<div dir="ltr"><div>And if they do know about it, and know their name is being used, there still isn't much they can do to stop it. The scammers running this using my name didn't slow down when I contacted them and told them to stop using my name. </div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br><b style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font color="#f1c232">The McArthur Law Firm<br></font></b>Stephen Charles McArthur<br><font color="#202124">8383 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 800<br></font><font color="#202124">Beverly Hills, CA 90211<br></font>(424) 258-6815<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:18px;background-color:rgb(245,245,245)"><br></span></div><div><a href="http://www.smcarthurlaw.com" target="_blank">www.smcarthurlaw.com</a><br><br><i>This email, including any attachments, may contain material that is confidential, privileged and/or attorney work product for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, reliance or distribution by others without express permission is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient or if you received this message in error, please notify us and delete all copies. Sender reserves and asserts all rights to confidentiality, including all privileges and IP that may apply. Thank you. </i></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, Sep 8, 2025 at 7:50\u202fAM Kevin Grierson 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="msg7991276995093269712">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Not merely malpractice, but certainly an ethical violation as well, and maybe a crime. But I doubt it\u2019s a real attorney (or if the person is real, that they know their name is being used). And this scam seems to have replaced the Chinese
domain name scam that followed these same lines. At least with that scam, they weren\u2019t making representations about your right to use your own name except for the domain in question.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>John Dugger via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 8, 2025 10:33 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> John Dugger <<a href="mailto:jedugger@gmail.com" target="_blank">jedugger@gmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] Does this sound like a trademark expert to you? He claims to be<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If this was a real attorney, this would so clearly be malpractice. Unreal.
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<b>To:</b> Burke, Daryl-Lynn <<a href="mailto:Daryl-Lynn.Burke@brookfieldrp.com" target="_blank">Daryl-Lynn.Burke@brookfieldrp.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Business Name Dispute: Immediate Action Required<u></u><u></u></p>
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a private firm specializing in trademark and copyright services. We've received a request from an applicant in Virginia seeking to register
</span><b><span style="color:black">\u201cNewland Real Estate Group \u201d</span></b></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(44,54,58)"> as a trademark\u2014identical
to the name you currently use for similar services. Our records show no active federal trademark registration for this name with the USPTO. Under U.S. law, names that aren\u2019t federally trademarked are generally considered available for registration by others,
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your rights, the applicant may move forward with registering the name and potentially gain exclusive federal rights to it. This could create complications for your continued use of the name. I\u2019d be happy to discuss your options and help you take the appropriate
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