Scam Warning: Alethea Law Trademark Website, Possible Impersonation Scam?
A client has recently brought another trademark related website to our attention. This one is slightly different from some of the other examples we have seen. Why? Because there appears to be a genuine business called Alethea Law Limited. There is an Alethea Law Limited registered at Companies House. There is also an Alethea Law […]
Scam Warning: Trademark Dept, Have You Received A UK Trademark Registration Email?
One of our clients has received another concerning trademark email, this time from a company calling itself Trademark Dept. The email was sent with the subject line: Legal Action Notice Immediate Attention Required Always a calm and reassuring start. The email claims that another party is preparing to file a UK trademark application for the client’s […]
Scam Warning: Prestige Marks and Trademark Axis, Have You Received An Email?
Over the years, we have seen plenty of trademark scams. Some arrive by post. Some arrive by email. Some look like invoices. Others look like urgent legal warnings. This latest potential scam example caught our attention because it follows a very familiar pattern, but this time it came by email. We became aware of this […]
Scam Warning: Trademarks Filers and Trademark Genius
One of our clients has received a new trademark scam email from a business calling itself Trademarks Filers. The email claimed that another organisation was trying to register the client’s brand name and that the client had a limited window to act before they lost their position. This is the typical fear-based scam, it creates […]
Scam Warning – Distinction Law, have you received a letter?
We have reported before that scam surrounding trademarks are on the rise. One that seems to be doing the rounds of the past few weeks has come to light after various clients contacted us after receiving formal legal notices relating to trademark applications, allegedly issued by “Distinction Law”. One of these clients is a close personal friend of […]
OMPS Trademark Scam Warning – Have you received a Trademark publication letter?
Over the years, we have reported on a growing number of trademark scams targeting UK businesses. One that continues to circulate heavily is the OMPS trademark letter scam. Unlike some of the more aggressive “legal notice” style scams we have written about previously, the OMPS letter is designed to look more like an official publication […]
VPS Trademark Scam Warning: Have you received a VPS trademark publication letter?
We are continuing to see trademark applicants being targeted by publication style letters that look official, use real trademark details and request payment for what appears to be a private listing service. The latest Trademark scam letter example we have seen is from a company calling itself VPS, WPS, or TPS. This follows the same […]
EUIPA Trademark Scam: Have You Received a Letter from the “European Intellectual Property Agency”?
It’s an ongoing source of frustration when, in spite of all our efforts to keep our clients up to date about trademark scam letters and emails, a friend or colleague tells me they got caught by something like this. EUIPA is the latest example doing the rounds. And, like all the best scams, it’s beautifully […]
WIPOT Trademark Scam: Have You Received a “World Intellectual Property Office for Trademarks” Letter?
One of the benefits of having a client base of over 4,000 and a newsletter list of 18,000 subscribers, across pretty much every sector you can think of, is that we get to hear about scams almost in real time. WIPOT is one of them. And it’s one of the more devious ones doing the […]
Stern Young & Partners Trademark Letter: Have you received a trademark renewal letter?
We have recently seen another type of trademark letter being sent to UK trademark owners, this time from a business using the name Stern Young & Partners Intellectual Property. This one is slightly different from the OMPS, TMP and VPS trademark publication letters we have covered before. Those letters usually ask for a publication fee […]