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Raskin Accuses USPTO of Trump Board Trademark Concealment

3/18/2026

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U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin accused the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of obscuring control over U.S. President Donald Trump’s "Board of Peace."
He wrote a letter to USPTO director John Squires demanding information on the trademark filing for the board’s name and logo.
Raskin described the board as an "unsupervised international slush fund."
An oversight hearing on the USPTO is scheduled for next Wednesday.

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U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin accused the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of obscuring control over U.S. President Donald Trump’s "Board of Peace."
He wrote a letter to USPTO director John Squires demanding information on the trademark filing for the board’s name and logo.
Raskin described the board as an "unsupervised international slush fund."
An oversight hearing on the USPTO is scheduled for next Wednesday.