Sign in  

WTP Service

Sharing is caring! Having problems with WTP Service? Use ScamPulse to make a complaint

WTP Service Reports & Reviews (20)

Report

I received the invoice at the end of July 2021, shortly after my attorney submitted my application for 3 trademarks. The invoice had the pictures of each logo and classifications it looked very legit to me. I didn't pay close attention to the email or website address. I just wrote out 3 checks and mailed them. Then, this week I recieved another letter from a differnt co and I emailed my lawyer and asked him about it as I know my trademarks had been approved and paid for. He said it was a scam, so I went back and looked up the invoices and the co and just found out I was scammed.

Useful
Reply
Report

Do not pay invoices sent by WTP. As trademark filings are public, they send you fake bills.

Useful
Reply
Report

This is a very official-looking document stating that the recipient needed to publicly register their trademark for a fee.

Useful
Reply
Report

I recently registered for trademark through a different company. This company, WTP, is attempting to charge me 1,420 to register my trade mark with them. It is implied on the letter to send a check within 10 days, and give fake application dates and numbers. I feel this could mislead people into paying this company for something that they have already done with another company.

Useful
Reply
Report

The invoice is for Trademark Publication and is from a company called WTP Service (I also received one from a different company called WTMR, LLC)

WTP invoice looks legit and states "Please pay the amount, on acceptance within 10 days by check."

However, when you actually review the invoice, in the bottom right hand corner, there is a disclaimer. The invoice amount is very high and this is clearly a scam.

Useful
Reply
Report

I received a notice in the mail requesting that I pay $1420 within 10 days to have my business name trademark published. I was confused because I recently filed for a trademark with the USPTO and already paid for that. This is a very subtle and tricky scam. I would not have known it was illegitimate if I did not have a lawyer to consult. Many people will be fooled by this.

Useful
Reply
Report

+1 Just got the same $1420 scam invoice, plus a duplicate (name & logo).

Useful
Reply
Report

They are claiming they will submit your trademark for $1400. I have already paid and submitted my trademark on my own. They send these letters out after you have already submitted as your information is public on the trademark website.

Useful
Reply
Report

I was mailed a WTP Trademark Publication invoice for $1420.00 USD for services. I didn't pay of course but decided to check anyway. I've this same exact form here: https://www.iregistertrademarks.com/wtp-trademark-scam/

Useful
+1
Reply
- Las Cruces, NM, USA
Report

Just received a letter indicating that a fee was owed in order to continue my application for a registered trade mark. Letter stated the amount (a large amount) was due in 10 days. There is a fine print section at the bottom of the letter (bill) stating they are not affiliated with any government agency but if you do a quick look it is easy assume that this amount is owed to continue to registration process of your trademark.

Useful
Reply
- Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Report

WTP is mailing fake trademark publication bills ($1420) to newly registered trademark owners via the USPTO database.

Useful
Reply
Report

This scam tries to look like an official trademark publication notice. It is not official (not associated with USPTO) - it is a private company and offers publishing your trademark in their private directory for an insanely high fee of $1420. The private listing is worthless and also has 3 year binding language in the fine print. DON'T FALL FOR THIS.

Useful
+1
Reply
- Greer, SC, USA
Report

After registering for a trademark, your contact information is made public and many scammers come out. This was especially devious -- an invoice for "trademark publication" for $1420. It tries to look as though it is something that you owe in order to process your trademark, but in smaller print is says it is "an offer for entry into our database" and that it is not an invoice. Very misleading and I hope that no one falls for this! They should be put out of business.

Useful
+1
Reply
Report

I received an invoice in the amount of $1420 from WTP after paying for a trademark with uspto . I thought it was something I had to pay until I red the small print at the bottom. Very confusing. The are going to trick someone out of their money if they don't read the fine print.

Useful
+1
Reply
Report

I am working with Legal Zoom, Legal Services to obtain a trademark and received a bill for $1420.00 from WTP Services in the mail today 1.25.21. see attached

Useful
Reply
- Anchorage, AK, USA
Report

We received an invoice in the mail that appeared to be from trademarking our logo. I was just about to pay it as it looks like a trustworthy invoice. Only upon reading the tiny font at the bottom did I realize the scam.

The "invoice" says, "Dear Madam and Sir, the publication of the public registration of your trademark is the basis of our offer. We offer you the registration of your brand in our private database www.wtp-register.com. Our offer is accepted with the payment of the entire publication fee and becomes a binding contract between you and WTP. The contract is irrevocable and legally binding for three years, starting with your payment. Please not that this private publication is not linked to the publication of official notifications and is not a registration of government organizations and we do not have a business relationship yet. This is an offer for entry into our database www.wtp-register.com. This is not an invoice. You are not required to pay the above amount, unless you accept this offer. All furhter details are given in our general terms and conditions on our website. If you need help or answers, please contact us at [email protected]"

If it is not an invoice, then why is the invoice sent? This is very misleading and unprofessional.

Useful
+1
Reply
- Hollywood, FL, USA
Report

Beware if you have recently TRADEMARKED something. This company seems to look up newly trademarked people and sends you a bill for about $1400. It looks very official and makes you think you owe the government money for your new trademark.

Unsuspecting individuals could very easily make the error of paying this, and they are waiting to prey on them. There are a vast number of complaints about this "service" all over the internet, including on the Federal Trade Commission website (which actually SHOWS one of their letters as of the date of this writing).

Useful
+1
Reply
Report

I received mail in my mailbox from WTP. Inside was an ACTUAL trademark name that I had filed legitimately with the US Patent and Trademark office. At first I thought it was the letter that I have been expecting regarding a status update for my real trademark. But then I quickly saw that no where on this paper did it say US Patent and Trademark Office on it. What it did say, however was that it was “accepted” and that I needed to pay $1380 within the next 10 days if I was to register it successfully. Lame! There was an obscure Florida address and bogus “application number”.

Useful
+1
Reply
- Oakland, CA, USA
Report

I registered a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office who warned me unsolicited mail would likely arrive at my registered address since the information was public.

Within two weeks I received postal mail from WTP Service with a reproduction of my trademark front and center in their letter asking for a "Publication Fee" of $1,380. There were a series of official-looking numbers presented alongside my trademark to give an air of authenticity including a Reference Number, Application Date, Application Number, Class(es) and National Class(es) as it pertains to my trademark filing.

At the very bottom of the letter from WTP Service, written in the smallest font size presented on the printed page, is a note that "the publication of the public registration of your trademark is the basis of our offer." The notice continues, "We offer you the registration of your brand in our private database www.wtp-registration.com." It's a very misleading letter and presentation to have your trademark published in a private database.

Useful
Reply
Report

Our company applied to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada for a new Trademark under the Intellectual Property section. As a not-for-profit, we had to pay quite a lot of money to have one made. Once completed we wanted to Trademark it, and fill ed out the necessary web site forms, and thus paying the fee. A copy of the actual trademark is also sent in.

It turns out that this is then posted on the ISEDC web site, where scammers can copy your new trademark, and send the business a letter demanding payment within ten days. When I called the Government agency back to inquire why the bill was so large, I was told by an employee that this is a scam and has happened numerous times before.

I was shocked that our new logo was made public until it had officially been given the green light, and even more shocked that it could be duplicated by a scammer with our information easily accessible to them. Knowing that this has happened before, I'm also disappointed that corrective actions haven't been made by this government agency to see that applications aren't more private.

Useful
Reply
Check fields!

Report WTP Service


Upload here Increase visibility and credibility of your review by
adding a photo, document or video
Submit

WTP Service Contacts

If you know any contact information for WTP Service, help other victims by adding it!

Add new contacts
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | New