Atty Banned From USPTO Accused Of Scamming Authors

By Emma Cueto (October 19, 2018, 6:49 PM EDT) -- Twenty aspiring authors have filed suit in Illinois state court against an attorney banned from practicing before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for running an "invention promotion" scheme, saying that after he was blocked from the USPTO he adapted the scheme for the publishing industry, taking money to promote and publish books and never following through....

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