Patent & Trademark Institute Of America, PTI Rip Off, told us that 4 Major campanies were interested in husbands invention Roslyn Heights New York
in April 2004, my husband had an idea and he invented it. We called PTI, and we signed with them, we took out a second mortgage on our home to send them 10,000.00, to get the ball rolling. We followed each and individual step they asked us to do, we spoke with our consultant numerous times. We even had contact (mail) with the attorney they provided to us, we did everything he asked us to do and sign. We even opened up an account on line on their website, that expalined his idea.We received postings of the trade shows that were showing his idea.
Then all of a sudden he got letters from PTI, that there were 4 major companies that were interested in his idea. We followed each step that they provided us with, incase this happens. After each step was followed, we received a letter from one of the companies, and it clearly said that they were never ever ever interested in our idea.
As soon as I saw that, we called and spoke with a man from PTI, he asked us to fax him that letter, we did. Now after 1 1/2 years I tried to call and speak to our consultant, after I saw that their website was no longer available, and either was PTI. I called our consultant, and he said that their website has crashed, and it will take some time to get it up and running, he promised to call or have someone from our support team call my husband by 1/18/2007, it has now been a week and nothing, no call, no email no nothing. I am now in the process of filing a complaint with the New York Attorney Generals Office.
Shari
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S.A.
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John
Califon,New Jersey,
U.S.A.
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#6Consumer Comment
Thu, January 25, 2007
As you can see, they have issues.
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/iip/complaints.htm
Patent Trademark Institute of America
January 2004 Butcher
Response January 2004 [html]
March 2004 Robbins
August 2004 Johnston
Response September 2004 [html]
October 2004 Lovejoy
Response [html]
November 2004 Farnworth
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December 2004 Burns
Response June 2005 [html]
December 2004 Methuen
Response December 2004 [html]
May 2005 Hutchinson
June 2005 Slater
Response June 2005 [html]
August 2005 Barker
August 2005 Bozeman
Response August 2005 [html]
October 2005 Robertson
December 2005 Jones
Response - No Date Given [html]
Complaint to the USPTO as well as the FTC.
Do a search of "invention submission" in google to see if there are others you can contact who have the same problems as you.
John
Califon,New Jersey,
U.S.A.
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#6Consumer Comment
Thu, January 25, 2007
As you can see, they have issues.
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/iip/complaints.htm
Patent Trademark Institute of America
January 2004 Butcher
Response January 2004 [html]
March 2004 Robbins
August 2004 Johnston
Response September 2004 [html]
October 2004 Lovejoy
Response [html]
November 2004 Farnworth
Response [html]
December 2004 Burns
Response June 2005 [html]
December 2004 Methuen
Response December 2004 [html]
May 2005 Hutchinson
June 2005 Slater
Response June 2005 [html]
August 2005 Barker
August 2005 Bozeman
Response August 2005 [html]
October 2005 Robertson
December 2005 Jones
Response - No Date Given [html]
Complaint to the USPTO as well as the FTC.
Do a search of "invention submission" in google to see if there are others you can contact who have the same problems as you.
John
Califon,New Jersey,
U.S.A.
File more complaints
#6Consumer Comment
Thu, January 25, 2007
As you can see, they have issues.
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/iip/complaints.htm
Patent Trademark Institute of America
January 2004 Butcher
Response January 2004 [html]
March 2004 Robbins
August 2004 Johnston
Response September 2004 [html]
October 2004 Lovejoy
Response [html]
November 2004 Farnworth
Response [html]
December 2004 Burns
Response June 2005 [html]
December 2004 Methuen
Response December 2004 [html]
May 2005 Hutchinson
June 2005 Slater
Response June 2005 [html]
August 2005 Barker
August 2005 Bozeman
Response August 2005 [html]
October 2005 Robertson
December 2005 Jones
Response - No Date Given [html]
Complaint to the USPTO as well as the FTC.
Do a search of "invention submission" in google to see if there are others you can contact who have the same problems as you.
John
Califon,New Jersey,
U.S.A.
File more complaints
#6Consumer Comment
Thu, January 25, 2007
As you can see, they have issues.
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/iip/complaints.htm
Patent Trademark Institute of America
January 2004 Butcher
Response January 2004 [html]
March 2004 Robbins
August 2004 Johnston
Response September 2004 [html]
October 2004 Lovejoy
Response [html]
November 2004 Farnworth
Response [html]
December 2004 Burns
Response June 2005 [html]
December 2004 Methuen
Response December 2004 [html]
May 2005 Hutchinson
June 2005 Slater
Response June 2005 [html]
August 2005 Barker
August 2005 Bozeman
Response August 2005 [html]
October 2005 Robertson
December 2005 Jones
Response - No Date Given [html]
Complaint to the USPTO as well as the FTC.
Do a search of "invention submission" in google to see if there are others you can contact who have the same problems as you.
Sharon
Glenolden,Pennsylvania,
U.S.A.
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#6Author of original report
Thu, January 25, 2007
4 Major companies were interested in husbands invention