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Should the listserv member click on the link? Is it spearphishing?

Oppedahl Patent Law Firm LLC (“OPLF”) sponsors many listservs (email discussion groups for intellectual property professionals, here is a list of them), some with over a thousand members.   In recent days, hundreds of members of the listservs have started to receive email messages that prompted questions, such as:

I received an email, and I need to know whether it is a phishing hack.  If it’s legitimate, I will respond accordingly.

Another listserv member responded:

Got same thing yesterday.  Is real.  The question is why.

What do these emails mean?  Why are the listserv members receiving the emails?  How should listserv members respond?  In this blog posting, I try to answer these questions.  Continue reading “Should the listserv member click on the link? Is it spearphishing?”

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Yet another reason to attend the PCT seminar in Detroit next week

Hello PCT enthusiasts!

There was already a good reason to make plans to attend the PCT seminar that will take place next week in Detroit — namely the opportunity to hear from very nice WIPO people (and from me) about the PCT and ePCT.   (For more information or to register click here.)

Now there is an additional good reason to make plans to attend.  There will be a networking reception afterwards!  It is sponsored by the Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association.

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PCT training in Detroit this coming Tuesday

Hello PCT enthusiasts!  Who would like to participate in a day of Patent Cooperation Treaty (and ePCT) training?  It will take place this coming Tuesday, October 28, in the Detroit patent office.  I am one of the faculty members for this training.  For more information, or to register, click here.

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PCT training in Dallas this Friday

Hello PCT enthusiasts!  Who would like to participate in a day of Patent Cooperation Treaty (and ePCT) training?  It will take place this coming Friday, October 24, in the Dallas patent office.  I am one of the faculty members for this training.  For more information, or to register, click here.

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Four upcoming opportunities for PCT and ePCT training

As a reminder, folks, there are four upcoming opportunities for PCT and ePCT training, all of which will include me as a presenter.

    • National Docketing Association annual meeting, San Diego (brochure page):
      • Monday, October 6, 3:15 PM PT – Making Best Use of ePCT for PCT Docketing (75 minutes)
      • Tuesday, October 7, 1PM PT – Mastering PCT Docketing (60 minutes)
    • Friday, October 24, Dallas Patent Office (brochure page) – Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and ePCT seminar (full day)
    • Tuesday, October 28, Detroit Patent Office (brochure page) – Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and ePCT seminar (full day)
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EBC continues to foot-drag handling of Form 2248

(Update:  by now almost four months have passed and the EBC has still not acted upon either of the Forms 2248.  See blog article.)

It is now six weeks ago that I followed instructions from the EBC and used fax to send in a Form 2248 in two of my PCT cases.  (See blog article.)  Yes, six weeks have now passed during which EBC continues to fail to act upon either of the Forms 2248 that I sent to them.