<div dir="ltr">For anyone interested, research suggests no private right of action under N.Y. Business Corporation Law § 301. </div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 1, 2025 at 12:22\u202fPM Pamela Chestek 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">Look to see whether there is a private right of action under Business <br>
Corporation Law section 301, <br>
<a href="https://newyork.public.law/laws/n.y._business_corporation_law_section_301" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://newyork.public.law/laws/n.y._business_corporation_law_section_301</a>. <br>
There is in Massachusetts; I expect they are all similar.<br>
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On 7/1/2025 5:46 AM, Orvis PC via E-trademarks wrote:<br>
> Hello,<br>
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> I am hoping someone can suggest a strategy for getting the NY Sec. <br>
> State to remove what looks like an imposter company, likely set up for <br>
> fraud. Our client has an O in its name. The New York Secretary of <br>
> State allowed a third party to incorporate under the identical, <br>
> three-term name except a zero replaced the O. We have no evidence of <br>
> wrongdoing, but this appears to be set up for fraud. It reminds me of <br>
> fraudsters that set up deceiving domains, send imposter emails, and <br>
> try to get wire payments to the imposter account.<br>
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> I assume a demand letter will be ignored. I am not sure I have enough <br>
> to file a lawsuit and would like to avoid the expense, time and hassle.<br>
><br>
> Any ideas?<br>
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