Just like everyone else here, I received a letter from “Patent & Trademark Office” with case ID looking like this in the upper right hand corner Case ID : 2023A01PR_20915Up on top it says highlighted in red “ pending trademark cancellation” Your trademark about to expire. Renewal date Jan 14 , 2023. Today is 1/4/23. The letter is official-looking. It has correct name of my company, correct address, correct trademark logo and writing , correct registration date and number. There is a vertical QR code with letter “ A” on top of it. The letter wants $1090 to renew my expiring trademark for “another 5 years”. There is a website address on the bottom pto-us dot com and phone 800-983-4701 Please beware:1. It’s a full-blown SCAM2. Government websites never end with .com but with .gov instead3. The real USPTO NEVER sends any renewal notices and they never demand money. 4. There are no official “trademark expiration dates”. Sometimes yo I might be asked to file some additional documents or send samples proving you are in business and still using trademark you filed for legally and properly. Most of the time USPTO communicates through your attorney that filed it for you. 4. Moreover, these greedy folks offer you to send them an extra $400 for “declaration of incontestability” meaning you don’t want anyone to contest your trademark, imagine? - Don’t forget that your trademark has already been finalized and registered. Public had at least 30 days to contest anything they wanted. Once your trademark is registered and published, it might get contested in a smallest percentage of cases. - again, just like many others here pinpointed - DO NOT FALL FOR THIS. Report it to FTC and discard. It’s fake, scam and designed to fool innocent small unsuspecting business owners!
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