Friday, June 11, 2010

Scam - Payment of Fees for International Patents & Trademarks

The Patent Baristas June 9, 2010 blog entry contains a warning about unsolicited mailings to applicants and owners of international patents, designs and trade marks inviting them to enter their intellectual property in various registers, publications, or databases for a fee. The mailing are in official looking envelopes and come from official sounding organizations.  To read more about these scams, access "A Warning About Requests for Payment of Patent Fees" by Stephen Albainy-Jenei.