Erik K Pelton

MARCH 1, 2023

Recently a new scam targeting trademark filers features telephone calls purporting to be from USPTO examiners. This is yet another reason to work with an experienced attorney – the USPTO will never contact an applicant directly when they have counsel of record.

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 23, 2023

I recently was made aware of yet another scam that is trying to take advantage of trademark filers. Watch this short video for more: According to the USPTO: Some customers have reported receiving calls from individuals falsely claiming to be from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 11, 2022

In our continuing effort to combat trademark scams and raise awareness of this important issue, we have recently submitted comments to the FTC. Because there are many types of fraud and government impersonation, only a handful of other commenters mentioned trademark issues. ” More than 100 comments were submitted.

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