[E-trademarks] what to do about a tranche of filings?

[Orvis PC]

If you want the trademark office to do something quickly, and have the
time, you could format a spreadsheet of the filings in the same format of
the table used in the orders canceling a bunch of registrations for
violation of US law/regs. See
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/how-the-domicile-address-requirement.  I cannot
find the orders right now, but they were discussed here a few years ago.

On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 11:07 PM Crane, Susan via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> The USPTO has been experiencing cases of attorney identity theft so I
> would hate to report someone to their bar if it might be someone else using
> their credentials.
>
> That’s why I would report it the USPTO. They are better placed to
> determine who is actually doing the filings.
>
>
> Susan L. Crane
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> On Oct 21, 2024, at 10:55 PM, Laura Geyer via E-trademarks <
> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
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> 
> Anonymous: Be sure to check your Rules of Professional Responsibility. You
> may be positively obligated to report the lawyer now that you’ve drilled
> down enough to see that this is pretty obviously fraud. I would also
> contact OED (maybe even
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> Be sure to check your Rules of Professional Responsibility. You may be
> positively obligated to report the lawyer now that you’ve drilled down
> enough to see that this is pretty obviously fraud. I would *also* contact
> OED (maybe even first, just for advice if nothing else) although they are
> all “patent patent patent”, they do have this little tiny thing that
> includes trademark lawyers:
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> All attorneys and agents practicing before the USPTO in trademark or
> patent matters are subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set
> forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction under
> 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a). Additionally, unauthorized individuals who
> represent others before the USPTO are subject to the disciplinary
> jurisdiction of the USPTO. See 37 C.F.R. §11.19(a).
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> *Contact OED*
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> *Fax:* 571-273-0074
> *Email:* *OED at uspto.gov* <OED at uspto.gov>
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> *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf
> Of *Carl Oppedahl via E-trademarks
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> *Subject:* [E-trademarks] what to do about a tranche of filings?
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> I’ve become aware of a single named U.S. lawyer on multitudes of recently
> filed U.S. trademark applications for Chinese nationals and companies with
> over 950 applications filed since July and counting.  While I have not
> looked closely at all of them, the ones I’ve reviewed claim use and include
> a specimen showing the mark on a single type of good though the
> identification of goods are typically far reaching and include normally
> unrelated goods.  In tracking down the attorney, I anticipated they might
> not be aware their identity was being used on these filings, but I was able
> to reach a real person claiming to be the named attorney by phone and
> email.  As you might anticipate from my wording, I’m not wholly convinced
> the person I’ve reached is actually the named attorney.  I should also
> mention that this person’s name does not appear on a single trademark
> filing at the USPTO prior to July though the person was admitted to
> practice back in 1998.  I can’t find anything about the nature of this
> lawyer’s practice or work history online.
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>
>
> Since the named attorney is signing these applications attesting to the
> questionable far-ranging use on such a large number of filings, I believe
> they may be committing fraud.  I’m thinking of reporting the activity to
> the attorney’s state bar, but I’d love to get opinions on what exactly my
> role ought to be here  and whether I also should be reporting anything to
> the USPTO.
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