Trademark Fraud Crackdown Sees Thousands of Applications Tossed

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office tossed thousands of trademark applications from Pakistani-based companies over fraud and barred them from making more submissions.

Abtach Ltd., 360 Marketing LLC, and Retrocube LLC were responsible for more than 5,500 trademark applications that intentionally provided the agency with false or fraudulent information, according to a sanctions order issued by Commissioner for Trademarks David Gooder. The companies were aware of the agency’s concerns and never responded, the agency said in its order.

The companies can’t file more trademark submissions and all of their current proceedings are void, the agency said. The order is part ...