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A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark... more +
A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark would be a company's logo such as the Nike "Check" or McDonald's "Golden Arches."  less -
Smart & Biggar

Don’t take the bait: avoiding trademark phishing scams

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The College of Patent Agents & Trademark Agents (CPATA) recently issued an alert regarding a surge in fraudulent emails targeting trademark owners. As is typical of these “phishing” scams, the emails often pressure recipients...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Don’t take the Bait - Avoiding Trademark Scams

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In a world where trademark owners craft their brand narratives with creativity and innovation a dark undercurrent emerges – a rising tide of scams driven by the same ingenuity and resourcefulness....more

Lewis Roca

New Trademark Scam

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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

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

Beware: Scams Targeting U.S. Trademark Applicants and Owners Are Increasingly Persuasive

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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

Holland & Knight LLP

Toss It in the Trash: Uptick in Scams Relating to Trademark Rights

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Holland & Knight's Intellectual Property Group has seen an escalation in emails to clients in which the sender applies the scare tactic of "react quickly or lose your rights to your trademark." These are very often scams....more

BakerHostetler

2024 Trends: UDRP Complaints, Domain Scams Still on the Rise

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It has been a busy year for domain scammers – and the brand owners fighting back against them. According to numbers published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Forum, the number of complaints...more

Erise IP

What’s Trending in Trademarks, January 2024: Travis Kelce’s IP Era, Liquid Death vs. Arnold Palmer, USPTO Scams

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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

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - No, No, No! How to Avoid Scams and Stay Merry this Holiday Season

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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

AEON Law

How to avoid IP scams

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The form at the top of this blog is a photoshopped patchwork of real and fake elements – including AEON Law’s name, logo, and address. Unfortunately, such scams are common, and too many people fall victim to them. Here...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Anatomy of a Trademark Scam Letter

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Once a trademark registration has been issued, trademark owners should be on the lookout for the inevitable “Renew Your Trademark” scam letters. Here, to assist trademark owners avoid these scams, we provide a breakdown of an...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Gmail to Use Verified Trademark Logo Badges to Combat Email Scammers

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In the face of the ever-growing threat of cyberattacks disguised in emails from phishers, impostors and other increasingly sophisticated security scammers, Google has launched a tool to allow organizations to fight back by...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Beware of Trademark Scams: Warning Signs for Trademark Owners

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Trademark scams are on the rise. Over the past year, Sullivan has seen a significant increase in the number of clients who have received misleading solicitations and invoices relating to their trademarks. Every brand...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Business Owners and Managers Beware: “Your Trademark is About to Expire” Scam

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Your intellectual property (IP) is, of course, valuable to your business, and you have likely taken appropriate steps to maximize the legal protection for those assets. The most common form of protecting your company name,...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Don’t Fall for a Scam: Trademark Owners Targeted

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Owners of federal trademark registrations and applications have been continuously targeted by scam artists who pull owner names from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) database and contact these owners...more

McAfee & Taft

UDRP: An alternative to traditional litigation

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Imagine for a moment that after investing time and money in branding and marketing your product or service, someone registers a domain name that matches your trademark. Now imagine that the owner of the domain name will only...more

Jaburg Wilk

Trademark Owners Beware of Chinese Domain Name Marketing Ploy

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Some e-mail marketing ploys are pretty clever and some spam or phishing attempts brilliantly disguised as valid e-mail. While there are many great reasons to register your trademark with the United States Patent & Trademark...more

McCarter & English, LLP

1f You Can R3ad Th15 – Security and Scam Alert

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You may think there is no value in chasing domain name squatters because customers find your website through search engines, but consider squatters as internal and external security risks. A constantly evolving threat, there...more

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