The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Wednesday, October 3, issued a final order terminating approximately 3,100 patent applications for intent to deceive the Office via fraudulent “S-signatures.” The USPTO said in a news alert yesterday that the “scale of this fraudulent action is a stark reminder for registered practitioners of their obligations under the USPTO Rules of Practice to take reasonable precautions to protect their credentials and alert the USPTO of any suspected fraud.”
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