US Patent and Trademark Office Impersonator Reported to FTC
MADISON, CONN. Feb. 11, 2026 – A company calling itself “Patent & Trademark Office” is violating the FTC’s Impersonation Rule as well as the FTC Act by falsely posing as…
Bellabu Bear Apparel
Case Name (Date)
Magruder et al. v. Bellabu Bear LLC
23-cv-382, M.D. Fla.
(Jan. 2023)
Product/Service
Apparel
Allegations
Falsely marketing that products are made from environmentally-friendly bamboo when they are made of rayon, which is manufactured using toxic chemicals and hazardous pollutants
Status
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