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$10,000 to $20,000 Wasted money

Source FTC Jodie Bernstein

Please note that this list is one of three lists.  The other lists are the "watch-list" and the ISC/InventHelp.com, The "watch-list" a list of companies whom we believe merit considerable caution, the ISC/InventHelp.com is a list of known associates of the biggest and oldest inventor promoter who was originally known as Invention Submission Corporation, and this list covers companies who have been the subject of government action.  We feel that the companies listed on this list merit extreme caution.

And last, a list of service providers whom we believe to be good prospects for inventors is located at www.InventorEd.org/service/ and at www.InventorEd.org/marketorg/ .

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Be sure to check for published complaints on the Patent Office web site:

USPTO Published Complaints

Invention Submission Corporation FTC-93 - FTC-95 is so big that it now has it's own List and it's own section at ISC FTC - Invention Submission-Consumer Complaints on Invention Submission Corp. 
(as of 02/01/02) [PDF 2.2MB]
Edward B. Friedman
Friedman and Friedman
Counsel & Press Contact For ISC		 900 Fifth Ave 2nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Domain Name: FRIEDMAN-LAW.COM
Telephone 412-261-5834 - Fax 412-261-0350

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Other Organizations

Invention Marketing Companies
NIFC - National Inventor Fraud Center (Note that NIFC can no longer mention ISC & Advent on their web site as a result of settlements related related to lawsuits each filed against NIFC.)

Color coding indicates associated groups. All companies and the people associated with those companies appear to fit the MO as detailed in the Caution Flag List at www.InventorEd.org/caution/flaglist/ 

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How the "Extreme" list was compiled.

1) The initial list was generated by searching the FTC web site for companies or people associated with those companies whom the FTC had brought action against for their invention promotion activity.

2) Then other court records were searched and that information added to the list.

3) Additional names of people from individual complaints sent to InventorEd or forwarded to InventorEd from other organizations were added only where a company was already identified by FTC or court documents or where the company rose from the ruins of another company which had been subject to government or civil action.

4) All the above information was sorted and associated groups were color coded to allow easy visual identification of companies who are known to work together or where common ownership is clear. Associations where someone got their start in the business by working for another invention promotion firm but then went on to start their own company are not shown in the caution list. We are happy to supply such information to law enforcement or journalists.

5) Last, complaints received about companies who fit the Caution Flags profile http://www.InventorEd.org/flaglist/  are listed in our "watch-list".  Please note that there are no known legal actions against these companies, but that we are requesting that they be investigated.

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$10,000 to $20,000 Wasted money

Source FTC Jodie Bernstein

InventorEd has heard of scams exceeding $40,000.