My trademark was abandoned despite me paying a law firm to handle it.
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A year ago a law firm got in my inbox and were posing as benefactors like they were helping me with the trademark procedure.
I paid them lawyer fees and have receipts, I thought they were helping me and then last week I get a message that BOTH my trademark applications have been abandoned due to failure to provide documents for the given deadline.
When I contacted my law firm about this, they never once mentioned "revive the trademark"
Instead they told me to pay them to restart the entire trademark process AND pay for a cease and desist letter because there is another guy in another state attempting to either use the trademarks I have, or file a very similar looking one to mines
This law firm has a prestigious looking website but other than that they have no real online presence.
Was I scammed?
Is there a way I can report them?
Is it possible I can get my money back??
Could I even sue them?
Any advice will be appreciated