Q: If a person falsely claims a product is patented when it is not, is this a crime?
The person in question is advertising and raising money by claiming his invention is Patented when it is not Patented.
Here is the info I have been able to ascertain thus far.. none of it is verifiable via patent search via USPTO for some reason...
Promoting a product as patented when it's not patented, is FRAUD but who would one report this fraud to to have action taken to suppress the fraud? Thanks!
Patent History
Publication number: 20200018346
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 13, 2019
Publication Date: Jan 16, 2020
Inventor: Alberto Francisco Araujo (Miramar, FL)
Application Number: 16/539,183
A: Stating something is patented when such is not true would be fraud
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