Court Limits Scope of Fraud on the PTO in Trademark Cases
By Scott Cleere • Sep 1st, 2009 • Category: Intellectual Property Law, Newest PostThe Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled yesterday that fraud on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) requires proof of actual intent to deceive, which may not be inferred merely because a trademark applicant made a misstatement that it should have known was false. The court held that “a trademark is [...]
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