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<p class="yiv1310914940MsoNormal"><strong><em><span style="font-family: New serif;">Maria Eliseeva</span></em></strong></p>
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<p class="yiv1310914940MsoNormal"><strong>From:</strong> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>Diane Gardner via E-trademarks<br clear="none"><strong>Sent:</strong> Friday, October 25, 2024 12:23 PM<br clear="none"><strong>To:</strong> <a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br clear="none"><strong>Cc:</strong> Diane Gardner <diane@mmip.com><br clear="none"><strong>Subject:</strong> [E-trademarks] Attorney Identity Theft</p>
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<p class="yiv1310914940MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; color: navy;">Today the ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter ran a story about Ana Belén Vinueza, a corporate attorney for Illumina (California) whose identity and credentials were stolen and used to file more than 2000 trademark applications.</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1310914940MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; color: navy;">According to the article, female attorneys licensed in California currently run the highest risk of this type of identity misappropriation. The USPTO is aware of at least 30 such cases of similar identity theft for the purpose of filing new trademark applications.</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1310914940MsoNormal"><strong><em><span style="color: navy;">Diane L. Gardner</span></em></strong></p>
<p class="yiv1310914940MsoNormal"><strong><em><span style="font-family: sans-serif; color: navy;">Reg. No. 36,518</span></em></strong></p>
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