Scam: EUIP Intellectual Property Organization Service

March 12, 2020Trademark law

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 on earth is that supposed to mean?). Payment is requested "within 8 days". 

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Anne-Kathrin Renz

Anne-Kathrin Renz

Anne-Kathrin Renz ist Rechtsanwältin, Fachanwältin für Informationstechnologierecht und Inhaberin der Kanzlei Renz Recht. Sie unterstützt Unternehmen, Selbstständige und Kreative bei rechtlichen Fragen rund um Marken, Wettbewerb, Urheberrecht, Datenschutz, IT und digitale Kommunikation.

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