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…
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May 2019: This case was dismissed.
February 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against BrainFM, Inc. (a web-based company that offers subscriptions for music streaming) for allegedly failing to adequately present the terms of its automatic renewal and continuous service offers resulting in subscribers being charged without their consent. (Rivera et al v. BrainFM, Inc., Case No. 19-cv-1217, C.D. Cal.)
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