Recognizing common scams | USPTO
Dec 9, 2024 · Scammers call a trademark customer and falsely claim to be from the USPTO. They use fake caller ID information to impersonate a USPTO employee to trick you into providing personal information or paying excessive or nonexistent fees.
Scams in intellectual property - Wikipedia
Scams in intellectual property include scams in which inventors and other rights holders are lured to pay money for an apparently official registration of their intellectual property, or for professional development and promotion of their ideas, but do not receive the expected services.
Protect against trademark scams | USPTO
Dec 17, 2024 · We investigate possible scams involving suspected fraud, unauthorized practice of law, and abuse of our rules, such as the rise in fraudulent solicitations from so-called IP “experts” offering their services to assist owners of trademark applications and registrations at the USPTO.
How to avoid scams for trademark services | USPTO
Jun 25, 2024 · Don’t fall for a scam! Many trademark owners look for help with the trademark registration process. There are companies offering legitimate services; others target new trademark owners and small business owners to scam them.
BBB Business Scam Alert: Fake patent and trademark renewal …
May 1, 2024 · Fake emails about patent or trademark renewals are landing in the email inboxes of small business owners. These urgent emails pressure business owners to act now and use the email sender’s...
Trademark and Patent Scams: What to Watch Out For - LegalZoom
Feb 6, 2024 · You may be dealing with potential intellectual property scammers that can drain your wallet with promises that are too good to be true.
Intellectual Property Theft and Commercial Fraud
Apr 22, 2024 · HSI is a key player in the U.S. government’s fight against intellectual property theft and actively investigates illicit imports and pirated content that violate rights holders’ copyrights and trademarks.
Toss It in the Trash: Uptick in Scams Relating to Trademark Rights
Feb 6, 2024 · Holland & Knight's Intellectual Property Group has seen an escalation in emails to clients in which the sender applies the scare tactic of "react quickly or lose your rights to your trademark." These are very often scams. These senders are phishing for information or money.
4 Forms of Intellectual Property Fraud & How to Avoid Them
There are many forms of intellectual property fraud – from copyrights, to patents and otherwise – but do you know the difference, and how to steer clear?
Identifying common IP scams and predatory IP marketers.
New and prospective inventors, along with recent trademark applicants, can be easy targets for common intellectual property scams. These scams generally fall into one of two categories: Invention Promotion scams.