The USPTO issued an update on Aug 6, 2025 that it has now terminated more than 52,000 fraudulently filed trademark applications and registrations connected to a foreign filing firm, and issued sanctions against it.
The PTO says the firm submitted documents without the proper authority or qualifications by seeking out U.S. licensed attorneys, then misusing their credentials and faking their electronic signatures; repeatedly signing documents using other people’s names; submitting fake specimens of use; and misusing USPTO.gov accounts. The name of the firm was not included in the announcement.