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…
Emerald Nuts
Case Name (Date)
Young et al. v. Flagstone Fods, LLC
25-cv-1009, C.D. Cal.
(April 2025)
Product/Service
Emerald Nuts
Allegations
Falsely marketing products as containing no preservatives when they contain the artificial preservative citric acid
Status
Voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.
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