The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has recently issued guidance (see here) warning clients of various scam letters or emails that are being sent to holders of patent and trademark applications and registrations.

This problem is not unique to Canada. Imposters also impersonate other Intellectual Property Offices including the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) which processes international (or PCT) patent applications (see here) and the US Patent and Trademark Office (see here).

If you receive a suspicious document relating to your Intellectual Property, please contact us to verify whether it is a scam notice.