[E-trademarks] Fraudulent Call

[Eric Morton]

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From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> On Behalf Of dbmelnick--- via E-trademarks
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 10:21 AM
To: 'For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice.' <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Cc: 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

From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com>> On Behalf Of Chelsie Spencer via E-trademarks
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 1:16 PM
To: For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>>
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

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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.
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