Tag Archives: Patent scams

A client of ours owns and runs a successful mid-size manufacturing business.  He recently received an invoice that appeared to be from the US Patent and Trademark Office.  He had a patent maintenance fee coming up, so he paid the invoice.  The invoice was not from the USPTO. I believed that his money had moved […]

This month the USPTO warned of scam telephone attacks on patent owners.  The scammers spoof USPTO phone numbers so the call appears to come from the USPTO.  The scammers pretend to be USPTO employees and ask the patent owner to pay fees over the phone or for personal information.   The USPTO warns that it does […]