When you file for a trademark, beware of these companies that try to take your money! Since filings are public knowledge, these companies retrieve your information and will send you official looking letters that try to get you to pay for various things related to your new trademark. The organizations sound real, because they are. These are real businesses that prey on vulnerable business owners who
I actually asked my trademark attorney first just to make sure, and she verified that one shouldn’t have to pay for these solicitations.
After filing two trademarks, I received 9 letters from various companies claiming that I needed to pay a total of $8,866.00! If I didn’t know any better, I’d probably be scared not to pay them and actually send checks over. I mean, it’s a business expense anyway, right?
NO! Don’t be fooled!
In this video, I show you exactly what these letters are like, and where to go to get more information to verify that noticed you receive are actually real.
Here is the resource on the United States Patent and Trademark Office about misleading notices that you will receive:
https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks-getting-started/caution-misleading-notices
I’ve seen similar notices come in from incorporating and also DBAs (doing business as), so watch out!
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