{"id":5382,"date":"2023-11-15T09:49:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T09:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/warning-over-misleading-invoices\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T10:05:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T10:05:31","slug":"warning-over-misleading-invoices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/de\/warning-over-misleading-invoices\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning over misleading invoices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clients are warned to be aware of potential scam invoices sent by third parties for the payment of purported IP services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forresters has noticed a recent rise in misleading invoices sent to clients, particularly for trade mark services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please be aware that various companies have been known to approach applicants, requesting the payment of fees to \u201cregister\u201d trade marks in an unofficial database controlled by them.&nbsp; Typically, they are sent directly to clients after an application has been filed by us, on the clients\u2019 behalf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Official Guidance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/avoiding-misleading-payment-requests\">UKIPO<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/euipo.europa.eu\/ohimportal\/en\/misleading-invoices\">EUIPO<\/a>&nbsp;have issued guidance, which includes example scam invoices and a list of organisations that may send them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Managing Partner&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/de\/people\/matthew-shaw\/\">Matt Shaw<\/a>&nbsp;said: \u201cWhatever \u2018services\u2019 these third parties appear to offer, they are often not legitimate and provide no additional legal benefit, whatsoever.&nbsp; Other types of unsolicited correspondence sometimes relate to upcoming renewal fees, but at hugely inflated prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We strongly urge you not to pay any unexpected invoices from third parties for any IP services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You should only pay invoices issued by Forresters or your appointed renewal fee payment provider. If in any doubt at all, please contact us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/de\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clients are warned to be aware of potential scam invoices sent by third parties for the payment of purported IP services. Forresters has noticed a recent rise in misleading invoices sent to clients, particularly for trade mark services. 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