Katrina Marie

So. When you file a trademark with the USPTO, you get a barrage of emails from Trademark attorneys basically non-stop. I wasn’t even considering HIRING a Trademark attorney, as i had a good understanding of the system, but rather than risk having it bumped back to the point where it would need to be... refiled i decided to hire Katrina. She stated she would handle ALL USPTO office action responses for a flat fee of $250, and with her story of being a disabled mother and working from home, i thought the money was better spent towards her services. Come to find out, she failed to do ANY of the responses required, she filed one form but didn’t attach her name as the attorney for the application nor did she update the mailing address which was ONE of the main reasons it was bumped back. I emailed her repeatedly over the span of weeks, and she failed to get back to me in an appropriate amount of time. Once she DID get back to me, after I had already checked myself on the USPTO site, i pointed out to her the 2 MAJOR issues that 1) she seemed to be aware of and 2) blatantly ignored. When i asked her to please fix her mistake as the USPTO had issued a SECONDARY warning that the same two issues had not been fixed. Despite her assuring me she had. When i mentioned this to her, she immediately became hostile and demanded another $250 payment as she had ‘already completed the job.’ I’m unsure how you can ‘complete a job’ as a TRADEMARK ATTORNEY when the TRADEMARK hasn’t been fully approved due to her lack of updating the information appropriately. She basically risked a Trademark that i have been actively working on and putting money into for nearly 3 years. Not only did she not do her job, but she proceeded to be extremely rude when i pointed out that she had not completed the job i had already paid for, and to demand another ‘flat fee payment’ of $250 otherwise id be ‘asking her to work for free’ is INSANITY to me. That’s a hardcore money grab to not even complete the first job she was hired for, which she failed to do completely. She then reached out to me AGAIN (today 10-23-2024) to offer her services, again reiterating her ‘flat fee of $250’ and her story that clearly is her go -to method to get clients. Maybe she should do her job the first time around and/or update her mailing list? She was rude not just the first time around, but also the second. If she reaches out to you RUN!!!

I have a conflict refusal of my trademark and Katrina reached out to me by email and offered to get my mark registered. At first, she seemed very helpful and confident that If she could not overturn it and get my trademark registered she would return my money. I paid and 3 months passed. I have sent ...her several emails and phone calls to ask for an update but no response. Only 10 days away from the deadline to respond and she finally answered my email and said she just now read my case and told me I have no chance of success on the response, now she wants to charge me $2500 to negotiate with the registrant. How can an attorney take a case and get money without reading the office action? She waited the whole time not doing anything and pushed me to pay more when the deadline was almost here. I have no trust in her, I have to find another attorney to get my mark registered.

I was contacted randomly by Katrina for a trademark renewal. Initially she seemed helpful so I took a chance, but it didn't turn out to be a positive experience. Although the renewal did get processed some aspects initially discussed were missed and the actual filing was done through another lawyer.... Overall very disappointed with the attention to detail and communication.