LATVIAN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SCHEME TO DEFRAUD OWNERS OF U.S. TM REGISTRATIONS

On Friday, September 17^th the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) reported that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a citizen of Latvia, Mr. Viktors Suhorukovs, pleaded guilty to mail fraud in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud owners of U.S. trademark registrations. Mr. Suhorukovs deceived over 2,900 U.S. trademark registrants out of millions of dollars.

To read more about this case please visit the USDOJ website. To read how the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) along with law enforcement help protect legitimate trademark registrants please visit: USPTO Scam Awareness.