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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">One of the newest I have seen are emails telling business owners that someone else is interest in registering their mark, but they can prevent that if they just sign up with their service. It’s insane.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> on behalf of Kevin Grierson via E-trademarks <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, April 19, 2024 at 16:02<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>Kevin Grierson <kgrierson@cm.law><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [E-trademarks] Trademark Rising<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sadly, there seems to be a new variation or scam on a regular basis. This particular scam seems derived from the Chinese .cn domain name scams using the same idea—somebody else wanted to buy this domain,
but we looked and it’s your name, so we are giving you the opportunity first, etc., etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Because the form of the scams varies, I have given up on trying to give pointers on how to help clients spot them, and just tell my clients “The PTO doesn’t send bills. If you get a bill regarding your trademark
and it’s not from us, check with us before paying it.” I make it a point of telling them I don’t charge to look over the scam email, letter, etc. so they don’t feel caught between paying the scammer or paying me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:gray"> <a href="mailto:kgrierson@cm.law" target="_blank"><span style="color:gray;text-decoration:none">kgrierson@cm.law</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Kathryn A Porter <kap@kporterlaw.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] Trademark Rising</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hi Mike, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Trademark Rising recently solicited my client with the same scam. Twice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Luckily, my client knew to contact me whenever they receive a solicitation or “official notice” sent directly to them. But it did freak them out.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Trademark Rising has been doing this for quite a while. I searched the following phrase from their website and found a listserv thread about them (different company name used: Paragon) back in April and August
2023:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Poppins;color:black;background:white">Although we are not a law firm, we have a team of professional trademark experts who undergo an extensive training program to make them the best at what they
do. Only after they have completed their training and passed a rigorous series of examinations can an employee be placed into service. This rigorous training leads to the expert level of services we provide.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">What’s worse, in 2023, Paragon used the name of one of our listserv colleagues in their scam! It’s amazing the lengths these companies will go to.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Best regards,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Apr 18, 2024, at 7:40 PM, Michael D. Steger 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:12.0pt">Has anyone encountered Trademark Rising soliciting your clients with variations of the ol' "someone else is going to file an application for your name"? It appears that they operate under multiple names.
Today they contacted one of my clients to advise them that someone else had filed an application for my client's brand -- I had filed the application for the solicited client.
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