Trade mark applicants: beware of false publications!   For several years now, unscrupulous commercial companies have been directly soliciting holders of industrial property rights, particularly trade mark applicants. They offer, in exchange for often exorbitant fees, superfluous or even useless services, or services that are normally free of charge.   With increasing digitization and online accessibility of national, regional, and international industrial property registers, this phenomenon is amplifying. Malicious entities easily access personal information about applicants for trade marks, designs, patents, or domain names, such as their names, postal ... ...See full article