Everyone knows Instaforex, the infamous, two-sided, Forex company.
Heads : a forex website, in business since 2007, boasting hundreds of thousands, sometimes several million customers, a worldwide presence through offices and partners, prestigious sports sponsorship contracts, luxury cars and tremendous amounts of cash handed over to customers in regularly held raffles, countless prizes, distinctions and favourable business reviews won from multiple organisations and media. This is "the Best Broker in Asia" side of the Instaforex story.
Tails : a troubled history, regulatory warnings, indictments and prosecution across the globe, forums filled with allegations of fraud, scam and complaints. This is the "biggest Forex scam on the internet" side of Instaforex.
So yes, everyone knows "Instaforex"...but nobody knows who "Instaforex" is.
What is the mysterious "Instaforex Group of Companies" or "Instaforex Group" operating the instaforex.com website and other related websites ? Who are its directors, shareholders and beneficiaries ?
Whenever a trader gets scammed, who should he sue to get his money back ?
How does this website manages to stay in business if it has apparently that many problems ?
And, finally, is the business of "Instaforex" as legit as they claim it to be, or does it relates to things which go way beyond the "simple" fact of providing forex services without a license and are much, much murkier ?
These questions seem to be quite complicated to answer, due to the opacity surrounding "Instaforex Group of Companies". Even regulators seemingly had stopped to try to identify and prosecute the entities and individuals behind the unlicensed activities of instaforex.com, simply blacklisting the website itself and "Instaforex" or "Instaforex Group of Companies".
But recently a lot of information has been surfacing, through Court cases, indictments and other official sources.
So, in order to get acquainted with "Instaforex", let's first see who owns the website, the brand, and the logo :
INSTAFOREX Trademark of Ekaterina Pobedinskaya - Registration Number 4074147 - Serial Number 85320322 :: Justia Trademarks 31.07.19, 0)18
INSTAFOREX - Trademark Details
Status: 701 - Section 8-AcceptedSerial Number
85320322
Registration Number
4074147
Word Mark
INSTAFOREX
Status
701 - Section 8-Accepted
Status Date
2017-11-15
Filing Date
2011-05-13
Registration Number
4074147
Registration Date
2011-12-20
Mark Drawing
4000 - Standard character mark Typeset
Published for Opposition Date
2011-10-04
Attorney Name
Curt Handley, Esq.
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INSTAFOREX Trademark of Ekaterina Pobedinskaya - Registration Number 4074147 - Serial Number 85320322 :: Justia Trademarks 31.07.19, 0)18
Law Office Assigned Location Code
M30
Employee Name
MARTIN, LIEF ANDREW
Statements
Goods and Services
Electronic financial trading services; Financial advice and consultancy services; Financial analysis and research services; News reporting services in the field of financial news
Pseudo Mark
INSTANT FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Pseudo Mark
INSTANT FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Classification Information
International Class
036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs. - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs.
US Class Codes
100, 101, 102
Class Status Code 6 - Active
Class Status Date
2011-05-19
Primary Code
036
First Use Anywhere Date
2007-05-27
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INSTAFOREX Trademark of Ekaterina Pobedinskaya - Registration Number 4074147 - Serial Number 85320322 :: Justia Trademarks 31.07.19, 0)18
First Use In Commerce Date
2007-05-27
Current Trademark Owners
Party Name
INSTA HOLDING LTD.
Party Type
32 - 2nd New Owner Entered After Registration
Legal Entity Type 03 - Corporation
Address
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Trademark Owner History
Party Name
INSTA HOLDING LTD.
Party Type
32 - 2nd New Owner Entered After Registration
Legal Entity Type 03 - Corporation
Address
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Party Name
INSTA HOLDING LTD.
Party Type
31 - 1st New Owner Entered After Registration
Legal Entity Type 03 - Corporation
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INSTAFOREX Trademark of Ekaterina Pobedinskaya - Registration Number 4074147 - Serial Number 85320322 :: Justia Trademarks 31.07.19, 0)18
Address
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Party Name
Ekaterina Pobedinskaya
Party Type
30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type 03 - Corporation
Address
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Party Name
Ekaterina Pobedinskaya
Party Type
20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type 03 - Corporation
Address
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Party Name
Ekaterina Pobedinskaya
Party Type
10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type 03 - Corporation
Address
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INSTAFOREX Trademark of Ekaterina Pobedinskaya - Registration Number 4074147 - Serial Number 85320322 :: Justia Trademarks 31.07.19, 0)18
Correspondences
Name
Curt Handley, Esq.
Address
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Trademark Events
Event Date
Event Description
2011-05-17
NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM
2011-05-19
NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM
2011-05-20
NOTICE OF PSEUDO MARK MAILED
2011-08-30
ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
2011-08-30
APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
2011-10-04
PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
2011-10-04
OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
2011-10-04
OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
2011-12-20
REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
2012-04-27
TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
2012-06-06
AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
2013-01-09
ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
2013-09-03
TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
2013-09-03
APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
2016-12-20
COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
2017-10-19
TEAS SECTION 8 RECEIVED
2017-11-14
CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
2017-11-15
POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 8
2017-11-15
TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED
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INSTAFOREX Trademark of Ekaterina Pobedinskaya - Registration Number 4074147 - Serial Number 85320322 :: Justia Trademarks 31.07.19, 0)18
2017-11-15
REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED
2017-11-15
NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED
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Our series of carefully sourced publications will continue explore in-depth the reality behind Instaforex, so stay tuned, and get ready for some surprises.
Heads : a forex website, in business since 2007, boasting hundreds of thousands, sometimes several million customers, a worldwide presence through offices and partners, prestigious sports sponsorship contracts, luxury cars and tremendous amounts of cash handed over to customers in regularly held raffles, countless prizes, distinctions and favourable business reviews won from multiple organisations and media. This is "the Best Broker in Asia" side of the Instaforex story.
Tails : a troubled history, regulatory warnings, indictments and prosecution across the globe, forums filled with allegations of fraud, scam and complaints. This is the "biggest Forex scam on the internet" side of Instaforex.
So yes, everyone knows "Instaforex"...but nobody knows who "Instaforex" is.
What is the mysterious "Instaforex Group of Companies" or "Instaforex Group" operating the instaforex.com website and other related websites ? Who are its directors, shareholders and beneficiaries ?
Whenever a trader gets scammed, who should he sue to get his money back ?
How does this website manages to stay in business if it has apparently that many problems ?
And, finally, is the business of "Instaforex" as legit as they claim it to be, or does it relates to things which go way beyond the "simple" fact of providing forex services without a license and are much, much murkier ?
These questions seem to be quite complicated to answer, due to the opacity surrounding "Instaforex Group of Companies". Even regulators seemingly had stopped to try to identify and prosecute the entities and individuals behind the unlicensed activities of instaforex.com, simply blacklisting the website itself and "Instaforex" or "Instaforex Group of Companies".
But recently a lot of information has been surfacing, through Court cases, indictments and other official sources.
So, in order to get acquainted with "Instaforex", let's first see who owns the website, the brand, and the logo :
INSTAFOREX Trademark of Ekaterina Pobedinskaya - Registration Number 4074147 - Serial Number 85320322 :: Justia Trademarks 31.07.19, 0)18
INSTAFOREX - Trademark Details
Status: 701 - Section 8-AcceptedSerial Number
85320322
Registration Number
4074147
Word Mark
INSTAFOREX
Status
701 - Section 8-Accepted
Status Date
2017-11-15
Filing Date
2011-05-13
Registration Number
4074147
Registration Date
2011-12-20
Mark Drawing
4000 - Standard character mark Typeset
Published for Opposition Date
2011-10-04
Attorney Name
Curt Handley, Esq.
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INSTAFOREX Trademark of Ekaterina Pobedinskaya - Registration Number 4074147 - Serial Number 85320322 :: Justia Trademarks 31.07.19, 0)18
Law Office Assigned Location Code
M30
Employee Name
MARTIN, LIEF ANDREW
Statements
Goods and Services
Electronic financial trading services; Financial advice and consultancy services; Financial analysis and research services; News reporting services in the field of financial news
Pseudo Mark
INSTANT FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Pseudo Mark
INSTANT FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Classification Information
International Class
036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs. - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs.
US Class Codes
100, 101, 102
Class Status Code 6 - Active
Class Status Date
2011-05-19
Primary Code
036
First Use Anywhere Date
2007-05-27
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INSTAFOREX Trademark of Ekaterina Pobedinskaya - Registration Number 4074147 - Serial Number 85320322 :: Justia Trademarks 31.07.19, 0)18
First Use In Commerce Date
2007-05-27
Current Trademark Owners
Party Name
INSTA HOLDING LTD.
Party Type
32 - 2nd New Owner Entered After Registration
Legal Entity Type 03 - Corporation
Address
Please log in with your Justia account to see this address.
Trademark Owner History
Party Name
INSTA HOLDING LTD.
Party Type
32 - 2nd New Owner Entered After Registration
Legal Entity Type 03 - Corporation
Address
Please log in with your Justia account to see this address.
Party Name
INSTA HOLDING LTD.
Party Type
31 - 1st New Owner Entered After Registration
Legal Entity Type 03 - Corporation
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INSTAFOREX Trademark of Ekaterina Pobedinskaya - Registration Number 4074147 - Serial Number 85320322 :: Justia Trademarks 31.07.19, 0)18
Address
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Party Name
Ekaterina Pobedinskaya
Party Type
30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type 03 - Corporation
Address
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Party Name
Ekaterina Pobedinskaya
Party Type
20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type 03 - Corporation
Address
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Party Name
Ekaterina Pobedinskaya
Party Type
10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type 03 - Corporation
Address
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INSTAFOREX Trademark of Ekaterina Pobedinskaya - Registration Number 4074147 - Serial Number 85320322 :: Justia Trademarks 31.07.19, 0)18
Correspondences
Name
Curt Handley, Esq.
Address
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Trademark Events
Event Date
Event Description
2011-05-17
NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM
2011-05-19
NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM
2011-05-20
NOTICE OF PSEUDO MARK MAILED
2011-08-30
ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
2011-08-30
APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
2011-10-04
PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
2011-10-04
OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
2011-10-04
OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
2011-12-20
REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
2012-04-27
TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
2012-06-06
AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
2013-01-09
ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP NOT UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY
2013-09-03
TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
2013-09-03
APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
2016-12-20
COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
2017-10-19
TEAS SECTION 8 RECEIVED
2017-11-14
CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
2017-11-15
POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 8
2017-11-15
TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION-POST REG RECEIVED
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INSTAFOREX Trademark of Ekaterina Pobedinskaya - Registration Number 4074147 - Serial Number 85320322 :: Justia Trademarks 31.07.19, 0)18
2017-11-15
REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED
2017-11-15
NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED
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Our series of carefully sourced publications will continue explore in-depth the reality behind Instaforex, so stay tuned, and get ready for some surprises.