[E-trademarks] Spam caller

[Pamela Chestek]

We populate it with all zeros so the client can't even try to put 
something in there, and then explain why in our cover email.

Pam

Pamela S. Chestek
Chestek Legal
300 Fayetteville Street
Unit 2492
Raleigh, NC 27602
pamela at chesteklegal.com
(919) 800-8033
www.chesteklegal.com

On 12/11/2023 4:14 PM, Janet Satterthwaite via E-trademarks wrote:
> We tell client not to fill in the phone number on the signatory line. 
> It’s optional.
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 11, 2023, at 7:05 PM, David Michaels <david at davidmichaels.org> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> *WARNING:* External email, do not click on links or open attachments 
>> unless you recognize the sender’s full email address and expect the 
>> attachments.
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>     *Janet F. Satterthwaite*|Partner/ Chair, Trademark
>>     Practice|Potomac Law Group, PLLC
>>
>>     1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1025
>>
>>     Washington, D.C. 20006
>>
>>     jsatterthwaite at potomaclaw.com|www.potomaclaw.com
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>>     *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> on
>>     behalf of David Michaels via E-trademarks
>>     <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
>>     *Sent:* Monday, December 11, 2023 6:48 PM
>>     *To:* For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to
>>     seek legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
>>     *Cc:* David Michaels <david at davidmichaels.org>
>>     *Subject:* Re: [E-trademarks] Spam caller
>>
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>>     attachments unless you recognize the sender’s full email address
>>     and expect the attachments.
>>
>>     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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