Fortunately, there is some occasional success in this battle as well. A good example is a case in Sweden. For three years misleading invoices were sent to companies all over Europe. The invoices appeared to have been sent by the EUIPO. The High Court in Sweden stated that the victims had been misled. The two main suspects in this case were sentenced to 5 and 3 years imprisonment. Hopefully, new legislation will be introduced in the Netherlands to tackle this scum swiftly, fully and easily. Until then, don’t be embarrassed and report every payment of a misleading invoice to the appropriate authorities.
