[E-trademarks] Notice of Data Security Incident

Wed May 8 18:24:35 EDT 2024

FYI -- a request for the list of disclosed data did promptly get me a list
of affected serial numbers.
Tim Ackermann
The Ackermann Law Firm

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On Tue, May 7, 2024 at 1:30 PM Tim Ackermann <tim at ackermannlaw.com> wrote:

> FYI - the Office disclosed domicile information (again, I think). Then it
> says this:
>
>> You are receiving this notice because your email address is listed as the
>> contact for the trademark owner in at least one of these applications. There
>> is no action you need to take with the United States Patent and Trademark
>> Office (USPTO), but in the interest of full transparency, we are bringing
>> this matter to your attention.
>
>  "Full transparency" evidently does not include telling me WHOSE domicile
> information the Office failed to protect.
> Tim
> Tim Ackermann
> The Ackermann Law Firm
>
> E:  tim at ackermannlaw.com
> P:  817.305.0690
> F:  214.453.0810
> W: ackermannlaw.com
> O: 1701 W. Northwest Hwy. Ste. 100
>      Grapevine TX 76051
>
>
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> Date: Tue, May 7, 2024 at 1:16 PM
> Subject: Notice of Data Security Incident
> To:
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> USPTO Alert
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> Notice of Data Security Incident
>
> Dear valued customer,
>
> We recently identified a data security incident that impacted domicile
> information in certain trademark application data made available between
> August 23, 2023, and April 19, 2024. You are receiving this notice because
> your email address is listed as the contact for the trademark owner in at
> least one of these applications.
>
> There is no action you need to take with the United States Patent and
> Trademark Office (USPTO), but in the interest of full transparency, we are
> bringing this matter to your attention.
> What happened and what information was involved?
>
> U.S. trademark law requires applicants to include their domicile addresses
> in trademark applications. This helps us determine if applicants are
> required to hire a U.S.-licensed attorney to represent them before our
> agency (called the U.S. counsel rule
> <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzcHRvLmdvdi90cmFkZW1hcmtzL2xhd3MvdHJhZGVtYXJrLXJ1bGUtcmVxdWlyZXMtZm9yZWlnbi1hcHBsaWNhbnRzLWFuZC1yZWdpc3RyYW50cy1oYXZlLXVzP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1zdWJzY3JpcHRpb25jZW50ZXImdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX25hbWU9JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkmdXRtX3Rlcm09IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDUwNy45NDQ0NDU0MSJ9.58SI_D6d9vFd-QBeOLn3g5kVWrR0AzgNl590e31YpOU/s/3003983680/br/242027980700-l>).
> The U.S. counsel rule is an important tool in combatting fraudulent
> trademark filing activity.
>
> On April 19, 2024, we discovered there were domicile addresses that should
> have been hidden from public view but which were inadvertently exposed as
> we transitioned to a new IT system. These addresses appeared in records
> that could have been retrieved through a bulk data set on our website. This
> data set is typically used in academic and economic research.
>
> At no point were the impacted domicile addresses visible when users
> searched trademark records through our search system or our trademark
> documents database.
>
> Importantly, this incident was not the result of malicious activity, and
> we have no reason to believe that your domicile information has been
> misused. Nevertheless, we take all data security concerns seriously, and
> we’ve implemented corrective measures.
> How we addressed the issue
>
> When we discovered the issue, we blocked access to the impacted bulk data
> set, removed files, implemented a patch to fix the exposure, tested our
> solution, and re-enabled access.
> Moving forward
>
> We’re committed to data security and are taking steps to prevent
> incidents like this from happening in the future. We sincerely regret
> this error and are updating our process for creating and publishing bulk
> data files. Additional testing, spot checks, and process improvements
> will help us ensure domicile addresses in the bulk data are properly masked
> going forward.
> For more information
>
> We will not send additional notices or communications regarding this
> incident. If you’re contacted about the incident by anyone you believe is
> impersonating the USPTO, or if you have any questions or concerns, please
> contact TMdomicile at uspto.gov.
>
> Sincerely,
> [image: Jamie Holcombe pen signature]
>
> Henry “Jamie” Holcombe
> Chief Information Officer
> U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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