Michael E. McCabe, Jr. reports (here), at his IP Ethics and Insights blog, that Matthew Swyers, owner of The Trademark Company, has entered into an “exclusion on consent” agreement with the USPTO, by which Mr. Swyers has voluntarily given up the ability to provide U.S. trademark-related legal services for a minimum of five (5) years.
Although Mr. Swyers denied engaging in any wrongdoing, his exclusion on consent comes with a significant caveat: if he ever seeks reinstatement to practice again before the USPTO (which he cannot do for at least five years), the OED Director will conclusively presume for purposes of considering his reinstatement petition both: (1) the allegations in the disciplinary complaint are true; and (2) Mr. Swyers could not have defeated those allegations.