Suit filed.

nielsencl · 06-13-2010, 11:35 PM

This just came it and we are pretty sure it's an exploit designed to get people to click on a link to a spreadsheet that will infeact your computer. We are not sure because we did not click on the link, but there are many things about this that make us think it's bogus. I have reported it to the owner of the site and the hosting provider and will post again if I hear back from them.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/warnings-and-alerts/661527-suit-filed.html

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-----Original Message-----
From: Mauro Blackwell [mailto:mauro_blackwell_rm@novelideas-ragas.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 5:41 PM
To: chris
Subject: ***SPAM*** Suit filed.

We have been informed of the website(s) you'r company owns, registered through Go Daddy Domains. As the registrant, we asks that you remove all references to us and our products.

As a network marketing company we do not permit its name to be used in any URL or email address and the company must take necessary action to protect its intellectual property. It is not permitted for a third party vendor to use our trade name in any form.

Link to a list of the trademark material: h t t p://www,novelideas-books.com/.../spreadsheet.xls

Our companie's name and symbol is a registered trademark. (U.S. Reg. Nos. 3111333, 3111332, 78526279). Our companie's federal registration of these trademarks provides our company with the right to restrict the use of the trademark, or a confusingly similar trademark, in any way that misrepresents the origin of our companie's products or dilutes the companie's brand and goodwill associated therewith.

State and federal law supports our position that the use of our trademarks and proprietary copyrighted material may cause confusion among customers. This confusion may cause substantial harm to the trademark by facilitating the loss of its effectiveness in establishing a distinct association between it, our products & services, and the companie's goodwill. Your unauthorized use of the companie's federally registered trademarks amounts to an infringement of our companie's trademark rights.

We wishe to settle this situation amicably and therefore, requests that you immediately cease the use of our trade name. Additionally, we request that you respond to this email within seven (7) days to confirm this action via email.

Respectfully,

Distributor Compliance Specialist

***johname*** · 06-13-2010, 11:51 PM

(U.S. Reg. Nos. 3111333, 3111332, 78526279) are the MonaVie Acai Berry people from what i understand.

CureCancer · 06-14-2010, 01:12 AM

keep us updated

defaultuser · 06-14-2010, 01:22 AM

Buy a Mac and click on the link.. lol... they're IMMUNE!

NO LEGAL firm would ever write such a poorly written letter. If they did then they should be fired and a proper firm hired.

chumphrey · 06-14-2010, 06:51 AM

I also received a message like this today - the spreadsheet reads as "broken" in Office 2007 and "needs to be fixed." When I tried to upload to Google Docs to view the file it refused the file as well.

Nope, sorry, ain't doin' it!

The message we received came from "Willis Porter" at willisporter_iq@novelideas-hasta.com but otherwise it was identical. I'm going to file this in the circular bin.

Thanks for posting the text of your message so I could find a quick answer!

nielsencl · 06-14-2010, 11:05 PM

They are still at it. Can anyone safely look at the spreadsheet and let us know what's in it? This seems to be a major effort to get people to click on their trap...!

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-----Original Message-----
From: Tameka K. Manuel [mailto:tamekamanuel_kd@novelideas-tawas.com]
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 8:49 AM
To: tian @elsetech.com
Subject: ***SPAM*** Intelectual Property suit filed.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=661527
Our company is a registered trademark, the logo our company uses, shown along with you'r companie's website links can be be found at the following address: ht tp: //www,stjohnlutheran,org/spreadsheet.xls

For your information, we enclose copies of the federal registrations of our trademark in the United States. Corresponding trademark registrations exist in most foreign countries throughout the world. There is no question that this symbol is a very well known trademark.

On behalf of our clients, we hereby give you formal notice of our clients' rights in this trademark, and demand that you immediately cease and desist from all unauthorized use of this trademark. This will include removal of this trademark from your web page and assurances that you will refrain from all future unauthorized use of this trademark.

Your immediate response and removal of this symbol are required. If we have not received your response by August 1, 2010 with assurance of your immediate compliance, our client will be compelled to consider litigation to protect its rights.

Very truly yours,

***johname*** · 06-14-2010, 11:30 PM

all three of those trademark serial numbers are associated with MONA·VIE Have you ever used that name or heard of it before??

06-14-2010, 01:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
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06-14-2010, 01:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
defaultuser Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Pen Island Posts: 4,218	Buy a Mac and click on the link.. lol... they're IMMUNE! NO LEGAL firm would ever write such a poorly written letter. If they did then they should be fired and a proper firm hired. __________________ internet@ctivist.com Defaultuser R.I.P.

06-13-2010, 11:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
*johname* Business Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 12,990	(U.S. Reg. Nos. 3111333, 3111332, 78526279) are the MonaVie Acai Berry people from what i understand.

06-14-2010, 06:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
chumphrey First Time Poster! Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1	I also received a message like this today - the spreadsheet reads as "broken" in Office 2007 and "needs to be fixed." When I tried to upload to Google Docs to view the file it refused the file as well. Nope, sorry, ain't doin' it! The message we received came from "Willis Porter" at willisporter_iq@novelideas-hasta.com but otherwise it was identical. I'm going to file this in the circular bin. Thanks for posting the text of your message so I could find a quick answer!

06-14-2010, 11:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
*johname* Business Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 12,990	all three of those trademark serial numbers are associated with MONA·VIE Have you ever used that name or heard of it before??

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