tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post1793135022817383424..comments2024-03-29T13:59:42.629+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Anti-scam: a call for cooperationVerónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-72174580535379106992011-05-09T14:29:28.197+01:002011-05-09T14:29:28.197+01:00Worth noting that the President of OHIM has writte...Worth noting that the President of OHIM has written a letter to users on 26 April 2011 about the initiatives they are taking to try and suppress these unauthorised registries.<br />Maybe this is something that he can take forward in cooperation with the EPO.<br />Now that the registries are so brilliantly efficient at publishing their own data, it may be time for the European Parliament to consider legislation prohibiting the charging of a fee by a commercial entity for republishing this public data. This would have no impact on the added value free services but would provide a remedy for this parasitic business modelFilemothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15735898485265104580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-15940319605988265802011-03-02T15:34:12.892+00:002011-03-02T15:34:12.892+00:00Dear Kat
We've been compiling our own Rogues ...Dear Kat<br /><br />We've been compiling our own Rogues Gallery of trade mark scammers over the last few years. <br /><br />For a long while the letters seemed reasonably unsophisticated, but recently they've been showing signs of getting slicker and more plausible. Perhaps this is a good thing if it means putative victims are getting wise to their tricks and the scammers are being forced to up their game... <br /><br />Anyhow, we’ve been busy spreading the word and encouraging clients to check with us before paying anything to anyone. Here's our black list for what it's worth. We'd be grateful if anyone else has any names we've not yet come across.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Thrings IP team<br /><br /><b>Firms targeting UK applications</b><br /><br />CTMFS<br />Suite 9 Imperial Court<br />Exchange Street East<br />Liverpool L2 3AB<br /><br />European Institute for Economy and Commerce<br />Avenue Louise 65<br />BE – 1050 Brussels<br /><br /><br /><b>Firms targeting CTM and global applications</b><br /><br />IBIP International Bureau for Intellectual Property Inc. <br />391 NW 179th Avenue<br />Beaverton or 97006 USA<br /><br />European Trade Marks and Designs<br />7 Arlington Gardens<br />London W4 4EZ<br /><br />World Bureau for Intellectual Property<br />391 NW 179th Avenue<br />Aloha OR 97006<br />USA<br /><br />C.R.P. SL International Publication<br />Apt 572<br />03710 Calpe <br />Alicante<br />Spain<br /><br />International Organisation for Patent & Trademark Service LLC (IOPTS Inc)<br />NW 179th Avenue<br />Beaverton<br />OR 97006<br /><br />Central Patent & Trademark Database<br />CD-CTI Limited<br />Rue Pestalozzi 7<br />CH-1202 Geneva<br />Switzerland<br /><br />Patent Trademark Register<br />P O Box 26<br />A-1143 Vienna<br />Austria<br /><br />Register of International Patents and Trademarks<br />P O Box 36<br />831 06 <br />Bratislava<br />Slovak Republic<br /><br />European Trademark Consulting<br />Community Trade Marks and Designs Limited<br />7 Arlington Gardens<br />London<br />W4 4EZ<br /><br /><br />AnyhowGraeme Fearonnoreply@blogger.com