[E-trademarks] Fraudulent Call

[dbmelnick at gmail.com]

Here is a link to the email if you are having trouble with the attachment.

 

https://app.box.com/s/lvrwhkodfdzbjouv7tzuzd5tdwm2vu1h

 

From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> On Behalf Of
Louis Levy - Belles Katz via E-trademarks
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 1:40 PM
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advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Cc: Louis Levy - Belles Katz <llevy at belleskatz.com>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Fraudulent Call

 

Fair point.  There’s not much they can do.  I work with fraud victims in a
side gig – the amount of fraud out there – and the number of people who fall
for it – is stunning.

 

Lou

 

Louis J. Levy, Esq.

 <http://www.lermansenter.com/> BELLES KATZ LLC | 1800 John F. Kennedy
Blvd., Suite 1010 | Philadelphia, PA 19103

240.453.9211 or 267.952.2060(d) | 202-258-6547(m) |
<mailto:llevy at belleskatz.com> llevy at belleskatz.com

 

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Isenberg via E-trademarks
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<mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> >
Cc: Doug Isenberg <doug at giga.law <mailto:doug at giga.law> >
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Fraudulent Call

 

The USPTO response seems very thorough.  What else could the USPTO do?

 

Unfortunately, the best advice is for potential victims to be aware – as is
true in similar contexts that arise in my practice, such as phishing, tech
support scams, and websites selling counterfeit products (or no products at
all).

 

Douglas M. Isenberg | The GigaLaw Firm

Attorney at Law

Phone: 1-404-348-0368

Email:  <mailto:Doug at Giga.Law> Doug at Giga.Law

Web:  <http://www.giga.law/> www.Giga.Law

 

 

 

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via E-trademarks
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 1:21 PM
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Cc: dbmelnick at gmail.com <mailto:dbmelnick at gmail.com> 
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Fraudulent Call

 

I’m attaching a PDF of the email correspondence (with a note that the
response was quick if not completely satisfactory).  If you cannot access
the attachment, please send me a private message.

 

Diane Melnick

 

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<mailto:e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> > On Behalf Of Chelsie
Spencer via E-trademarks
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 1:16 PM
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Cc: Chelsie Spencer <cspencer at ritterspencercheng.com
<mailto:cspencer at ritterspencercheng.com> >
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Fraudulent Call

 

Even where the phone number in the filing is for your law firm, they’re
still pulling client phone numbers from other public records. I’ve had two
larger clients report direct calls in the last week, one to their COO’s cell
phone — which certainly isn’t in the USPTO’s database.  

 

Chelsie Spencer

 

Sent from my iPhone

 

On Dec 15, 2023, at 12:12 PM, Louis Levy - Belles Katz via E-trademarks
<e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com <mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> >
wrote:

 

I believe the list has already discussed this, but for safekeeping, I just
received a phone call from a number that spoofed a PTO phone number
(571.272.6500).  The caller started telling me about an application filed
two months ago and how it would register shortly.  She seemed to think I was
the applicant.  I believe she was going to ask for an additional payment,
but before she got there, I started asking questions.  She quickly hung up,
saying she would send me an email, which never came.  The application she
mentioned still hasn’t been assigned to an Examiner.

 

Clearly people are scraping the PTO database for the phone numbers of
applicants (and their attorneys).  Is there anything the PTO can do to block
that?  If you call the number, a PTO recording says they are aware of call
scams.

 

Lou

 

Louis J. Levy, Esq.

 <http://www.lermansenter.com/> BELLES KATZ LLC | 1800 John F. Kennedy
Blvd., Suite 1010 | Philadelphia, PA 19103

240.453.9211 or 267.952.2060(d) | 202-258-6547(m) |
<mailto:llevy at belleskatz.com> llevy at belleskatz.com

 

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