[E-trademarks] Fwd: Trademark practitioners: Find out how to avoid trademark scams

Mon Mar 18 18:46:31 EDT 2024

Lesson number one should be never provide your actual phone number

Mar 18, 2024 1:09:17 PM Michael Brown via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>:

> Sending out a day's notice for a discussion for trademark practitioners. It's as if they don't really want attendees...
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> Practical tip #1: don't provide client contact information.
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