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    <p><font face="Tahoma">Kevin has a good point, might be a fraudulent
        filing.<br>
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    <p><font face="Tahoma">Was the specimen filed legit?</font><br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/3/2024 10:38 AM, Kevin Grierson
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Hard to see how this is in any way a gift
          to the client.  Unless the client is mistaken and someone with
          authority at the client authorized the filing, the filing was
          not made or signed by the client or an authorized
          representative of the client, but was signed by someone
          purporting to represent the client.  I don\u2019t think that filing
          can be authorized after the fact.<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">
                E-trademarks
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">&lt;e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;</a>
                <b>On Behalf Of </b>asarabia2 via E-trademarks<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 3, 2024 1:20 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br>
                <b>Cc:</b> asarabia2 <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:asarabia2@gmail.com">&lt;asarabia2@gmail.com&gt;</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] TM Scam?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p><span style="font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">I
              am not sure about the State Bar complaint until you know
              more and until after the holiday season.  One mystery is
              why some random attorney would  pay the renewal fee. That
              is a gift to your client. You might check for other
              trademarks at the Patent and Trademark Office for which
              the attorney represents the owner.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p><span style="font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">100%
              agree on the power of attorney filing.
            </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p><span style="font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p><span style="font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">Tony
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              IP Business Law, Inc.<br>
              320 via Pasqual<br>
              Redondo Beach, CA 90277<br>
              (310)377-5171<br>
              <a href="http://www.calrestitution.com/"
                moz-do-not-send="true">www.calrestitution.com</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">On 12/3/2024 10:02 AM, Eric Morton via
              E-trademarks wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Is this
                attorney real?  I\u2019d check the attorney\u2019s bar number and
                look up the attorney with the state bar.  A complaint
                with that attorney\u2019s state bar is in order.
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">Eric
                  D. Morton</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  E-trademarks
                  <a
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                  <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tim Ackermann via E-trademarks<br>
                  <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 03, 2024 9:03 AM<br>
                  <b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not
                  for laypersons to seek legal advice.
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                  <b>Cc:</b> Tim Ackermann <a
                    href="mailto:tim@ackermannlaw.com"
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                  <b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] TM Scam?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">Mark, <o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"> I'd consider filing a power of
                  attorney ASAP. This is probably not the case -- I
                  don't want to assume attorney malfeasance -- but it's
                  not impossible.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"> What I'd be worried about is some
                  kind of Amazon / brand-ownership hijacking. Assuming
                  you didn't have a filed power of attorney, the USPTO
                  stopped recognizing you as the attorney upon
                  registration (or completion of earlier maintenance
                  filing) under 37 C.F.R. §2.17(g). Then, once this new
                  attorney files the renewal, the new attorney is
                  recognized under 37 C.F.R. §2.17(b)(1), right? And
                  that attorney will get any kind of emails from Amazon,
                  or Walmart, or whoever now uses that method of
                  verifying brand ownership, under 37 C.F.R. §2.18.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"> I just don't see another point for
                  paying the client's USPTO fees when you are not
                  going to be reimbursed. And the "we're on vacation and
                  not responding" might just be a dodge. <o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"> Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal">Tim Ackermann<o:p></o:p></p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal">The Ackermann Law
                                    Firm<o:p></o:p></p>
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                                <p><span
style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">E:  <a
                                      href="mailto:tim@ackermannlaw.com"
                                      target="_blank"
                                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">tim@ackermannlaw.com</a><br>
                                    P:  817.305.0690<br>
                                    F:  214.453.0810<br>
                                    W: <a
                                      href="http://ackermannlaw.com/"
                                      target="_blank"
                                      moz-do-not-send="true">ackermannlaw.com</a><br>
                                    O: 1701 W. Northwest Hwy. Ste. 100<br>
                                         Grapevine TX 76051</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Dec 3, 2024 at 10:41<span
                    style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">\u202f</span>AM
                  Mark Kaufman via E-trademarks &lt;<a
                    href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;
                  wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Oh great and
                        powerful Brain Trust:<o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">We wrote to a
                        client to renew a registration (due in a year,
                        but inspired by the upcoming increase in PTO
                        fees).  Client said they\u2019d send payment.  Before
                        we renewed, another U.S. attorney had filed and
                        paid the fee for renewal.  Disappointed, I wrote
                        to the client.  Client said that they didn\u2019t
                        know who the new attorney was, and that client
                        had mailed me a check to do the work.   An email
                        to the new attorney semi-bounces back with the
                        following message:<o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in">
                        XYZ Law Firm will be away on vacation for the
                        2024-2025 holiday season. Afterward [the firm]
                        will begin the winding up process. If you have
                        any questions this email will be monitored
                        sparingly but questions will be addressed in
                        time. [The Firm\u2019s] Intellectual Property web
                        services have been faulty since 9/4/2024. If
                        assistance is needed concerning a prior response
                        please call.<o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I\u2019m not sure
                        if the \u201c2024-2025 holiday season\u201d means the
                        entire month of December.  A phone call to new
                        attorney\u2019s cell phone doesn\u2019t answer, and
                        \u201cmailbox is full.\u201d  I\u2019ve sent a text message,
                        but am not optimistic about getting a response.
                        <o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">So:  I guess
                        I\u2019ll send the foregoing to
                        <a href="mailto:TMscam@uspto.gov"
                          target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                          class="moz-txt-link-freetext">TMscam@uspto.gov</a>
                        and, if anyone thinks it\u2019s advisable, to the
                        Post Registration Department.  But the curious
                        thing about this hijacking is that the new,
                        unauthorized \u201claw firm\u201d, in the process of
                        taking over the registration, paid the filing
                        fee.  Maybe they intend to assign the
                        registration to some other scammer\u2026<o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I welcome
                        your thoughts and suggestions.<o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Mark<o:p></o:p></p>
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                          lang="NL"
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">Mark
                          S. Kaufman</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                          lang="NL"
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">Kaufman
                          &amp; Kahn, LLP</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                          <a href="mailto:kaufman@kaufmankahn.com"
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