I was taken for about $11,000 USD by the Investor's Helpline for patenting an idea I had. I am now aware that their business has been shut down by the FTC in the following Court action: FTC v International Product Design Inc. No. 1:97-cv-01114-avb. I have been told by the receiver's office ...
Patent and Trademark Institute of America scammed me. They took $6500.00 gave me fraudulent information and never delivered. I filed a complaint with FTC, Good Morning America contacted me, FTC called me as a consumer witness to testify in Federal Court. Case was successful. Mr. Gumpel's money was ...
We were played to the fullest extent, taken advantage of by Patent & Trademark of America Inc. We were told we had an original idea, that was after we had given them $1295 to start the patent search. Of course, we were elated to find there was no such tool, they informed. Then we were told, in ...
I was a first time inventor, like most people are that first start out. I found Patent & Trademark on line, at first when they contact me I was very scared. They were asking for alot of money to make my invention happen. I personal went to Mr. Julian M. Gumpel office and spoke to him everything ...
I had a contract with the Patent & Trademark Institute of America. I sent this company $11,290.00. I had an investor who believed that my idea was great and he loaned the money and I sent it in to PTI. Now don't get me wrong, they sent me a beautiful portfolio, told me all these things that ...
I have sent pti 1,295.00 and 9,975.00 and spent a countless amount of money in coresponding with them in the hopes of having my invention patent. I am disabled and i have 5 childern that depend on me. I live in my mothers rental house and i talk to her and we put the house my home on the line by ...