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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">Looking for some new insight from the TM brain trust:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">Last week, I received confirmation from the PTO that a change of correspondence had been filed in connection with a registration for which I am the correspondent of record. The only
change that was made was to the secondary email address (the one that’s hidden on TSDR); no change had been made with respect to the attorney/correspondent of record which remained with my firm. The new email address was “trademark@[registrant/registered mark].me”
(yes, with a Montenegro domain name address). The change was not made by anyone associated with the registrant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">The CAR form allegedly was signed by me: /Leesa N. Weiss/ -- in my capacity as the “Owner” of the registration (which I most definitely am not!).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">I went into TEAS and changed the secondary email back to what it’s supposed to be.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">Over the weekend, Amazon Brand Registry sent a verification code to my firm. As is the usual case, Amazon can’t identify who requested the verification code, but I suspected it was
the party from Montenegro, which turned out to be the case as they (the Montenegro domain registrant) emailed me to request that I send them the verification code – which I have not done.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">I responded to Amazon Brand Registry, advising them of the situation, but I have little hope of receiving a response. I will attempt to file an infringement claim with Amazon, but
this clearly doesn’t fit in the list of requirements for them to do anything.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">I looked up the domain name using the Whois for the .me TLD, but like many of the .com domain names, it’s hidden behind a privacy screen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">Have any of you/your clients encountered a similar situation? If so, how were you able to resolve it?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">Thanks, in advance,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">Leesa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><font color="#4d4d4d"><font face="Calibri"><strong>Leesa N. Weiss<br style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><em>Partner</em><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"></strong></font></font></span><img 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