Bruce E. Burdick Alton Intellectual Property Law Attorney
Posted almost 14 years ago.
When you do contact the PTO, ask them to connect you with John Calvert in their "Inventor Assistance Program". He is their "go to guy" on invention scams. I have worked with him for 20 years fighting Davison and InventHelp - and he may just see fit to get you that "pro bono" help Congress required them to do in the AIA legislation passed a year ago on Sept. 16, 2012. Ask for it and you might get it, as almost no one knows about it being that the PTO is run by a former IBM patent manager and caters to big business and special moneyed interests. This is one provision in that AIA legislation that might really help you.
Bruce E. Burdick Alton Intellectual Property Law Attorney
Posted almost 14 years ago.
For registering a complaint against Davison about this see http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/scam_prevention/index.jsp#heading-3
If you do it right so it would otherwise get published, Davison will likely buy your silence by providing a full refund to keep that complaint off the PTO website. Use the system to advantage. That's what it's there for. And, in the unlikely event they do not refund, you will help warn others.
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Posted almost 14 years ago.
Thank you, so very kindly for responding Mr. Elman. I will contact them on Monday morning!! I am thankful for your wisdom!!