The USPTO recently announced that, on August 6, 2025, it terminated over *52,000* pending applications and issued registrations handled by a foreign filing firm, Shenzhen Seller Growth Network Tech, and its affiliates (collectively “Seller Growth” or “Respondents“) following the issuance of several Orders to Show Cause and a Final Order for Sanctions addressing years’ worth of consistently fraudulent conduct connected with applying for and obtaining U.S. trademark registrations without complying with US laws or USPTO regulations. See “USPTO has terminated more than 52,000 fraudulently filed trademark applications and registrations,” News Brief (Aug. 8, 2025) (“News Brief“); Order Reconsidering Registration Decisions (issued July 28, 2025) (“Reconsideration Order“); and Final Order for Sanctions (issued Aug. 6, 2025) (“Final Order“); see generally USPTO’s Administrative Proceedings Page (listing all prior sanctions orders, show cause orders and other administrative orders).
In summary, these orders described the following fraudulent conduct: Continue reading