Warning against misleading requests for payment for trademark applications

We would like to draw your attention to the fact that trademark owners are currently being increasingly contacted by companies sending high invoices for – nothing. They charge fees for the entry of trademarks in any registers, which only serve the purpose of pretending official registers to laymen and charging you high fees. Since trademark registers are publicly accessible, the scammers simply monitor the new applications and thus have the addresses of the trademark owners right away.

As a client, you will receive all invoices exclusively through us as your representatives, so that you can be sure to pay only to the correct payees.

When you receive such invoices, you can either send them to the offices directly or to us for forwarding and informing the office.

Generally, for us, you will receive a lawyer’s invoice and a letter from the Office (through us) with the payment information for the Office fees. So, in total, two payment items. That’s it.

So be a bit careful and especially inform your accounting department etc. that such external invoices are not simply instructed automatically.

In case of doubt: Ask us!

Examples of Senders:

ECTR UG – Europäische Markenschutzverlängerung – 1
NoIPO – Nordic IP Office – 1
WTPR – Trademarks & Patent Register 3
EUIPA – European Intellectual Property Agency – 3
EUIPA – European Intellectual Property Agency – 2
EBPR – European Brand Protection Register – 2
EUIPA – European Intellectual Property Agency – 1
EOBP – European Office of Brand Protection-1
Fake Polish National Office Decision-1
EU BUSINESS REGISTER
EBPR – European Brand Protection Register
EIPS – European Intellectual Property Services – 1
IPOE Intellectual Property Office Europe 2
UIBM – Ministerio dello Sviluppo Economico Ufficio Italiano Brevetti e Marchi – 3 – Fake email
TM World – International Registration of Trademarks – 3
EAIP – European Agency Intellectual Property – 6
WPTD – World Patent & Trademark Database – 5 – CLIENT SETUP FORM
WWT – Worldwide_Trademarks – 3
EBPR – Rechnung Kommerzieller europäischer Schutz
EAIP – European Agency Intellectual Property – 5
WTPR – Trademarks & Patent Register 2
EAIP – European Agency Intellectual Property – 4
IPOE – Intellectual Property Office Europe – 1
WPTD – World Patent & Trademark Database – 4
WPTD – World Patent & Trademark Database – 3
Fake email info@euipos.europas.eu – 1
Fake email info@euipos.europas.eu-1
WTP – World Trademark Publication – 2
EOIP – European Organization Intellectual Property – 2
EIP – European Intellectual Property Institute – 5
TM World – International Registration of Trademarks – 2
TMView Warschau-NL-Scam by fake EUIPO email
TMView Warschau-DE-scam from fake EUIPO email
TMView Varsavia-IT-scam from fake EUIPO email
IPRO – Intellectual Property Registration Office – 9
EOIP – European Organization Intellectual Property – 1
IPRO – Intellectual Property Registration Office – 8
EAIP – European Agency Intellectual Property – 3
EAIP – European Agency Intellectual Property – 2
WPTD – World Patent & Trademark Database – 2
KES – Kommerzieller europäischer schutz – 1
EAIP – European Agency Intellectual Property – 1
EIP – European Intellectual Property Institute – 4
TM World – International Registration of Trademarks – 1
WWT – Worldwide_Trademarks – 2
EIP – European Intellectual Property Institute – 3
IPRO – Intellectual Property Registration Office – 7
IPRO – Intellectual Property Registration Office – 6
EIP – European Intellectual Property Institute – 2
WWT – Worldwide_Trademarks – 1