Apparently, it’s that time of year – lots of our clients are receiving scam requests for payment to central European firms.
Let’s see who’s on the naughty list at the moment:
This is a similar false actor.
Official correspondence on your IP rights will be sent to your registered agent, or direct to you if there is no agent of record. Notably, these ‘renewal reminders’ are usually sent before the payment window for the IP rights opens, and therefore pre-empt the official reminders being issued.
WIPO have a consolidated list of entities issuing false requests for payment of fees, which can be found here https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/warning/pct_warning.html
If you receive one of these letters, do always contact your registered agent to confirm that it is a scam.
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