Scam and Fake Trade Mark Invoices

[chris]

A good article showing how the fake trade mark scams work:

https://zeltser.com/misleading-trademark-invoices/

The letter looks like an official invoice for trademark registration. In reality, the solicited $992 fee is for the proposed “service” that the notice describes in all capital letters as follows:

“THE TRADEMARK PUBLICATION PROVIDES THE NAME OF TRADEMARK OWNERS AND PRODUCT NAMES ON THE INTERNET.”

I've seen a few of these for local trade marks, things like "Internet Trademark Database" etc., unfortunately I'm sure a lot of people fall for it.