Unauthorized companies monitor trademark databases and registrations to solicit renewal fees. All information submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is publicly available online for free. This data includes a trademark’s name, renewal date, the registrant’s name and address, and what goods and services are registered by the mark.
Any legitimate communication concerning a trademark will come from Larson & Larson or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Unauthorized companies are known to use misleading names similar to that of the USPTO in their solicitations. We suggest our clients disregard these unnecessary solicitations and coordinate payment of Trademark Office renewal fees securely through Larson & Larson. We urge our clients to contact us if they have any questions about the validity of communications they may receive.