The consequences of committing fraud in trademark filings
By Richard B. Biagi & Jeremy M. Roe
Intellectual Property,
March 2009
For a multi-class application, fraud may potentially result in the cancellation of the mark within the international class of nonuse or misstated use. While a finding of fraud does not necessarily eliminate a mark owner’s common law rights, the owner does lose the benefits of a federal registration.
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