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Invent Help, helped themselves to my money onlY!Notice the only thing that has been invented which was a hundred years ago is the Slip N Slide.
Do not let this company fool you.
It DOES NOT MATTER HOW MANY QUESTION YOU ASK NOR THE INFORMATION YOU READ, THIS COMPANY IS GOING TO TAKE YOUR MONEY AND RUN BESIDES RUIN YOUR CREDIT!
In the month of July of 2008, I went to the company called Invent Help.
This company is for people whom have inventions and want it on the Market Place.
Invent Help, helps people to launch their ideas and claims they help put your product in the Market Place.
I personally do not believe this to be true due to the fact of why I am writing to you today and the information I have been learning in the past few months.
I get is a lot of hot air!
On July 8, 2008 I was asked signed papers stating I give Invent help permission to research my product to see if there are any other products similar to my invention and to check the patent aspect of this product. The fee for this was $1000.00, which I agreed to pay and was paid in full based on Mr. Fosters information given me, at the time.
Mr.Joe Foster. whom is one of the spokes people for Invent Help.
The results came back as, there are not any products even close to my invention and the idea is patent-able.
I then was told I would have to pay a SMALL FEE for the Company Invent Help to get my product out into the Market Place which when a buyer comes a long , on top of the so called SMALL FEE which turned out to be $12,000.00, Invent Help wants from me , I would then pay Invent Help 22% of any offer made on my product if it is sold or displayed.
I was given a hundred papers or so to read.
I take all the information home to read with many of questions I needed answers to.
My main question was what if I say yes to all because I have money today, but I loose my job tomorrow and can not afford to pay being the payments are going to be $300 + dollars a month and the total amount due is $ 12,000.00 + . I explained to Mr. Foster I do not want to have a problem with my credit in the future nor do I want to be in debt over this?
Mr.Foster informed me and I quote The company that you will be paying your monthly payment to is a PRIVATE Company hired by Invent Help and works for us (meaning Invent Help) and will work with you if you have a payment problem and does not reflect your credit.
Mr. Foster said we (meaning Invent Help and Universal) will put your process on hold until you are able to pick up the pace of your payments and as far as your credit goes, being that Universal is a Private Company hired by US (meaning Invent Help), we have nothing to do with putting any marks on any persons credit if we had to stop the process of Marketing your product.
Money became extremely tight since January of 2010 and I have tried to understand why neither of these companies are willing to do what was said by the Invent Help company's Mr.Foster spokesman said BEFORE I SIGNED if I ran into a finance problem.
I have been arguing with both companies over this project for the past two months. Now I am out of $6,000.00 and my invention is not on the Market.
I called Mr. Foster and wanted to know why BEFORE I SIGNED the papers I was told one thing and a year later I have fallen on financial hard times, why is it that what was said by you (meaning Mr. Foster) when I signed the papers is not what is being done?
His reply is he will call the company and talk with them. In the mean time I have pulled my credit report and low and behold on my credit I am in the hole for 3 months of none-payment to the company of Universal which I was told is a private company and will not impare on my credit. I did get a call back from Mr. Foster and the reply is there is nothing he can do, he spoke to this person and that person. I said I do not understand , YOU SAID BEFORE I SIGNED TO AGREE TO THE TERMS, I WOULD BE ABLE TO STOP THE PROCESS AND PICK UP WHEN I AM BACK ON MY FEET AND THAT NO BAD CREDIT MARKS WOULD BE ON MY CREDIT!
I also told Mr. Foster UNIVERSAL IS ON my Credit Report.
This is not what you said would happen.
I know, not feel, I KNOW I HAVE SIGNED THESE PAPERS UNDER FALSE INFORMATION AND I WANT ACTION.
This company has NO RIGHT to have people sign papers under false information which is a bunch of smoke being blown in unmentionable places and being taken advantage.
I do not believe Mr.Foster when he says, he did not know the process would be unable to stop nor do I believe he did not know my credit would be marked BECAUSE HE SAID THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AND IT DID.
I believe he did know this information before I signed the papers and still had me sign these papers anyway, but just did not care as long as I signed and if in the future I would fall on hard times because he did his part in false having me sign these papers and he still collects his check with out a problem which means he has earned his Browne points for the company of Invent Help and Universal which now he is acting like Universal is the company I signed with, but I was told I am with Invent Help, but this is not the case". Suddenly Universal is the one calling the shots and the Company Invent Help is on the back burner as a sister company/.
I want action?.
On top of this, this SCAM COMPANY INVENT HELP sends me every 3 months the same list of companies Invent Help claims they have sent my product to|.
It is the same ALL THE TIME With the same list of companies;.
Its as though there are 20 companies in their data base and every other month they change the lay out of the list, but if you read the list, they are all the same just in different order..
DO NOT THINK FOR ONE MOMENT THAT THIS INVENT HELP COMPANY IS GOING TO PUT YOUR PRODUCT ON MARKET BECAUSE IT IS A SCAM AND BEFORE YOU PAY $300|.00 TO $12,000!.00 LISTEN TO ME. 1295a99
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| 1. Written by sherica on April 18, 2012 from moreno valley, california, US Been dealing with inventhelp for over a yearn a half. I actually called them today n they said that my info for my invention is now on their website for myself n companies to view. Not gonna lie i was very excited. But then i come on this website n read that inventhelp is a scam......it's almost heartbreakin to me cuz it's not like i have money to b flushing down the toilet like that.  |
| 2. Written by MR. M on April 12, 2012 from las vegas, nevada, US The issue here is not the fact that they cannot guarantee the success of your idea or invention. Any thinking person would be able to understand that The issue here is that they clearly mislead and SAID one thing - but did another. |
| 3. Written by Roy on March 29, 2012 from kissimmee, florida, US You don't need companies like this you can do it yourself. A Provisional Patent is under 300.00 and there are companies on the web that will help you file the documents. Sometimes all you need is a copyright and that is even less. There are even some circumstances where a copyright will protect you more than a patent. Of course it has to be copyrightable. Now.. these Invention companies are legit and they are not doing anything illegal but they charge way too much for their services. All you need to do is 1. Draw it, Get A Provisional patent or Copyright, Have it made and then bust your *** on the phone, email, snail mail and show it to industry. If the industry is interested in your product...Get A Lawyer and sign a contract.. |
| 4. Written by WildCat on February 19, 2012 from tucson, arizona, US Yes, I have some information for you. Have you heard of something called pre-patent protection? This will be valid for one year, but it is renewable. All you need to do is to record your idea in a special workbook, called "Invention Workbook", a cheap school note book will not do. After you write down your idea (it should be hand written), you need to find two people whom you trust, and they should not be your relatives. These two people will act as witnesses. This Invention Workbook will take 20 ideas, but there are certain rules you have to follow when using it. |
| 5. Written by Ron on February 14, 2012 from miami, florida, US Huge scam!!!!!!!!!!! |
| 6. Written by Joe T. on February 4, 2012 from ft. lauderdale, florida, US Not a scam. With any submission of a new product, risk is involved. You have to analyze the product and access whether it is A: worth patenting in the first place and B: Easily/Somewhat Matketable. Manufacturers have to see $$ in your idea point blank. Invent help offers a service to 1: Research your idea and determine patent ability, 2: Compile information regarding price of unit, components and information as well as further research by their research team, 3: Patent (Process of patent pending and patent protection) and submit your idea for "Good Faith" reviews. Its not their job to say whether your idea sucks or not YOU have to have the confidence in it in the first place to be willing to pay thousands of dollars in the development of it. Plus, they finance Half of the patent price! From what I am told they don't always finance if they do not see potential in the idea, but that could be a marketing ploy. Nonetheless, it's unfair to say they are a scam or don't do their job because an idea does not spark interest, that's the world we live in. Does not mean Invent Help is not doing their job. |
| 7. Written by seeking help on January 31, 2012 from west harrison, new york, US I have recieved info from inventhelp. they have been calling day after day. Invent help offered to do research to make sure there wasnt an existing product like mine for $399. then to patent it within 30day for another $699 in which the patent would be valid for 1yrs time.(sounds great)But before commiting to anything i have done some research and im not feeling to positive about using this company. At this time im not looking for buyers just to get my product patent. if anyone has any information on the best source for getting this accomplished im open to advice! thanx |
8. Written by Sam on January 20, 2012 from englewood, colorado, US 1) basic information package seems like more of a business plan. I can do my own BP why should I pay 998 dollars for that. 2) They did not talk about the help on the design or the professional engineers who would help be to redesign...what are the trail and errors...nothing in details. Just told me that it is information package and read on the head line, it seemed to me like a marketing business plan, the Rep was reading...But, the Patent searh for 200 dollars seemed okay. But, its a package you have to pay 1200 for these things, when you donot need their help on a business plan. Over All not bad. If somebody needs such. |
9. Written by doggy on January 17, 2012 from las vegas, nevada, US             |
| 10. Written by malinda on January 16, 2012 from new york, new york, US Thanks for the warning. I will try elsewhere or on my own. Good thing I have legalshield to provide me with any legal advice and contract review before I do anything. You can have the same unlimited access to law firms across the nation for your life events from the traumatic to the trivial. www easyidentityprotection dot com. |
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