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…
April 2018: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed.
February 2018: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Equisolar for allegedly deceptively representing that consumers who install solar panels will save on their energy bills when, according to plaintiffs, consumers do not save money and their energy bills actually increase after the panels are installed. Plaintiffs also claim that the company deceptively claims that consumers who install the panels will receive a $5,000 bonus from the government when, according to the complaint, they do not receive any such bonus. In addition, plaintiffs claim that consumers who do not speak English were required to sign contracts that were written in English, in violation of California law. (Alaniz et al. v. Equisolar, Inc., Case No. 18-cv-205, E.D. Cal.)
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…
Complaint to FTC cites violations of agency’s Impersonation Rule.
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