Scam: EUIP Intellectual Property Organization Service
Attention: When registering an EU trademark with the EUIPO, there is currently free spam on top:
EUIP intellectual property organization service
Please do not pay!
The EUIP – Intellectual Property Organisation Service is currently sending payment requests to companies that have recently registered a trademark with the EUIPO, the European Patent and Trademark Office.
What is it about?
The letters of formal notice mention the recently registered trademark and a sum of €1,380, which the entrepreneur is to transfer to a bank account in Turkey at Burgan Bank AS.
It states that this is needed for "Registration and Reproduction of the Community Design" (what the hell is that supposed to mean?). The money should be transferred "within 8 days."
About the author
Anne-Kathrin Renz
Anne-Kathrin Renz is a lawyer, data protection officer, and lecturer. She completed the theoretical part of her specialist lawyer training in intellectual property law and IT law. In her blog, she reports on current topics from the digital world of law.
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