[E-trademarks] IG Report - A 3-Year Exposure of Privacy Act-Protected Data Revealed USPTO Mismanagement in Safeguarding the Sensitive PII of Trademark Filers

[Pamela Chestek]

I just learned of this report:

"We found that USPTO mishandled the required reporting and notification 
to the affected trademark filers after domicile addresses had been 
exposed for 3 years. We also found that USPTO leadership allowed 
domicile addresses to remain publicly accessible after they were aware 
of the exposure, risking unauthorized disclosures in violation of the 
Privacy Act. Additionally, USPTO did not report that additional 
sensitive PII was exposed during the incident or notify the affected 
filers that additional data had been exposed."

https://www.oversight.gov/report/DOC/3-Year-Exposure-Privacy-Act-Protected-Data-Revealed-USPTO-Mismanagement-Safeguarding

Pam

Pamela S. Chestek
Chestek Legal
300 Fayetteville Street
Unit 2492
Raleigh, NC 27602
pamela at chesteklegal.com
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