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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Michael D. Steger via E-trademarks<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, November 12, 2023 11:59 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Carl Oppedahl <E-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Michael D. Steger <msteger@steger-law.com><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [EXT] [E-trademarks] Questionable looking law firm listed as counsel of record<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I recently came across an application purportedly owned by multiple individuals who appear to be residing abroad (listed address is in Canada). The application was purportedly
filed by a California attorney (whose name is not listed with the California bar). Three weeks after filing another attorney with the same "firm" substituted in, using a substitution of attorney form and stating "</span></font><font size="4" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:#FFFFEE">These
are my Clients who hired me to be their attorney for all the applications they have filled , The Attorney before has no right to deal with these clients because I'm now their representative"</span></font><br clear="all">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The website using the same domain as both attorneys' email addresses looks very scammy -- no attorneys listed, poor grammar and misspellings.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The new "attorney" is supposedly a member of the New York bar. There is a New York attorney with that name, but the attorney is an associate at a blue chip Wall Street firm. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Is there anything that a concerned trademark attorney can do about a situation like this? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Law Offices of Michael D. Steger, PC<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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