The following is a transcript of a video, which can be seen here. Have you received something in the mail purporting to be about your trademark and offering some sort of listing in an international directory or some other catalog of trademarks? The odds are...
Read MoreI have posted about this scam before; but just receive a new notice from them last week. The notice below from PATENT & TRADEMARK RESOURCE CENTER is not from the government, not from the USPTO. The confusion in part is because the USPTO does have several “Patent and Trademark...
Read MoreAt a conference recently, the Commissioner for Trademarks told the audience that the best way to help the USPTO combat the proliferation of scam mail targeting trademark applicants and registrants is to report them to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC). Such reports are apparently useful...
Read MoreDirectory listings and other scam offers use the public records from the USPTO to prey on trademark applicants and registration. In this video, Erik shares tips on how to look for and avoid these scams with names like Trademark Edition, Glotrade, ITP, WTMR, and Patent...
Read MoreA client forwarded me the latest scam they received this week, this one from WPTR or World Patent and Trademark Register. It is not from the government. It does not provide any tangible value. The bill in the amount of $2,356.00 is outrageous. Their private registry...
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