<div dir="ltr">This looks like the fraudulent signature issue. Mr Stevens is not involved with the group and unbeknown to him they are using his name and contact information. Assuming they are also signing at the USPTO in his name the organization who is filing surely could be sanctioned.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 6:43\u202fPM Bosland Law <office@bosland.law> 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 dir="auto">This slide deck suggests that you are right that there is little that they could do (see the last two slides). They suggest FTC/FBI/FCC and local AG..</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div><a href="https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/tm-trademarks-scamprevention_20230427.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/tm-trademarks-scamprevention_20230427.pdf</a></div><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">db</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 3:06\u202fPM Crane, Susan via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">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">
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If they haven\u2019t actually filed in his name, not sure what the PTO can do. Who would they discipline?
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Thanks Susan. Assuming this is the case, does anyone know who to contact at USPTO to report the group trademark.\u200ainfo who is misusing his name? Would you recommend the Solicitor's Office or Office of Enrollment and Discipline for example</div></div></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks Susan. Assuming this is the case, does anyone know who to contact at USPTO to report the group
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">They are probably \u201cborrowing\u201d his name. There is an attorney in California named Christopher H. Stevens, but he does not appear to be an IP attorney.<u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u></span></p>
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<b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To:</b> Oppedahl Carl <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
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<b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Christopher H Stevens<u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u></span></p>
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