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

Tue Mar 19 18:02:58 EDT 2024

Here are the slides
<https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NjXOISt1qvPY6Z_O-WKf8LZkB7LBU1bEUHCF71dWqFo/edit?usp=sharing>
I captured during the event. It was interesting to hear about the
complexity of the current scams. Other than that, it was a reminder that
filings must be personally signed.

Oh, and don't let randoms use your bar info to file trademarks in exchange
for money 😉

On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 4:29 PM Maria Eliseeva via E-trademarks <
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> Has anyone listened to the webinar? Was it useful/informative?
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> *Sent:* Monday, March 18, 2024 6:47 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [E-trademarks] Fwd: Trademark practitioners: Find out how
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> Lesson number one should be never provide your actual phone number
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> Mar 18, 2024 1:09:17 PM Michael Brown via E-trademarks <
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> 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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