<div dir="ltr">Another reason to never include a client's phone number on an application!</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 3:58 PM Marc Trachtenberg via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-8999737198011504814">
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<p class="MsoNormal">They use Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) technology and spoof the number.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">Marc H. Trachtenberg
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Laurie Marshall via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 22, 2023 2:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Laurie Marshall <<a href="mailto:laurie@tmthespot.com" target="_blank">laurie@tmthespot.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Wow Big Scam Alert..<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Not sure if any of you have reported this, but it’s my first instance of it.
<span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">My client received a call today from the USPTO, phone number 571-272-6500. A woman told him that he can start using his mark with the TM symbol. She said that the registration process will be started in the next few weeks and mentioned
an additional fee of $425 once registration is started. She asked for his CC information, and he thankfully said that was not paying any additional fees at this time. This IS the phone number for the USPTO accounts receivable department!! How can scammers
get the phone number to appear on people’s phones?? This is incredibly concerning! I called the PTO and probably didn’t speak to the right person but had a ticket created and I also filed a complaint on the FTC website. The first thing I do when I am unsure
if a call is legit is search the phone number- but here it would only indicate that it is the USPTO making this call.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Laurie Marshall, Esq. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Marshall Law Group, PLLC<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">TradeMarks The Spot<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">917-566-1003<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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