[E-trademarks] Spam caller

[David Michaels]

Hi Janet,

The applicant's cell phone number is in the filing. It's in the signatory
field.

Why isn't it redacted automatically?

The USPTO publishes a dataset of recent applications every week that anyone
can download.


David Michaels
416-239-1361


On Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 6:53 PM Janet Satterthwaite <
jsatterthwaite at potomaclaw.com> wrote:

> Where are they getting the phone numbers?
>
> We always tell clients NOT to put a phone number when they sign
> declarations, to avoid just this kind of problem.
>
> Did your clients who are getting the calls put their numbers in the
> filing?  Or are the scammers finding them some other way?
>
> regards
>
> Janet
>
>
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> Hi Diane,
>
> I know a trademark applicant that this happened to last week.
>
> The caller spoofed the USPTO's phone number and claimed that the $250
> application fee needed to be paid.
>
> He gave the caller his credit card number and the last 4 digits of his
> social security number.
>
> The FBI should launch an investigation into this scam operator.
>
> And the USPTO should start issuing simple payment receipts.
>
> David Michaels, J.D., B.Eng.(Mech), CHRM
> 416-239-1361
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 11, 2023, 6:37 p.m. dbmelnick--- via E-trademarks <
> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
>
> A client just advised me that she received a call from someone claiming to
> be the USPTO, asking her to pay a fee online to complete the registration.
> He was calling from a spoofed version of 571-272-6500, which is a USPTO
> phone number.
>
>
>
> Calling the USPTO about this seems futile, but I do think that this is
> beyond what we have seen before and I am considering further action.
>
>
>
> Diane
>
>
>
> Diane Melnick Esq.
>
> Practus LLP
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