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…
Cryo-Cell Cord Blood Banking Program
Case Name (Date)
Lehr et al. v. Cryo-Cell International, Inc.
23-cv-80405, S.D. Fla.
(Jan. 2023)
Product/Service
Umbilical cord blood banking program
Allegations
Deceptively marketing that stored cord blood can treat at least 80 serious medical conditions without disclosing that the FDA has approved the use of cord blood to treat only 7 medical conditions and that the odds of being able to use cord blood for treatment is “virtually zero”
Status
Pending
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