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<p>Marc is right that this is how it happens.</p>
<p>The telephone service providers are supposed to make it
impossible for a customer to spoof like this nowadays. But not
all of the telephone service providers follow the rules on this.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/22/2023 1:56 PM, Marc
Trachtenberg via E-trademarks wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">They use Voice Over Internet Protocol
(VOIP) technology and spoof the number.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Marc
H. Trachtenberg
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Shareholder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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Internet, Domain Name, e-Commerce and Social Media
Practice<br>
Greenberg Traurig, LLP <br>
77 West Wacker Drive | Suite 3100 | Chicago, IL 60601 <br>
T +1 312.456.1020 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> E-trademarks
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com"><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 class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Laurie Marshall <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:laurie@tmthespot.com"><laurie@tmthespot.com></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Wow Big Scam Alert..<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="color:#0E0E3F">*EXTERNAL TO GT*</span></b><o:p></o:p></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:#212121">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 $425
once registration is started. She asked for his CC
information, and he thankfully said that was not paying
any additional fees at this time. This IS the phone number
for the USPTO accounts receivable department!! How can
scammers get the phone number to appear on people’s
phones?? This is incredibly concerning! I called the PTO
and probably didn’t speak to the right person but had a
ticket created and I also filed a complaint on the FTC
website. The first thing I do when I am unsure if a call
is legit is search the phone number- but here it would
only indicate that it is the USPTO making this call.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Laurie
Marshall, Esq. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Marshall Law
Group, PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">TradeMarks The
Spot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a
href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/TMthespot.com__;!!DUT_TFPxUQ!CiYbDgXtCcEhtUskWZmQeSB6gONPFtBPXAgMYYX_a17TZATKueEOzBtlDpAl4e8RcYk0aPdyzMxdKc_Fs8JWhpVb19mIkL8d$"
moz-do-not-send="true">TMthespot.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">917-566-1003<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color:black">PLEASE MAKE
SURE TO COPY MY TEAM ON ALL CORRESPONDENCE.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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