Hey everyone,I just became a victim a terrifying new blackhat tactic that’s hurting small honest sellers. My competitor forged my signature to illegally transfer my U.S. trademark. It cost less that $300 to transfer. However, in order to get back, you need to hire an attorney cost you $400/ hours, costing anywhere $2500-4000, and waiting at least 20-30 days for the USPTO to restore my rights.

Meanwhile, the competitor register my trademark to his Amazon account and accuse me stealing his trademark. As a result, Amazon banned us on own listing, and suspended our account, and we lost december sales, about $30,000+. Now he enter my listing to selling fakes product to sabotage our hard built reviews. It looks like there is nothing to do unless USPTO restore your ownership.

I’m sharing this because I never imagined it could be this easy for fraudsters to hijack a trademark just like that. If anyone has experience dealing with something like this, I’d love to hear your advice. Any help or recommendations would mean a lot to me right now.

Thank you for reading and for any support you can offer. Please feel free to share or tag anyone who might be able to help. Let’s stand up against these underhanded tactics and protect honest businesses!

Hi everyone,

I own my products and have already registered my UPCs with GS1. However, I do not have a trademark registered with the USPTO yet. I want to list my products under my brand, but I’m unsure whether I need to go through Brand Approval or if there’s any way to qualify for Brand Registry without a USPTO trademark.

Can I still list my products under my brand name? Or would I need to get a trademark first to be eligible for Brand Registry? Any guidance on the best approach would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone,

I missed all the deadlines, and now my trademark application with the USPTO has been marked as abandoned. I plan to submit a new application under the same brand name.

Will this cause any issues with USPTO registration? Has anyone faced a similar situation?

Any insights or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance.