Katrina Marie

Katrina Marie reached out to us on her own; we did not contact her. She presented herself as a disabled person who charges far less than other lawyers. She agreed to a contingency arrangement, stating that if she could not resolve our case, she would refund the money. Well, I am not sure if she is... truly disabled or not, but she is definitely a liar and a fraud. She makes a living by scamming people. She took our money through PayPal, did nothing on our case, never responded, and never provided any updates. When we asked for our money back, this so-called “lawyer” refused to return it. These kinds of scammers make a living by cheating others. Stay away from her—I hope she faces the consequences of feeding her family by stealing from others.

Extremely disappointing experience. I paid Katrina Marie on a contingency basis for a trademark application, with a clear agreement that if the trademark was not granted, I would receive a full refund. After the USPTO refused the application, she stopped responding entirely despite multiple follow-up... emails. It's now been several weeks with no communication and no refund. Be warned: based on my experience, this feels like a scam. I strongly advise others not to engage or send payment unless you’re willing to risk losing it.

I hired Katrina to file two trademarks for a particular class contingent upon approval and she gave a timeline of two weeks. 12 business days after payment she had not communicated at all. She ignored my request for status on the one 4 times over the course of a month before saying it was suspended... and there was no timeline to move forward. I asked for my money back and she said she couldn't because she had already drafted arguments but when I looked at the arguments they did not apply to the class of trademark I filed for. After getting paid she was unresponsive, failed to execute at every turn and refused a refund for a service that she failed to perform that was contingent upon approval. Would recommend doing some research and hiring someone with a better reputation as she cold outreached after my trademark expired. Do not pay the full amount up front either, small retainer and the rest after approval.

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!!!

Facebook tried to block my logo from registration as they claimed it's similar to their 'thumb' logo. I initially gave up but Katrina convinced me that it's worth the fight and offered a money back guarantee. She gets the job DONE!!! I'd never have thought we'd win against facebook! I still can't bel...ieve it!