[E-trademarks] [EXT] Re: Christopher H Stevens

Tue Feb 11 07:58:31 UTC 2025

On a related note, wasn’t there someone on this list who a few weeks ago listed a bunch of attorneys that are of record in the USPTO on like 2,000 applications in one year for mostly Chinese filers? Or maybe there was some WTR article or the like about that which someone cited to?

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Subject: [EXT] Re: [E-trademarks] Christopher H Stevens

But if he was listed as the attorney of record we could find those applications, and there aren’t any. At least not yet.

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On Feb 10, 2025, at 9:06 PM, carla calcagno <cccalcagno at gmail.com<mailto:cccalcagno at gmail.com>> wrote:

This looks like the fraudulent signature issue. Mr Stevens is not involved with the group and unbeknown to him they are using his name and contact information. Assuming they are also signing at the USPTO in his name the organization who is filing
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This looks like the fraudulent signature issue.  Mr Stevens is not involved with the group and unbeknown to him they are using his name and contact information. Assuming they are also signing at the USPTO in his name the  organization who is filing surely could be sanctioned.

On Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM Bosland Law <office at bosland.law<mailto:office at bosland.law>> wrote:
This slide deck suggests that you are right that there is little that they could do (see the last two slides).   They suggest FTC/FBI/FCC and local AG..

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If they haven’t actually filed in his name, not sure what the PTO can do. Who would they discipline?

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Thanks Susan. Assuming this is the case, does anyone know who to contact at USPTO to report the group trademark. info who is misusing his name? Would you recommend the Solicitor's Office or Office of Enrollment and Discipline for example
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They are probably “borrowing” his name.  There is an attorney in California named Christopher H. Stevens, but he does not appear to be an IP attorney.

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One of my clients has been getting repeated letters allegedly from this person of "trademark-info" seeking to obtain trademark prosecution business. The client has asked him to stop contacting them, but he persists. I can't find
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One of my clients has been getting repeated letters allegedly from this person of "trademark-info" seeking to obtain trademark prosecution business. The client has asked him to stop contacting them, but he persists. I can't find any trademark registrations under his name at the USPTO.

Has anyone received letters from him before?
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