Misleading Trademark Notices
{3:00 minutes to read} One of the more frequent questions I get from clients is, "Why am I getting this invoice? I thought I already paid you for my trademark." Another potential victim of an increasingly popular scam. When a trademark application is filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the entire application, including the trademark owner's name and address, become publicly available through the USPTO website. Shortly after an application is filed, or shortly before a maintenance...