Re: NEWEST INVENTION SCAM ALERT

Subject: Re: Re: NEWEST INVENTION SCAM ALERT

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: : With your permission to post this message Sir; : : ---------------- : : A fool has come up with the following scam to extract monies from naive patent holders: : : He mails a postcard to patent holder indicating their patent(s) is/are being cited in another patent and he/she should send for a copy of violating patent and $50 to order it, to: : : M. Myers : : 1141 Westbuery Rd, : : Box 175 : : Jenkintown, PA 19046 : : Notice, above is a PO Box and no phone number is provided. : : The inventor who contacted me asked if he should mail $50. He did not realize it was a scam. His patent issued in 1999. When I looked at his patent on it was cited 4 "prior art" patents indicating persons who'd patented similar devices. All but one had expired (run its full term and expired - versus - non payment of maintenance fees etc). The only in-force patent was dissimilar enough not to be an issue. : : I hope inventors reading above do not fall for this scam if a postcard from the above imbecile arrives in mailbox. : Dear Mr. Ballou, : Please also be cautious about even Patent lawyers that focus on getting patents, instead of the reality of what can or has to be done, OR NOT DONE. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop™ : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™

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