We don’t send you emails demanding immediate payment for a trademark matter. If you get an email like this then it is probably a scam.
Background
In July of 2024, some of our clients received emails requesting payments to prevent ‘threats’ to their trademarks. Indeed many companies received these emails. In 2025, a few contacts started receiving emails using the name of our founder, Kurt Kolb.
Protect yourself
These messages were fraudulent calling for immediate action on a trademark. We don’t send emails like this. If you get one then review it for signs it is a scam. For example, using public information like your business name or the name of a patent agent at Perpetual Motion Patents, doesn’t make the message or messenger legitimate. Also, urgency and payment define most scams.
Updated information on these scams
For more information see information from
- The College of Patent and Trademark Agents (CPATA) — practice note.
- Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) – practice note and examples of scams
- CIPO – warning on trademark scams
- Perpetual Motion Patents – earlier blog post