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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Whats up mate
Whats up mate
this is nice information
this is nice information need to know more
We sell trademark
We sell trademark registrations and, even now, these letters are still a huge issue. They've been going for many years, so I can only imagine that they make money from them.
Just received this today.
Just received this today. Figured it was a scam, so I checked the internet. Thanks for the post-it's in the shredder! :-)
I Jus received a letter in
I Jus received a letter in the mail today that looks exactly like the example you posted, I'm glad I googled this company.....thanx for the post!!!
I just recieved one of
I just recieved one of these in the US.
Firstly, I can't thankyou
Firstly, I can't thankyou enough for having your information available.
Yes I just recieved the same invioce twice requesting $1650. USD for each invoice from: TM-Collection
thanks to you! one mistake I didn't have to live through. Lynn Western Australia. Australia
Hi, I received a letter
Hi,
I received a letter yesterday from TMWorldwide International, catalogue of trademarks, with a picture of my trademark and asking for EUR 1100,0, with an address in Hungary
Got one today in TN - USA.
Got one today in TN - USA. Was accustomed to getting the domain name renewal scam letters, so was suspicious right away. Your post confirmed it. Thanks for the information!
Just got one too for $1100
Just got one too for $1100 Euros.
In the bin it goes.
Although I was tempted to send them an invoice. ;)