A cold Telegram message arrives: “GRAVITON here,” naming a brand you may or may not recognise, offering an “expert” trademark check if you reply YES. One reported account used the handle @salegraviton and a bio that mixed trademark registration with half-finished talk of educational licensing — complete with typos that would embarrass a real clerk.
That pattern is not how intellectual-property offices work. Proper registries do not hunt you on messaging apps, and serious advisers do not need a one-word reply to open a dossier. The YES is a hook: once you engage, the next step is usually a paid “analysis,” a rush filing, or a transfer to another chat that suddenly needs documents and fees.
A quick look rarely finds a clear, regulated firm behind a throwaway Telegram brand like this. Treat the name as a costume. If you never asked for trademark help, do not reply, do not share company papers, and do not pay anyone who claims your mark is about to be stolen unless you verify that independently through an official register or a lawyer you chose yourself.
Block the sender, keep a screenshot if you want a record, and move on.
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