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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>This is absolutely terrible. What would be a good way to prevent such identity theft?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Maria<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>--------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Maria Eliseeva<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Patentbar International<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>617-332-5800<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><a href="mailto:maria@patentbar.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>maria@patentbar.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><a href="http://www.patentbar.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.patentbar.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Diane Gardner via E-trademarks<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 25, 2024 12:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com<br><b>Cc:</b> Diane Gardner <diane@mmip.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Attorney Identity Theft<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:navy'>Diane L. Gardner</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'>Reg. 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