U.S. trademark owners should always be wary of unsolicited notices from third parties that list the details of their registered trademarks and offer to maintain or renew the registrations or monitor their trademarks for a fee. What is different about a recent crop of these solicitations? They misstate the due date to prompt premature action! To learn more, an article by Matthew Asbell entitled, “Warning: New Third Party Solicitations of U.S. Registered Trademark Owners Falsely Represent Registration Date to Gain Early Payment for Maintenance and Renewal” is available in our Education Center.
