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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> on behalf of Orvis via E-trademarks <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, December 15, 2023 at 1:46 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Orvis <orvispc@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [E-trademarks] Fraudulent Call<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Good thing the PTO is making applicants provide their where you sleep at night address.
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dec 15, 2023 1:41:06 PM Louis Levy - Belles Katz via E-trademarks <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Fair point. There’s not much they can do. I work with fraud victims in a side gig – the amount of fraud out there – and the number of people who fall for it – is stunning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Lou<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Louis J. Levy, Esq.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#4472C4"><a href="http://www.lermansenter.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4472C4">BELLES</span></a> KATZ LLC
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Doug Isenberg via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 15, 2023 1:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice.' <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Doug Isenberg <doug@giga.law><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] Fraudulent Call<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The USPTO response seems very thorough. What else could the USPTO do?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Unfortunately, the best advice is for potential victims to be aware – as is true in similar contexts that arise in my practice, such as phishing, tech support scams, and websites selling counterfeit products
(or no products at all).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Douglas M. Isenberg</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> |
<b><span style="color:#B95725">The GigaLaw Firm</span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 1-404-348-0368<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:Doug@Giga.Law"><span style="color:#0563C1">Doug@Giga.Law</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Web: <a href="http://www.giga.law/"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.Giga.Law</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>dbmelnick--- via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 15, 2023 1:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice.' <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:dbmelnick@gmail.com">dbmelnick@gmail.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] Fraudulent Call<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I’m attaching a PDF of the email correspondence (with a note that the response was quick if not completely satisfactory). If you cannot access the attachment, please send me a private message.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Diane Melnick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Chelsie Spencer via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 15, 2023 1:16 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Chelsie Spencer <<a href="mailto:cspencer@ritterspencercheng.com">cspencer@ritterspencercheng.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] Fraudulent Call<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Even where the phone number in the filing is for your law firm, they’re still pulling client phone numbers from other public records. I’ve had two larger clients report direct calls in the last week, one to
their COO’s cell phone — which certainly isn’t in the USPTO’s database. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Chelsie Spencer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On Dec 15, 2023, at 12:12 PM, Louis Levy - Belles Katz via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I believe the list has already discussed this, but for safekeeping, I just received a phone call from a number that spoofed a PTO phone number (571.272.6500). The caller started telling me about an application
filed two months ago and how it would register shortly. She seemed to think I was the applicant. I believe she was going to ask for an additional payment, but before she got there, I started asking questions. She quickly hung up, saying she would send me
an email, which never came. The application she mentioned still hasn’t been assigned to an Examiner.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Clearly people are scraping the PTO database for the phone numbers of applicants (and their attorneys). Is there anything the PTO can do to block that? If you call the number, a PTO recording says they are
aware of call scams.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Lou<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt">Louis J. Levy, Esq.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">| </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">1800 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1010
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