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Scam notices are being sent to those who have filed trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) or already own a registered mark. The notices are designed to exploit publicly available...more
In this episode of IP Goes Pop!®, hosts Michael Snyder and Joseph Gushue are joined by Jason Lott, Managing Attorney for Trademark Customer Outreach at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), to explore the evolving...more
Scams related to U.S. trademark filings are becoming more common and sophisticated, making these scams increasingly difficult for trademark owners to identify....more
In a guest article, Venable's Rebecca Liebowitz, Andrew D. Price, and Samantha J. Moskowitz examine the rise in increasingly sophisticated trademark fraud and what practitioners can do to minimize the risks for clients....more
Trademark scams are on the rise and include increasingly varied communications attempting to trick trademark applicants and registrants into paying fees. If you receive any communications regarding your trademarks from anyone...more
Over the years many clients have forwarded to us scam trademark mailings. These mailings come from various official-sounding sources, all of which seek money to allegedly take action regarding the client’s trademarks....more
One recent victim of scams preying on U.S. trademark filers and registrants answered a call that appeared to be from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). It wasn’t. The target of the scam was forced to...more
Every month, Erise’s trademark attorneys review the latest developments at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in the courts, and across the corporate world to bring you the stories that you should know about: Travis...more
Expanding on our blog post of January 2, 2024, yet another scam has been brought to our attention—with serious consequences. The signatory of a client was telephoned by the “Federal Trademark Office,” which requested a...more
Especially during the holi-daze, it can be easy to let our safeguards down and fall prey to scammers looking to make a quick buck. Trademark applicants and registrants interacting with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office...more
Numerous clients are receiving unsolicited emails from a company called Trademark Omega. Future versions may originate from companies with different names. For your protection, we advise you to read the fine print....more
A record number of applicants are seeking to protect their trademarks by filing applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The problem? The rise in trademark applications has left open the doors...more
No sooner had we gone to press on our January article on the latest and greatest in trademark scams than the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a new alert raising awareness of yet another type of scam....more
Thank you for reading the February 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss Section 2(c) of the Lanham Act in relation to the Supreme Court's pending review of the TRUMP TOO SMALL...more
As 2023 gets underway, we would like to remind our readers to remain vigilant for trademark scams, which target both new application filers and established brands, and have been known to arrive via email, mail, fax, and even...more
Thank you for reading the January 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss an ongoing trademark dispute between the band OK Go and cereal company Post, how to stay vigilant about...more
This is not our first warning about trademark scams, and (sadly) it will surely not be our last, but it bears repeating that trademark owners should be extremely wary of any unexpected communications (email, text, snail mail)...more
[co-author: Ivy Attenborough, Summer Associate] Thank you for reading the June 2022 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss the differences between Copyright Claims Board and federal...more
Overview - It is a modern reality that with brand ownership comes the risk of trademark and domain name fraud. In this area, there has recently been a rise in email scams targeting brand owners by falsely claiming that...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently released a warning regarding email scams targeting owners of trademark applications and registrations. Unfortunately, misleading notices and solicitations are...more
The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a new alert this week concerning fraudulent email messages which appear to be sent by the USPTO directly to trademark owners but are, in fact, sent by third parties...more
The USPTO has been working to combat misleading and fraudulent solicitations sent to federal trademark applicants/registrants and is calling on the public to report and identify these bad actors....more
If you own a U.S. trademark registration, chances are you’ve received official-looking solicitations offering to handle trademark services on your behalf in return for a fee. Read these notices carefully – more often than...more
In an August 2017 article titled “Don’t be duped by the trademark solicitation,” we warned you about misleading solicitations from private companies to renew your trademark registrations and provide other trademark-related...more
Recent unsolicited notices have been sent to U.S. trademark owners from a third party calling itself “Patent and Trademark Office”. ...more