Re: Re: NEWEST INVENTION SCAM ALERT

Subject: Re: Re: Re: NEWEST INVENTION SCAM ALERT

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: : hi! : : It's probably not a scam (if they provided phone number and address). It's a well-known technique called "follow-up search". : : Alot of companies are doing that in order to discover the infringer(s) : : on their own patents!the companies usually pay the patent searching firm to : : monitor any new related issuing patents issued after their issuance. : : best regards, : : Thien Tran : : 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. Tran, : I Believe you are Dead Wrong and that the $50 follow is 100% scam. There is practically no relationship with prosecution citation and infringement. The $50 is a big premium for a patent copy that can prove almost nothing. : I have had client inquiries about this and have seen nothing to suggest legitimacy of the proceedure. : 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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