<div dir="ltr">Worth a watch for Lily Tomlin's comic genius. Notwithstanding the potato video quality....<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small">Tim Ackermann</div><div style="font-size:small">The Ackermann Law Firm</div><p><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">E: <a href="mailto:tim@ackermannlaw.com" target="_blank">tim@ackermannlaw.com</a></span><br><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">P: 817.305.0690</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">F: 214.453.0810</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">W: <a href="http://ackermannlaw.com" target="_blank">ackermannlaw.com</a></span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">O: 1701 W. Northwest Hwy. Ste. 100</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"> Grapevine TX 76051</span></font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 7, 2024 at 1:51 PM Kevin Grierson <kgrierson@cm.law> 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="msg8227728528307456179">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> 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>Tim Ackermann via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 7, 2024 2:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carl Oppedahl <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Tim Ackermann <<a href="mailto:tim@ackermannlaw.com" target="_blank">tim@ackermannlaw.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Fwd: Notice of Data Security Incident<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You are receiving this notice because your email address is listed as the contact for the trademark owner in at least one of these applications. There is no action you need to take with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO),
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O: 1701 W. Northwest Hwy. Ste. 100<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>
From: <strong><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">U.S. Patent and Trademark Office</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov" target="_blank">subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov</a>><br>
Date: Tue, May 7, 2024 at 1:16<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span>PM<br>
Subject: Notice of Data Security Incident<br>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">We recently identified a data security incident that impacted domicile information in certain trademark application data made available between August 23, 2023, and April 19, 2024.
You are receiving this notice because your email address is listed as the contact for the trademark owner in at least one of these applications. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">There is no action you need to take with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), but in the interest of full transparency, we are bringing this matter to your attention. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">U.S. trademark law requires applicants to include their domicile addresses in trademark applications. This helps us determine if applicants are required to hire a U.S.-licensed attorney
to represent them before our agency (called the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzcHRvLmdvdi90cmFkZW1hcmtzL2xhd3MvdHJhZGVtYXJrLXJ1bGUtcmVxdWlyZXMtZm9yZWlnbi1hcHBsaWNhbnRzLWFuZC1yZWdpc3RyYW50cy1oYXZlLXVzP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1zdWJzY3JpcHRpb25jZW50ZXImdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX25hbWU9JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkmdXRtX3Rlcm09IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDUwNy45NDQ0NDU0MSJ9.58SI_D6d9vFd-QBeOLn3g5kVWrR0AzgNl590e31YpOU/s/3003983680/br/242027980700-l" target="_blank">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,238)">U.S. counsel rule</span></a>). The U.S. counsel rule is an important tool in combatting fraudulent trademark filing activity. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">On April 19, 2024, we discovered there were domicile addresses that should have been hidden from public view but which were inadvertently exposed as we transitioned to a new IT system.
These addresses appeared in records that could have been retrieved through a bulk data set on our website. This data set is typically used in academic and economic research. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">At no point were the impacted domicile addresses visible when users searched trademark records through our search system or our trademark documents database. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Importantly, this incident was not the result of malicious activity, and we have no reason to believe that your domicile information has been misused. Nevertheless, we take all data
security concerns seriously, and we’ve implemented corrective measures. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">When we discovered the issue, we blocked access to the impacted bulk data set, removed files, implemented a patch to fix the exposure, tested our solution, and re-enabled access. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">We’re committed to data security and are taking steps to prevent incidents like this from happening in the future. We sincerely regret this error and are updating our process for creating
and publishing bulk data files. Additional testing, spot checks, and process improvements will help us ensure domicile addresses in the bulk data are properly masked going forward. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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any questions or concerns, please contact <a href="mailto:TMdomicile@uspto.gov" target="_blank">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,238)">TMdomicile@uspto.gov</span></a>. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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