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…
The Period Company
Case Name (Date)
Brewer et al. v. The Period Co.
23-cv-9526, C.D. Cal.
(Nov. 2023)
Product/Service
The Period Co.’s period underwear
Allegations
Falsely marketing products as “waste-free,” “non-toxic,” “sustainable,” and “kind to the user and the Planet” when they contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are harmful to the environment and people
Status
Voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.
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