¶The objective of this report is to educate potential clients of NAAS products and services about potentially confusing, misleading, and deceptive names and marks that may be identical to and/or bear resemblance to intellectual property that is traditionally associated with National Academy American Scholars. In publishing this report, we comment upon a matter of concern as relates to NAAS intellectual property and intellectual copyrighted matter. Therefore, this report also deals with the appearance of groups, persons, companies, entities, and others that appear to be seeking to use the prestige, honor, dignity, and respect associated with "National Academy of American Scholars", to their economic advantage.

¶All of the marks associated with National Academy of American Scholars, i.e., NAAS, N.A.A.S., Scholarship Watch, Hall of Scholars, and our world-wide famous logo, are registered marks with the United States Patent and/or U.S. Trademark office. NAAS marks appear on all official National Academy of American Scholars literature and publications as relates to the NAAS products and services.

¶ This Media Report was originally published in 1996, as the popularity of NAAS programs grew. The information in this report is typically updated on an 'AS NEEDED' basis when a new potential offender, suspect, or potential criminal is discovered.

Office Anyware, LLC, a Utah-based company, has recently been in the news. Unfortunately, its source of attention is not all that admirable. Instead, the company is now now known for peddling its ridiculous products, and applying for a trademark virtually identical to the same mark associated with National Academy of American Scholars.

Indeed, data received from the United States Patent & Trademark Office indicate that this zero-brained company actually submitted an application to the United States Patent & Trademark Office exactly identical to the registered mark "NAAS." Some ask 'Can their employees think independently' or do they follow a Mormon edict that teaches intellectual property should be shared just as wives are shared?? Do their religious beliefs affect their ability to behave like rational and civil persons?? Does Mormonism extend to illicit sharing or stealing of intellectual property?? Do these sects actually believe they have the right to use the ideas of others and market them as their own??

Despite these controversial issues, the listed "partners" of this company include IBM. The company also boasts that it is "Microsoft Certified" partner as if the distinction were some sort of an accomplishment. Even your local printer-repair company hangs a little cheap plaque on the wall boasting the same thing.

The undersigned being hereby warned that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. §1001, and that such willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of the application or any resulting registration, declares that he is properly authorized to execute this application on behalf of the applicant ; he believes the applicant to be the owner of the trademark/service mark sought to be registered, To the best of his knowledge and belief no other person, firm, corporation, or association has the right to use the above-identified mark in commerce either in the identical form thereof or in such near resemblance thereto as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods/services of such other person, to cause confusion or to cause mistake, or to deceive; and that all statements made of his own knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.

¶In the case hereof, Office Anyware should know that:

1. Office Anyware IS NOT the original owner or lawful inventor of the NAAS trademark/service mark;
2. Office Anyware EITHER KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN that another person, firm, corporation, or association (e.g., the real NAAS) has the right to use the above-identified mark in commerce;
3. Office Anyware EITHER KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN that the use of the mark NAAS may cause confusion for their customers as well as clients of NAAS, and that law enforcement has documented that confusion is commonly relied upon to deceive consumers;
4. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT it is a violation of federal law to intentionally submit false, deceptive, untrue, and fraudulent statements to U.S. government employees, and to seek registration of a U.S. Trademark under false and/or fraudulent pretenses.

¶The criminal prosecution of Warren Steed Jeffs, who was the leader of a controversial Mormon fundamentalist polygynist sect known as the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS Church), was an important milestone in U.S. history.

¶Utah authorities had for years over-looked the practice of polygamy and child rape. When Mr. Jeffs attempted to export his brazen acts of perversity, sexual diseases, HIV, and herpes across state lines, moral and Christian prosecutors stepped in.

¶ At the same time, copy-cats, and persons not willing to use a name entirely dissimilar to NAAS, seek the easy route to respect. Playing off the success and integrity of others, these copy-cats show their true colors. Consequently, we believe it is important to publish certain information that relates to which firms are or are not affiliated with National Academy of American Scholars.

¶ Finally, the list below is not necessarily of our own making. We do not solicit or ask companies to misuse our name brands. Criminals typically require no provocation to commit their misdeeds. We research public databases, and we await until we receive unsolicited documentation from respectable third-party sources or government agents that indicate a potential abuser is seeking to use the NAAS mark with their product or service. Sometimes, we receive reports from students or businesspersons, consumers, educators, publishers, or readers who were unable to tell if the suspected company was legitimate or if it had sponsorship or approval by the real National Academy of American Scholars.

¶We may then contact the suspect company or person to verify as to whether or not the information is true. If we receive no legitimate or satisfactory response or they are unwilling to cease use of the unauthorzed mark or the offender(s) are unwilling to pay the required licensing fee(s) then we suspect the company is a scam, or criminal operation.

¶Although some of the organizations or companies in our original report may have went out of business or abandoned their plans, or even complied with legal demands, NAAS EAS/N2 Rules nonetheless require a public response. This current Media Report contains only recent companies that are suspected of using the NAAS-brand name without authorization.

¶In reality, students and persons seeking so-called degrees from many online non-traditional schools simply do not have the basic intelligence, self-motivation, will-power, and moral ethics to attend and enroll into Divison I NCAA schools that have been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as leading universities. Superior schools that come to mind are Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN); Harvard University (Boston, MA); California Institute of Technology (Cal-Tech), etc.

¶The typical student attending an online Phoenix University or Walden University school clearly does not have the intelligence or will-power to effectively succeed at a top tier Division I school. To succeed at their business endeavor, inferior persons typically create consumer confusion by attempting to brand their service or product very closely to brand name that is already in existence, and which was created by intellectually superior persons.

Graduates of superior schools are taught to be creative and use their own brains to develop their own ideas whereas inferior schools simply teach their students to copy, mimick, and re-produce an existing idea.

1. VIOLATION OF TITLE 18 U.S.C., Section 1001, prohibiting making false statements
2. VIOLATION OF 18 TITLE U.S.C. §1341, PROHIBITING MAIL FRAUD;
3. VIOLATION OF §5(a) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. §45 (a) prohibiting unfair, false,
4. and deceptive practices, and concealment of material facts. VIOLATION OF 18 TITLE U.S.C., Part I, Chapter 47, §1028(a)(7), an offense related to the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998

¶Do not allow yourself to be confused by unethical companies that attempt to build their reputation off of the hard work of others.

Imagine a brand name like a consumer credit report. The brand 'NAAS' has a flawless credit score (1000), thanks to the founders and creators of National Academy of American Scholars. Now imagine, a company with an inferior credit score(400 or so). Like identity-theft, it has been documented that companies with inferior reputations typically attempt to build off the brand image or credit-score of superior companies. How is this done? They attempt to accomplish their schemes by hijacking, stealing, and/or infringing upon the intellectual property rights of others.

¶We suggest to any consumer or student to think twice before responding to any of the products and services from any company or organization that uses a name or confusingly similar to any well established organization. Remember, there is only one real McDonald's; one real Microsoft; One real Apple Computer; and, there is only one real National Academy of American Scholars. Make sure you interact with the real one.