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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Ditto. Hopefully I’ve trained my clients sufficiently to recognize the scam and call my attention it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>I advise them to just ignore it but by all means keep me in the loop if they hear more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Guy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'>Guy V. 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If you received this e-mail in error, any review, use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. Please notify us immediately of the error by return e-mail and please delete this message from your system. </span><span lang=ES style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ES-AR'>Thank you in advance for your cooperation. </span><span lang=ES><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><b><span lang=ES style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ES-AR'>AVISO AL RECEPTOR:</span></b><span lang=ES style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ES-AR'> Este mensaje tiene por destinatario exclusivo a la persona o entidad a la que est dirigida, y puede contener informacin confidencial y que no puede divulgarse. Si usted recibi este mensaje por error, le est prohibido divulgar, distribuir o copiar la informacin aqu contenida. Le agradeceremos que nos notifique del error inmediatamente por e-mail de respuesta y que borre este mensaje de su sistema. </span><span lang=PT-BR style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ES-AR'>Muchas gracias por adelantado por su cooperacin. </span><span lang=PT-BR><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><b><span lang=PT style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ES-AR'>AVISO AO RECIPIENTE:</span></b><span lang=PT style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ES-AR'> Este e-mail destinado apenas ao destinatrio da transmisso e pode conter informaes protegidas por lei. 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Bitte benachrichtigen Sie uns sofort des Fehlers in dem Sie diese e-mail zurck senden und bitte lschen Sie diese Nachricht von ihrem System. </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Vielen Dank im Voraus fr Ihre Mitarbeit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-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>Mark F. Warzecha via E-trademarks<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 4, 2025 1:42 PM<br><b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br><b>Cc:</b> Mark F. Warzecha <MFW@uslegalteam.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] Latest spam<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Same here<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=434 style='width:325.5pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p><a href="https://www.legalteamusa.net/" title=""""><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=300 height=91 style='width:3.125in;height:.9479in' id="_x0030_.86n19bhmz7g" src="cid:image002.png@01DBD556.F201F580" alt="wm20yearlogo-final2_46d15725-33f0-4c7c-8df2-3f5a1ab7e619.jpg"></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><b>Mark F. Warzecha, Attorney at Law</b><br>1990 W. New Haven Ave.<br>Second Floor<br>Melbourne, Florida 32904<br>(321) 255-2332 (321) 255-2351 fax<br></span><a href="http://www.primerus.com/law-firms/widerman-malek-melbourne-florida-fl.htm" title=""""><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=200 height=40 style='width:2.0833in;height:.4166in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.png@01DBD556.F201F580"></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=200 height=59 style='width:2.0833in;height:.6145in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image004.jpg@01DBD556.F201F580"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=bottom style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:.75pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="45%" style='width:45.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>NOTICE: This message and any attachments are solely for the use of the intended recipient. They may contain privileged and/or confidential information, attorney work product, or other information protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error. Any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please contact Widerman Malek at the above-referenced number, and delete the message and any attachment from your system. Thank you.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-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 <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Supnik via E-trademarks<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 4, 2025 2:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Paul Supnik <<a href="mailto:paul@supnik.com">paul@supnik.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Latest spam<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>An amazing number of my clients have been receiving the following type of message:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:30.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear ____:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:30.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=elementtoproof style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:30.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2C363A'>I hope this email finds you well. The United States Patent and Trademark Office notified us that an individual from Virginia<b> [ALWAYS FROM VIRGINIA]</b> had applied for the identical trademark name <b>[CLIENT ENTITY NAME] </b> Consequently, we have been granted a 48-hour deadline window by the USPTO to obtain ownership of this mark or else the trademark would be awarded to a third party as their intellectual property.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=elementtoproof style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:30.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2C363A'>According to the records of the USPTO, the [<b>CLIENT ENTITY NAME] i</b>s not currently trademarked and does not appear in the United States Patent & Trademark Office database. Under the law, if a name is not trademarked, it is considered available for registration by anyone in the United States, regardless of how long a company has been using it. The critical factor is the existence of a valid trademark; if another entity secures the trademark before you, they will have a legal advantage over you, even if you have been using the name.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=elementtoproof style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:30.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>....</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='margin-left:30.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2C363A'>Please let me know if you would like to move on; if not, we will withdraw from your case and the mark will be awarded to a third party, causing you to lose ownership of it.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:30.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2C363A'>......<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:30.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2C363A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2C363A'>The email gives the name of a purported attorney, and a suspicious phone number which has an area code not matching the purported attorney address. The attorney may be real, but I suspect is not an authorized communication from that attorney. In fact I checked on one of these on the State Bar website and there is such an attorney without a listed phone number so there is no practical way to determine whether that attorney authorized the communication. There is a logo accompanying this with of course the legal scales of justice.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id=Signature><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>I used to receive similar inquiries from clients regarding similar threats in China. Anyone else seeing these?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>Paul D. Supnik<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=elementtoproof style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://link.edgepilot.com/s/6d79cfcd/xvnlExCY_UW7XdDI8mVD3A?u=https://supnik.com/"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=336 height=127 style='width:3.5in;height:1.3229in' id=imageSelected0 src="cid:image005.png@01DBD556.F201F580" alt="Paul D. Supnik 9454 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 550 Beverly Hills, CA 90212"></span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=elementtoproof style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#242424'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=elementtoproof style='background:white'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>This message, including any attachments, may include privileged or confidential material. Any distribution or use of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then delete it from your system. Thank you.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>Links contained in this email have been replaced. If you click on a link in the email above, the link will be analyzed for known threats. If a known threat is found, you will not be able to proceed to the destination. If suspicious content is detected, you will see a warning.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>