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<p><font face="Tahoma">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.</font></p>
<p><font face="Tahoma">100% agree on the power of attorney filing. <br>
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<p><font face="Tahoma">Regards,</font></p>
<p><font face="Tahoma">Tony <br>
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IP Business Law, Inc.<br>
320 via Pasqual<br>
Redondo Beach, CA 90277<br>
(310)377-5171<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.calrestitution.com">www.calrestitution.com</a> <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/3/2024 10:02 AM, Eric Morton via
E-trademarks wrote:<br>
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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:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">Eric
D. Morton<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">Attorney<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">Clear
Sky Law Group, P.C.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">1300
Clay St., Ste. 600, Oakland, CA 94612</span></b><b><span
style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">P:
(510) 556-0367 / (760) 722-6582<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">F:
(510) 751-4598<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style="color:#7F7F7F">www</span><span
style="color:#467886;font-weight:normal">.</span><span
style="color:#7F7F7F">clearskylaw.com</span></a></span></b><b><span
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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.
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com"><e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Tim Ackermann <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tim@ackermannlaw.com"><tim@ackermannlaw.com></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] TM Scam?<o:p></o:p></span></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:"Verdana",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:"Arial",sans-serif">\u202f</span>AM
Mark Kaufman via E-trademarks <<a
href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
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>
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<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"
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<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <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:"Book Antiqua",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:"Book Antiqua",serif">Kaufman
& Kahn, LLP</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Email:
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target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:#0563C1">kaufman@kaufmankahn.com</span></a>
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