[E-trademarks] Latest spam

Wed Jun 4 19:46:31 UTC 2025

Here's the email form I send to my clients:

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Greetings **:

I'm sorry to hear you've been targeted by scammers. If you feel rowdy,
please report them:

FTC Complaint form <https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/> (impostor posing as
Gov't Agency)

USPS Mail Fraud Complaint form
<http://ehome.uspis.gov/fcsexternal/default.aspx>

BBB Scam Tracker <https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/us/reportscam>

Here is the PTO's list of scammers
<https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks-getting-started/non-uspto-solicitations> for
future reference, feel free to ask questions any time!

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Love,

*Please be aware the Brand Geek Office is practicing a 4-day work week and
will be closed on Fridays. Thank you!*

Lara Pearson (she/her/hers) [Why pronouns
<https://medium.com/gender-inclusivit/why-i-put-pronouns-on-my-email-signature-and-linkedin-profile-and-you-should-too-d3dc942c8743>?]
(Hear how I say my name <https://namedrop.io/larapearson>)

Law Office of Lara Pearson Ltd, PBC

Leader, Brand Geek

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traditional lands of the first people of Lake Tahoe, the Washoe or Wašišiw
("people from here," sometimes translated as Wa She Shu) of the Great
Basin, past, present, and future. I honor with gratitude this sacred land
itself and the Washoe Tribe <https://washoetribe.us/>.*

Lara Pearson (she/her/hers) [Why pronouns
<https://medium.com/gender-inclusivit/why-i-put-pronouns-on-my-email-signature-and-linkedin-profile-and-you-should-too-d3dc942c8743>
?] (Hear how I say my name <https://namedrop.io/larapearson>)

Law Office of Lara Pearson Ltd, PBC

Leader, Brand Geek

Lara at BrandGeek.net | Ph: 775.833.1600 | My bio <http://brandgeek.net/about/>

This e-mail may contain information that is *privileged* or *confidential*.
If you received this communication in error, please immediately notify the
sender and delete/destroy all copies of this correspondence. Thank you.

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*®Protecting the Brands of Soulfulpreneurs**®*

*Leading the way, we belong to **1% for the Planet (since January 2006),
SVN (since Spring 2007), **Certified B Corporation (since February 2008).*

*Save the planet! Please don't print.*

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On Wed, Jun 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM Dale Quisenberry via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Same
>
> Best regards,
>
> Dale
>
> C. Dale Quisenberry
> Quisenberry Law PLLC
> 832.680.1000
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 4, 2025, at 1:44 PM, Mark F. Warzecha via E-trademarks <
> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
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> 
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> Same here
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> <http://uslegalteam.com> <https://www.legalteamusa.net/>
> <https://www.legalteamusa.net/> <https://www.legalteamusa.net>
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> <http://legalteamusa.net/zwm-florida-today-business-of-the-year/>
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> *Mark F. Warzecha, Attorney at Law*
> 1990 W. New Haven Ave.
> Second Floor
> Melbourne, Florida 32904
> (321) 255-2332  (321) 255-2351 fax
> <http://www.primerus.com/law-firms/widerman-malek-melbourne-florida-fl.htm>
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> <http://www.primerus.com/law-firms/widerman-malek-melbourne-florida-fl.htm>
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> <https://www.legalteamusa.net/widerman-malek-pl-selected-2016-company-watch-growfl/>
> <https://nobaddaysfoundation.com/kickin-it-for-hope/>
> <https://nobaddaysfoundation.com/kickin-it-for-hope/>
> <https://nobaddaysfoundation.com/kickin-it-for-hope/>
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> NOTICE: This message and any attachments are solely for the use of the
> intended recipient. They may contain privileged and/or confidential
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> that you received this email in error. Any review, dissemination,
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> prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please
> contact Widerman Malek at the above-referenced number, and delete the
> message and any attachment from your system. Thank you.
>
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>
> *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf
> Of *Paul Supnik via E-trademarks
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 4, 2025 2:37 PM
> *To:* For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
> legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Cc:* Paul Supnik <paul at supnik.com>
> *Subject:* [E-trademarks] Latest spam
>
>
>
> An amazing  number of my clients have been receiving the following type of
> message:
>
>
>
> Dear ____:
>
>
>
> I hope this email finds you well. The United States Patent and Trademark
> Office notified us that an individual from Virginia* [ALWAYS FROM
> VIRGINIA]* had applied for the identical trademark name *[CLIENT ENTITY
> NAME] * Consequently, we have been granted a 48-hour deadline window by
> the USPTO to obtain ownership of this mark or else the trademark would be
> awarded to a third party as their intellectual property.
>
> According to the records of the USPTO, the [*CLIENT ENTITY NAME] i*s not
> currently trademarked and does not appear in the United States Patent &
> Trademark Office database. Under the law, if a name is not trademarked, it
> is considered available for registration by anyone in the United States,
> regardless of how long a company has been using it. The critical factor is
> the existence of a valid trademark; if another entity secures the trademark
> before you, they will have a legal advantage over you, even if you have
> been using the name.
>
> ....
>
> Please let me know if you would like to move on; if not, we will withdraw
> from your case and the mark will be awarded to a third party, causing you
> to lose ownership of it.
>
> ......
>
>
>
> The email gives the name of a purported attorney, and a suspicious phone
> number which has an area code not matching the purported attorney address.
> The attorney may be real, but I suspect is not an authorized communication
> from that attorney.  In fact I checked on one of these on the State Bar
> website and there is such an attorney without a listed phone number so
> there is no practical way to determine whether that attorney authorized the
> communication.  There is a logo accompanying this with of course the legal
> scales of justice.
>
>
>
> I used to receive similar inquiries from clients regarding similar threats
> in China.  Anyone else seeing these?
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Paul D. Supnik
>
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> <https://link.edgepilot.com/s/6d79cfcd/xvnlExCY_UW7XdDI8mVD3A?u=https://supnik.com/>
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> This message, including any attachments, may include privileged or
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> message and then delete it from your system. Thank you.
>
>
>
> Links contained in this email have been replaced. If you click on a link
> in the email above, the link will be analyzed for known threats. If a known
> threat is found, you will not be able to proceed to the destination. If
> suspicious content is detected, you will see a warning.
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