There's an old saying... "What's cheap isn't always good, and what's good isn't always cheap!"Sometimes, we want to cut corners and/or just want to save a few dollars. But at what cost?At first everything seemed legitimate. Wow, someone knowledgeable about the process of registering a trademark (great), responsive (awesome), and what seemed to be moving quickly to earn your trust and business... was just that. So, you pay your initial fees ("premium package," Federal, State, & Common Law search fee, Expedited Process fee) to get things moving. Their responsive, trying to earn your trust and your business! That... is how... they get you.Step 2: "We need to collect $1,350.00 to get this TM application moving forward"... What's the $1,350.00 for? Well, we need to file your application with 3-seperate classes of information/scope of work. $350 x 3 = $1,050 and $300.00 for processing.The request seems legit, right? I mean... you do have to file an application.Step# 3: A few weeks to a month later... expect a phone call (likely a spoofed phone #). "Guess what... great news! Things are moving along quickly. We need to collect $1,725.00 for your Declaration Form Submission" ($575 per class x 3)... mind you they'll send you fake documents that impersonate the USPTO (but how are you supposed to know? Remember, you're in this with them now and they have tried to build trust). All of their communications will have a sense of urgency and a call to action (within 24 hours, within 48 hours... you get the scam now! This is when you should realize you got duped.)But you're trusting... so pay. After all you don't want to lose the money, you've already paid, right? Step 4: A month later they try to hit you up for another $1,700 for monitoring services, they say your publication of the TM is ready and this is a critical period where companies can dispute your right to trademark your business. Well, folks... if you don't know by now... you've been fleeced! This is how a criminal organization works... not said by me, but by the FBI financial crimes unit. I'm writing this to save the next unsuspecting victim. Get a real trademark lawyer!They collect for 3-classes and declarations, and actually file 1-class. Again, to build the trust and keep hitting you up for money they have to make it seem real. But here is something real that they do not tell you - You're trademark will never be approved! Because a criminal organization filed a federal application for a trademark on your behalf - you might as well have flushed your money down the toilet. Withdraw your application "ab-initio" and start over because you have been defrauded.They don't include your contact information on the application they filed for you... you know why? So you'll never find out what is really going on, and they can keep the scam going.Hey, it's my bad for getting suckered, but if this information can help someone else before falling into the same scam - I hope you find this review before it's too late.All of this went on for over a period of 4 months, it's not all immediate. They build trust, and scam you over a period of time while citing actual steps in the real TM process.
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