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TM-Collection - Trademark SCAM - Don't get caught!


Submitted by Kelvin.Davis on Mon, 21/01/2008 - 13:20.

Preparing to register your trademark? Be prepared for the SCAM Invoice you will receive by post.

IP Australia notifies all trademark applicants that a company called "TM-Collection" from Szombathely, Europe may send bogus invoice to any trademark registration owners. This warning is contained in the Web site, instructions and correspondence from IP Australia.

The invoice supplied to the new trademark owner is for producing your new trademark (name or logo) on an international magazine. This invoice has NO relevance, or connection to your trademark registration within Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom or United States.

The company "TM-Collection from Szombathely" invoices any trademark owner $1,650.00 USD for printing advertisement. I have attached one of these invoices received by Greymouse, as evidence of the bogus invoices and documentation you will receive.

The invoice looks professional and the web site referred to looks up to date with recent content.

If you are registering your trademark or considering registering your trademark be prepared for the false invoices you will receive.

Save yourself the heart ache that comes with wasting time and money by learning the traps early.

If you have been a recipient of one of these invoices, send me the details so we can publish this as a warning to help other businesses owners.

Regards,

Kelvin Davis

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Just received our invoice

Submitted by Daniel Willis (No Email) on Fri, 15/01/2010 - 15:17.

Just received our invoice for a trade mark registration dated 16 December and received here in Sydney 5 January 2010. The fine print doesn't offer anything for the dollars apart from a listing in the Collection for 2010. They need to offer something more enticing to even keep the scam going.

I have just received this

Submitted by Aaron McGrath - ASPIRE HOMES (No Email) on Fri, 08/01/2010 - 07:13.

I have just received this bogus invoice from TM Collection. We are in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.
The invoice price is for $1650 USD. They must have shares in a timber/paper company to keep trying this scam!

My company just received

Submitted by Anonymous (No Email) on Wed, 30/12/2009 - 02:37.

My company just received one of these invoices on Nov 27, 2009, in Canada. Thanks for the heads up.

I just got one too. I am

Submitted by Anonymous (No Email) on Sat, 17/10/2009 - 06:22.

I just got one too. I am in Canada....have the authorities caught on to this yet?
Darren

Thanks Kevin, Just recieved

Submitted by John (No Email) on Fri, 16/10/2009 - 08:58.

Thanks Kevin,
Just recieved two invoices in Melbourne.. they look good in my bin

Our company just received

Submitted by Anonymous (No Email) on Wed, 14/10/2009 - 03:45.

Our company just received an invoice just like this October 13, 2009 - we are located in Canada.

Thanks from Australia

Submitted by Anonymous (No Email) on Thu, 08/10/2009 - 21:21.

Thanks from Australia (Adelaide), received one today but expecting another 2 lol. Thought it was a scam but this just confirmed it.....cheers

I just got an invoice from

Submitted by Anonymous (No Email) on Thu, 17/09/2009 - 04:41.

I just got an invoice from TM-Collection today. I'm located in San Diego. Thanks for the heads up.

-J

Hey man, thanks for putting

Submitted by AJ (No Email) on Sun, 06/09/2009 - 11:30.

Hey man, thanks for putting up this information.. I just received this invoice as well...definitely looks like a professional invoice, but I called Fraud right away. Good to have people like you posting things like this for confirmation.

Yes received two invoices,

Submitted by Anonymous (No Email) on Mon, 31/08/2009 - 18:50.

Yes received two invoices, and they included copies of my trademark images etc, very odd..

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