List of Fraudulent Invention Firms


The Federal Trade Commission has brought 5 separate legal actions against the following fraudulent invention promotion firms:


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  • International Product Design, Inc. (Washingon, DC)
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  • The Innovation Center, Inc. (Washingon, DC)
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  • National Idea Center, Inc (Washingon, DC)
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  • American Invention Associates Inc.
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  • Invention Consultants USA, Inc.
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  • New Products of America, Inc (Atlanta, GA)
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  • International Licensing Corp., Inc.
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  • Azure Communications, Inc.
    d.b.a London Communications, Inc. Officers named in the suit are Robet Waxman, Peter Doran, Darrell Mormando, Julian Gumpel, and Greg Wilson.
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  • National Idea Network, Inc. d.b.a. the Concept Network (Indiana & Wexford, VA)
    CEO and President - Harry E. Sharf III
    Executive Vice President - Wayne R. Orbitz
    Senior Marketing Representative - Robert J. Zarko
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  • Davison & Associates, Inc, (Oakmont & Indianola, PA)
    CEO - George M. Davison III
    Sales Associate - Thomas Dowler
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  • Eureka Solutions International, Inc.
    (West Pittsburg ExpoMart, Monroeville, PA)
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  • OEM Communications
    (West Pittsburg ExpoMart, Monroeville, PA)
    President and Founder - Gregory S, Bender
    Sales Representative - Frank J. Cillo

    There are other cases not identified, as are still under court order. You will note that Invention Submission Corporation (ISC) is not mentioned. This case was handled separately, as noted below.

    According to the Federal Trade Commission Office in Boston, MA, the FTC recently brought a class action suit on behalf of approximately 6000 disgruntled inventors against ISC. This suit was settled out of court. ISC was ordered to pay $1,200,000 ($200 each). ISC is still going strong, this was just a slap on the wrist.

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