An entity or person issuing a document, for example,
a "certificate," allegedly by the Chief Financial
Officer of the United States Patent and Trademark Office for payment
of USPTO fees and lawyer fees is NOT affiliated
with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The United
States Patent and Trademark Office does NOT issue
such "certificates." If you have any questions, please
contact the Inventors
Assistance Center. (06Nov2001)
An entity doing business as the 'United States Trademark
Protection Agency' is NOT affiliated
with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. (14Jul2001)
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