[E-trademarks] [SPAM] URGENT ACTION REQUIRED: Verify your identity

Fri Jan 19 12:03:52 EST 2024

Looks real, and if you didn’t verify your account with the PTO, they will cut you off.

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From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> On Behalf Of Gerry J. Elman via E-trademarks
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2024 11:47 AM
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Cc: Gerry J. Elman <gerry at elman.com>; Kartik Kumar <Office at elman.com>
Subject: [E-trademarks] FW: [SPAM] URGENT ACTION REQUIRED: Verify your identity

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Gee, my email provider says this looks like SPAM.  But the email purports to be from uspto.gov.
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Anybody know whether or not this is a phishing email?

-Gerry
Gerry J. Elman
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610-892-9942   https://elman.com<https://elman.com/>

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From: "U.S. Patent and Trademark Office" <subscriptioncenter at subscriptions.uspto.gov<mailto:subscriptioncenter at subscriptions.uspto.gov>>
Date: 1/17/24 10:48 AM (GMT-06:00)
To: Kartik Kumar <Office at elman.com<mailto:Office at elman.com>>
Subject: [SPAM] URGENT ACTION REQUIRED: Verify your identity

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URGENT ACTION REQUIRED: Verify your identity

Dear Trademark Filing System user,

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