<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Marc, this is exactly right, and it's how I explain this to clients. Along with Jessica's point -- no attorney would do this. </div><div><div dir="ltr" class="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>
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<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 gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Dec 9, 2024 at 9:51\u202fAM Marc Trachtenberg via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> 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="msg-212651491584973927">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This sounds to me to be a new variation of the old Chinese registrar solicitation scheme where a (typically fake) registrar in China would contact companies and say that a
customer approached them to register domain names similar to the company\u2019s trademark and offered to sell the domain names to the company instead.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Amy Heller via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 9, 2024 9:41 AM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Amy Heller <<a href="mailto:aheller@achellerlaw.com" target="_blank">aheller@achellerlaw.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] "Elite Mark Group"<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello All<u></u><u></u></p>
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My client received a letter from Elite Mark Group claiming they received a request from \u201can applicant\u201d interested in registering a name similar to my client\u2019s mark. The letter ultimately offered to help my client register the mark. Is anyone familiar with
this company and/or their approach? <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for your time.<u></u><u></u></p>
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