Warning! Invention Company Scams

Successful inventors don't use invention companies. Period. Nor should you.

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Invention company information, inventor scams

* Three areas to watch out! (inventoralert) (1:49)	* TV contests and DRTV promises (2:09)
* How to find a reputable invention company (:51)	* Prototyper warning (2:53)
* Patent Mills and patent-it-yourselfers (2:06)
FTC Consumer Alert US Patent Office complaint list (a fraction of 3000 estimated) FTC facts about the invention companies	Don't have qualified, successful inventors on staff. Never endorsed by government, colleges, universities. Search the FTC for 100's of invention company complaints

Invention company fined $26 million for misrepresenting its services In Federal Court in western Pennsylvania, invention company, Davison Associates, is ordered to pay $26 million by the FTC for misrepresenting its services. 17,000 Inventors Bilked The Federal Trade Commission and US Patent Office say inventor fraud bilks inventors and businesses out of $300 million a year. One company is forced to pay $60 million. MSNBC News Reports invention promotion business is a $300 million a year scam.

Want to file a complaint against a company you suspect of malpractice? Visit the National Inventor Fraud Center or file a complaint with the FTC.