USPTO Reopens Call for Anti-Fake Goods Online Tips
Published Date: 7/7/2025
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Summary
The USPTO is asking for your thoughts again on new guidelines to stop fake goods from flooding online stores. If you sell, buy, or run online marketplaces, these rules could change how you do business and help protect your money and reputation. You’ve got until August 26, 2025, to share your ideas and help shape safer shopping online!
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Online Marketplaces May See New Rules
If you sell, buy, or run online marketplaces, the OECD draft voluntary guidelines address counterfeit goods sold on online marketplaces and could change how you do business and help protect your money and reputation. The USPTO is asking for public comments on those draft guidelines. You can submit comments to the USPTO by August 26, 2025.
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