Did ARDURRA® obtain a federal trademark under false pretenses?
ARDURRA means "diligence" or "responsible" in the Basque language, but the ARDURRA® trademark application stated "The wording 'ARDURRA" has no meaning in a foreign language."
ARDURRA's Intellectual Property lawyer, Matthew H. Swyers, a former USPTO trademark examiner, ran a trademark mill, "The Trademark Company," not signing thousands of trademark applications and allowing his staff to sign his name. That was illegal.
ADRURRA IP lawyer Matthew H. Swyers surrendered his license to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for fraudulent practices last year, but the ARDURRA® trademark remains in force. Here's an article on his "epic" three-year ethics battle.
ARDURRA® GROUP LLC Lawyer MATTHEW SWYERS, filed false or misleading 2015 federal trademark application.
From the USPTO website:
| Word Mark | ARDURRA |
| Translations | The wording "ARDURRA" has no meaning in a foreign language. |
| Goods and Services | IC 042. US 100 101. G & S: Consulting services in the field of design and development of engineering processes. FIRST USE: 20150500. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20150500 |
| Standard Characters Claimed | |
| Mark Drawing Code | (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK |
| Serial Number | 86554342 |
| Filing Date | March 5, 2015 |
| Current Basis | 1A |
| Original Filing Basis | 1B |
| Published for Opposition | September 15, 2015 |
| Registration Number | 5008885 |
| Registration Date | July 26, 2016 |
| Owner | (REGISTRANT) Ardurra Group LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LOUISIANA 3012 26th St. Metairie LOUISIANA 70002 |
| Attorney of Record | Matthew H. Swyers |
| Type of Mark | SERVICE MARK |
| Register | PRINCIPAL |
| Live/Dead Indicator | LIVE |
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