PTO Again Seeks Comments on Awareness Campaign to Curb Fake Goods

The Patent and Trademark Office reopened comments on “best practices” for developing a “public-private national consumer awareness campaign” to curb counterfeit and pirated goods trafficking, said Wednesday’s Federal Register. PTO wants input on strategies for consumers to make more “informed” buying decisions, “red flag’’ indicators for suspicious e-commerce listings and incentives to “empower” consumers to help thwart bad actors. Comments are due March 12 in docket PTO-C-2020-0044. They originally closed Jan. 4 from a Nov. 17 solicitation.