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

Tue Feb 11 11:14:56 UTC 2025

Carl, if I may make a suggestion: having spent 40 years of my career at the
USPTO until my retirement a few years ago, I know that there has to be a
more fitting reference to those attempting to keep up with, even if
informally, your group's postings as "lurkers." I'm sure that its use when
first started seemed somehow "cute"---but my reaction each time I see this
is that it simply isn't.

I know the long history of the relationship between your ListServe and the
USPTO and the USPTO's position that the ListServe should not be viewed as
any sort of formal mechanism to provide feedback to the USPTO (and hence,
yes, the "behind-the-scenes" only standpoint that helped with the apparent
derivation of the "lurkers." terminology).

I do recognize now that I am routinely on your ListServe (I never was while
at the USPTO) that it is, indeed, an excellent source of information. In
fact, I have reached out to one of my closest former USPTO colleagues and
made a direct suggestion that, gee.someone really should be monitoring this
ListServe on a routine basis because many of the posts are very useful.
And, in fact, yes, some folks apparently are even though not permitted to
then reply to any posts directly through the ListServe channel.

With that said, since you all know USPTO are reading these posts, I will
take this even one step further than just use of the term "lurkers."
Without question, I understand that many USPTO actions (or lack thereof)
are sources of tremendous frustration for the private bar. I get that---and
it is not as if now that I am outside of the USPTO that this is some sort
of "awakening." But Carl, the tone of so many of the ListServe group posts
is basically that the USPTO staff are idiots. Yes, I am making a
generalization, but having now been reading the posts on a daily basis I
know how often that is the case. Again, I understand that frustration---and
the email mechanism in and of itself---makes it so convenient to "trash
talk." But a reminder that the purpose of many of the emails is to ask/hope
that the USPTO will do something, As such, setting the groundwork through a
tone that is, in my opinion, often demeaning just isn't the best way to do
so.

I say "in my opinion," Carl, because that is all this rambling is---my
opinion only and NOT being written at the "request" of any current USPTO
employees. But these are PEOPLE reading these emails. Having dedicated 40
years to the service of the USPTO, my allegiance will always be with my
former colleagues---and many of them personal friends---who continue to
carry on some of my work. Do I now always agree with a certain direction
being taken? No, I don't. But what I do agree on, and always will, is that
everyone deserves to be treated with respect.

For your consideration.

Sincerely,

Craig K. Morris

On Tue, Feb 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM Carl Oppedahl via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> I would hope that our lurkers from the Trademark Office (we have at least
> twelve lurkers) are surely paying attention to these things.  Please?
> On 2/11/2025 12:58 AM, Alex Butterman via E-trademarks wrote:
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> 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
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> 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> wrote:
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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
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> This looks like the fraudulent signature issue.  Mr Stevens is not
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> On Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM Bosland Law <office at bosland.law> wrote:
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> 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
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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
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> *Subject:* [E-trademarks] Christopher H Stevens
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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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> he persists. I can't find any trademark registrations under his name at the
> USPTO.
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