Comments on: Trademark Scammers http://www.maden.com.au/2009/02/trademark-scammers/ WordPress, SEO & Google AdWords Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:22:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: admin http://www.maden.com.au/2009/02/trademark-scammers/comment-page-1/#comment-111 admin Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:36:30 +0000 http://www.maden.com.au/?p=31#comment-111 I've had huge amounts of spam comments posted just on this thread so I'm closing the comments here. I’ve had huge amounts of spam comments posted just on this thread so I’m closing the comments here.

]]> By: admin http://www.maden.com.au/2009/02/trademark-scammers/comment-page-1/#comment-4 admin Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:07:20 +0000 http://www.maden.com.au/?p=31#comment-4 Thanks Mike I know that one too... http://www.droa.com/ are the equivalent in the domain name world.... the paperwork they send looks pretty official. I actually got one of these for a .org domain telling me to urgently renew because it was expiring in 18 months time. Oh really :) I've been warning clients about them for years. Thanks Mike

I know that one too… http://www.droa.com/ are the equivalent in the domain name world…. the paperwork they send looks pretty official. I actually got one of these for a .org domain telling me to urgently renew because it was expiring in 18 months time. Oh really :)

I’ve been warning clients about them for years.

]]> By: Mike http://www.maden.com.au/2009/02/trademark-scammers/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Mike Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:02:23 +0000 http://www.maden.com.au/?p=31#comment-3 I had the same thing with when I registered my trademark. A nicely formatted envelope with an American flag and an eagle motif adorning the front. It actually looked quite official. I can’t remember the part which made me realise it was a scam. When it comes to trademarks and patent applications (especially the later) one would be well advised to get a legally trained ‘agent’ of some sort to do the leg work for/with you. My application was not smooth and if it was not for legal help I may have given up the fight. For me, working alongside an IP lawyer gave me a good understanding of the IP system, and showed me that this kind of help was valuable. Also, I have received very similar letters regarding domain name renewal. The letters claim to be from a company that has some control over the renewal of the domain, but offcourse are just a scam. I had the same thing with when I registered my trademark. A nicely formatted envelope with an American flag and an eagle motif adorning the front. It actually looked quite official. I can’t remember the part which made me realise it was a scam.

When it comes to trademarks and patent applications (especially the later) one would be well advised to get a legally trained ‘agent’ of some sort to do the leg work for/with you. My application was not smooth and if it was not for legal help I may have given up the fight. For me, working alongside an IP lawyer gave me a good understanding of the IP system, and showed me that this kind of help was valuable.

Also, I have received very similar letters regarding domain name renewal. The letters claim to be from a company that has some control over the renewal of the domain, but offcourse are just a scam.

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