three years of investigation, response, and waiting, the final outcome has finally arrived.
Based on the long period of "trademark explosion" incidents in the past, it is not difficult to see the determination and strength of USPTO in rectifying the chaos of illegal applications. And their investigation is precise and in-depth.
The ultimate outcome of this trademark explosion incident undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to the institution's clients and the applicants of these trademarks. Not only have the expenses and time spent on applications in the past been wasted, but the brands that have already been applied in actual sales cannot be protected anymore. Not only does it require searching for a new agency to apply, but it also faces the risk of being hijacked and rejected.
We can also see these lessons from this incident:1. The choice of agency is crucial for overseas trademark registration. If there are problems with the agency, the other trademarks and patents it represents may also be affected by collusion; 2. For behaviors such as forging signatures and providing false information, once verified, USPTO has zero tolerance and will not give the opportunity to make corrections; 3. We cannot take chances, only then will we not step on the "thunder" when applying for compliance. Only institutions and applicants who adhere to compliant operations, transparent processes, and clear responsibilities can survive this major rectification action. This is not only responsible to customers and applicants, but also to their own enterprises!
Now, USPTO is using thunderous means to clean up a healthier and fairer intellectual property application environment for us. When those proxy agencies that rely on information asymmetry, illegal operations, and low-priced and low-quality services for survival are forcibly removedAgents and practitioners who adhere to professionalism, abide by rules, and truly create value for customersSpeaking of which,This is precisely the biggest opportunity!
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