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<p class="MsoNormal">I had an email from “Trademark Troop” forwarded to me last week. It sets out the same scenario as a lot of scam emails alleging that the sender has conducted a search for another entity that has the same name as the recipient.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>mary harris via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 21, 2023 4:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com<br>
<b>Cc:</b> mary harris <mary@maryharrislaw.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] anyone have a client that received correspondence from Trademark Troop?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A client forwarded me an email from Trademark Troop, and this is the first I'd heard of them. Just curious if others had seen their correspondence. Their website
says they are "not a legal firm" but have "a professional team of trademark registration experts."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mary A. Harris, Esq.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br>
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