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Avoiding Invention Scams

Remember the adage, "If it seems too good to be true, it probably is"? Every year thousand of dollars and even
invention ownership rights are lost to scheming invention promoters. Do your Homework. Thoroughly check out anyone or any company offering to promote your invention, talk to other inventors, join an inventors club. Remember the three rules of inventing: DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT.

	Federal Trade Commission Opening Statement Of Jodie Berstein Director, Bureau Of Consumer Protection July 23, 1997.			USPTO Scam Prevention Brochure Scam prevention in PDF format.

	Federal Trade Commission Facts for Consumers Invention Promotion Firms.			United States Patent Office USPTO Launches Media Campaign to Counter Patent Scam Artists.

	United States Patent Office Scam Prevention from the USPTO.			Clark Howard Article on Invention and Patent Scams.

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03/08/10

Opening Statement Of Jodie Berstein Director, Bureau Of Consumer Protection July 23, 1997.

Facts for Consumers

Invention Promotion Firms.

USPTO Launches Media Campaign to Counter Patent Scam Artists.

Scam Prevention from the USPTO.

Article on Invention and Patent Scams.