[E-trademarks] Attorney Identity Theft

[Matt Schneller]

A lot of our users have a watch set up that looks for their name (e.g.
Attorney of Record (all) Matthew Schneller) and also *doesn't* have their
email (e.g. Correspondent email (not any) tmtko.com). There's no perfect
system for avoiding fraud in any context, but it's been pretty reliable, as
whoever is stealing the identity wants PTO emails to go to *them* and not
to the real attorney.

Best,

Matt Schneller
Partner
TM TKO, LLC


On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 11:57 AM Maria Eliseeva via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> This is absolutely terrible. What would be a good way to prevent such
> identity theft?
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> Maria
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> *Maria Eliseeva*
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> *Patentbar International*
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> *617-332-5800*
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> *maria at patentbar.com <maria at patentbar.com> *
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> *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf
> Of *Diane Gardner via E-trademarks
> *Sent:* Friday, October 25, 2024 12:23 PM
> *To:* e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com
> *Cc:* Diane Gardner <diane at mmip.com>
> *Subject:* [E-trademarks] Attorney Identity Theft
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> Today the ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter ran a story about Ana Belén
> Vinueza, a corporate attorney for Illumina (California) whose identity and
> credentials were stolen and used to file more than 2000 trademark
> applications.
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> According to the article, female attorneys licensed in California
> currently run the highest risk of this type of identity misappropriation.
> The USPTO is aware of at least 30 such cases of similar identity theft for
> the purpose of filing new trademark applications.
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> Kind regards,
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> *Diane L. Gardner*
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