[E-trademarks] Notice of Data Security Incident
Tim Ackermann
tim at ackermannlaw.com
Mon May 13 10:36:00 EDT 2024
Lara,
There were eight applications involved, and fewer clients (some had
multiple applications filed about the same time).
Tim Ackermann
The Ackermann Law Firm
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On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 10:31 PM Lara Pearson <lara at brandgeek.net> wrote:
> Thanks for letting us know that, Tim. Appx how many SNs were involved, if
> you have them in a #d format?
>
> Depending on the volume, I'm imagining it would be difficult to
> extrapolate what marks were effected, and which client(s) to notify.
>
> Thanks!
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> On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 3:25 PM Tim Ackermann via E-trademarks <
> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
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>> 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
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>> From: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office <
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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
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>>> 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
>>>
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>>> incident. If you’re contacted about the incident by anyone you believe
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>>> contact TMdomicile at uspto.gov.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
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>>>
>>> Henry “Jamie” Holcombe
>>> Chief Information Officer
>>> U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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