Scam letters sent to trademark customers

Scam letters have been sent in the name of the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH), asking the recipient to pay fees related to trademarks.

Scam letters have been sent in the name of the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH). The letters refer to the PRH or the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) or give the impression that the letters are from them. However, these authorities have not sent the letters.

The letters may contain authentic trademark registration or application numbers and ask the recipient to pay fees related to them when no such fees exist in reality.

Neither the PRH nor the EUIPO send such messages. The PRH urges the recipients to check the message content and the sender details carefully before they pay any fee or agree to be bound by any service offered in the messages.
 

Examples of scam letters on the international IP office's websites:

Read the warning published on the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) website.

Read the warning published on the World Intellectual Property (WIPO) website.

For further information, please contact

Tuulimarja Myllymäki
Head Legal Adviser
Finnish Patent and Registration Office
Tel. +358 29 509 5399

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