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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
INVENTION SUBMISSION CORPORATION ) t/d/b/acorporation, INVENTHELP, a Pennsylvania ) ) ) NOTICE OF MOTION FOR A Plaintiff, )) PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ) Civil Action No. 5:10-cv-00074 v. ) (NPMlDEP) ) IP WATCHDOG INC., a New York corporation, ) Eugene R. Quinn Jr. an individual, and ) Renee Quinn, an individuaL. ) Defendants. ))
Motion By: Plaintiff
Date, Time and Place of Motion: March 12,2010, at 10 a.m. United States Courthouse, Syracuse, New York
Object of Motion: An order (1) Preliminarily enjoining IP Watchdog Inc.,
Eugene R. Quinn Jr., Renee Quinn, their officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, and all others in active concert or participation with them during the pendency ofthis action from disseminating anywhere, including but not limited to, on their web site www.ipwatchdog.com the following:
(a) Any advertisement, promotional communication and/or claim asserting, expressly or by implication, that Plaintiffs inventor assistance services are worthless, fraudulent,
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inferior and/or any other statement disparaging Plaintiffs inventor assistance services and/or any similar advertisements, promotional communications and/or claims; and,
(b) Any advertisement, promotional communication and/or claim asserting, expressly or by implication, that Plaintiff s contractual performance is worthless, fraudulent, inferior and/or making any other statement disparaging Plaintiffs contractual performance and/or any similar advertisements, promotional communications and/or claims; and,
(c) Any advertisement, promotional communication and/or claim asserting, expressly or by implication, that the inventor assistance services offered by Defendants provide greater value to consumers than Plaintiffs inventor assistance services and/or any similar advertisements, promotional communications and/or claims; and,
(d) Any advertisement, promotional communication and/or claim asserting, expressly or by implication, that consumers have a likelihood of successfully commercializing their idea utilizing Defendants' inventor assistance services and/or any similar advertisements, promotional communications and/or claims.
Supporting Papers: The grounds for this motion are set forth in Plaintiffs Memorandum of
Law in Support of a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction; Affidavit of Robert Susa; Affidavit of
Kenneth Glaser, Esquire with accompanying exhibits; and Affidavit of Joseph R. Lininger with accompanying exhibits.
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BOND. SCHOENECK & KING, PLLC By: _s/Candace J Gomez John G. McGowan, Esq. N. D. N. Y. Bar Roll No. 501388 Candace J. Gomez, Esq. N. D. N. Y. Bar Roll No. 515283 Office and Post Office Address One Lincoln Center Syracuse, NY 13202 Ph: (315) 218-8625 Email: [email protected] [email protected]
FRIEDMAN AND FRIEDMAN
By: s/Edward B. Friedman Edward B. Friedman Pa. LD. 09688 J. Stephen Purcupile Pa. LD. 39174 Office and Post Office Address 900 5th Avenue, Suite 2 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Ph: (412) 261-5834 Email: [email protected] [email protected]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
INVENTION SUBMISSION CORPORATION ) corporation,t/d/b/a INVENTHELP, a Pennsylvania ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) Civil Action NO.5: lO-cv-00074 ) (NPM!DEP) v. ) AFFIDAVIT OF ROBERT J. ) SUSA IN SUPPORT OF IP WATCHDOG INC., a New York corporation, ) PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR Eugene R. Quinn Jr. an individual, and ) PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Renee Quinn, an individuaL. ) Defendants. ))
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY )) SS.:
ROBERT J. SUSA, being duly sworn, deposes ans says:
1. I am the President of Invention Submission Corporation, a company offering inventors inventor assistance services under ISC's registered trademark InventHelp (hereinafter
"InventHelp"). Over my 19 year tenure with InventHelp I have acquired an understanding of the inventor assistance services industry, the operations of InventHelp and consumers issues related to the inventor assistance services industry. My testimony is based upon my personal knowledge and I am competent to testify to the matters herein.
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2. InventHelp and IP Watchdog compete for the same clients, that is, individual
inventors, who have an invention and may wish to seek a patent and to submit their invention to
companies in the hope that the company will see the invention, find it of interest and enter into a
license agreement. These consumers turn to inventor assistance service providers for assistance
in approaching companies while protecting their invention from being misappropriated.
3. Many ofInventHelp's clients and potential clients are individuals who have
access to the Internet and regularly seek to locate and read information posted by InventHelp
about its inventor assistance services. InventHelp has received complaints from clients and
potential clients asserting that they have read on the IP Watchdog website
(www.ipwatchdog.com) and have been told by IP Watchdog, Gene Quinn and Renee Quinn
(hereinafter collectively referred to as "IP Watchdog") that InventHelp's inventor assistance services are fraudulent and that InventHelp presents its inventor assistance services dishonestly.
In response to these complaints I have reviewed relevant portions ofIP Watchdog's web site and am familiar with the competing inventor assistance services offered by IP Watchdog and the manner in which those competing services are promoted by IP Watchdog.
4. IP Watchdog advertises and promotes the same range of inventor assistance services as offered by InventHelp on IP Watchdog's web site www.iQwatchdog.com. As a first step both IP Watchdog and InventHelp provide the inventor access to market information and a patentability search and opinion. In this regard IP Watchdog states that it will assist the inventor
in assessing the "commercial possibilities" for their invention through a preliminary patentability
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search and opinion service that includes a discussion of "marketing.". InventHelp assists the
inventor by preparing a Basic Information Report (BIP) containing standardized market
information and other basic information about the invention. At the same time InventHelp refers the inventor to a patent attorney to obtain a patentability search and opinion.
5. IP Watchdog and InventHelp both provide submission services. IP Watchdog recommends that inventors purchase their "Invent + Patent System" to gain "Patent Pending" protection for the submission process. IP Watchdog's submission assistance includes: a) referral to Lambert and Lambert, IP Watchdog's paid sponsor, for an invention evaluation and recommendation report; b) IP Watchdog's consulting services which are represented to provide a
"plan of action ... to protect, market and economically capitalize on your invention"; and c) IP
Watchdog's instructions for do-it-yourself submissions to industry. IP Watchdog also offers patent application services
6. InventHelp offers a confidential submission program involving, among other things. a Data Bank of companies that have agreed to review inventions submitted to them by
InventHelp. InventHelp submits its clients' inventions to these companies to obtain a good faith
review and to determine whether there is preliminary interest in the invention. We also refer our submission clients to a patent attorney to draft a patent application and perform patent application services.
7. IP Watchdog has implemented a false and misleading advertising scheme that
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targets InventHelp's clients and potential clients. IP Watchdog diverts our clients and potential
clients by designing IP Watchdog's "Beware InventHelp Press Releases" web page so that
www.ipwatchdog.comis the third ranked web site in the Google search results for "Invent
Help" and/or "InventHelp." Once InventHelp's clients and potential clients are diverted to IP
Watchdog's web site IP Watchdog gains an unfair commercial advantage by making false and misleading claims about InventHelp's inventor assistance services and IP Watchdog's competing inventor assistance services in order to sell IP Watchdog's services to the inventor in place of
InventHelp's inventor assistance services.
8. InventHelp's existing and potential clients are exposed to repeated sales promotions for IP Watchdog's competing inventor assistance services through IP Watchdog's
"Beware InventHeJp Press Releases" web page together with a series of integrated and linked web pages. These web pages contain IP Watchdog's false, deceptive, defamatory and disparaging statements telling our clients and potential clients to avoid doing business with us
and falsely stating that InventHelp's inventor assistance services are fraudulent.
9. Some of the web pages targeting InventHelp's existing and potential clients on IP
Watchdog's web site, www.ipwatchdQ(i.com. include the following: "Avoiding Invent Help &
Other Invention Scams"; "Not AU Invention Companies are Created Equal"; "Quinn Resigns from VIA Over Invent Help Concern"; "My Position on Invent Help the VIA and Inventors
Digest"; "No Holds Barred: IPWatchdog Addresses Ethical Charges"; "How Inventors Can
Avoid Scams, Traps and Raw Deals"; and, "Falling Prey to Invention Submission Scams." Some
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of the literally false statements that IP Watchdog uses in the promotion of its inventor assistance
services to InventHelp's existing and potential clients include the claims:
a. InventHelp "steal(sJ all of your money"
b. InventHelp "provide(sJ fraudulent services to inventors."
c. InventHelp "say (to clientsJ 'I don't see anything like it on the market'"
d. InventHelp "give(sJ inventors false hopes, the~ takes them to the bank"
e. "InventHelp@ issues such press releases from time to time so that inventors will believe their services to be valuable"
f. "Invent Help is a well documented scam"; "is a scam period", is an "invention submission scam(J"; "Invent Help is a scam that preys on inventors"
g. "Invent Help takes advantage of unsuspecting inventors"
h. InventHelp "lure(sJ you in by telling you what you want to hear"
1. "(clientsJ fall victim to Invent Help scams"
1 O. Based on my experience in the inventor assistance services market I have found
that consumers seeking inventor assistance services view certain considerations as important in
making their purchasing decisions including: a) their desire for patent services; b) their desire for
submission services; c) the protection afforded to their invention in the course of the submission process; d) the financial risk and likelihood of success; and e) trust in the service provider. IP
Watchdog's advertising and promotion of its inventor assistance services addresses these
important considerations by misrepresenting to the consumer that IP Watchdog's inventor related services are superior in all of these areas and that InventHelp's inventor related services are fraudulent, do not protect the client's invention, and that InventHelp dishonestly presents its
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inventor related services, including the financial risk and likelihood of success.
11. The truth is that InventHelp provides bona fide inventor assistance services tha~
are both useful and necessary for individual inventors. InventHelp does not steal money.
InventHelp does not provide fraudulent services. InventHelp is not a scam.
12. The truth is that InventHelp presents its inventor assistance services honestly and
has adopted and implemented a comprehensive consumer disclosure policy which among other
things honestly informs its customers of the nature and scope of its services and the risks entailed
in connection with the purchase ofthese services.
13. It is recognized within the inventor assistance services market that due to the
many factors and risks that companies consider before they license, develop and attempt to
commercialize an invention, most inventions do not become financial successes for the inventor.
As a result, companies providing inventor assistance services should disclose to the client that very few inventions are successfully commercialized. IP Watchdog does not disclose this important information to consumers and conceals its success statistics so that consumers do not know that no inventor or very few inventors have achieved financial success utilizing IP
Watchdog's inventor assistance services. In contractt InventHelp tells consumers that very few inventions are successfully commercialized and discloses its success statistics, which meet or exceed the industry averaget at the initial meeting with an inventor.
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14. IP Watchdog's targeting ofInventHelp's existing and potential clients with IP
Watchdog's false and deceptive advertising and promotion is causing and threatens to continue to
cause irreparable harm to InventHelp. IP Watchdog states that the "Beware Invent Help Press
Releases" web page has over 14,000 "page views." IP Watchdog states that there are many
InventHelp Clients and potential clients "that were thinking of going to InventHelp until they
read about them on our website" and some of these have become IP Watchdog clients.
15. IP Watchdog's false and deceptive statements about InventHelp's inventor
assistance services are harming InventHelp's relationships with existing clients and influencing
the purchasing decisions ofInventHelp's potential clients. IP Watchdog has published the
following responses from InventHelp's existing clients showing that IP Watchdog's false and
misleading statements about InventHelp's inventor assistance services have caused existing
clients to mistrust InventHelp:
a. "I just put down a 250 deposit and owe them 700 more this us (sic) for Basic Info Package Agreement And Preliminary Search and Opinion Am I Up A creek?"
b. "I wish I would offound this site two weeks ago! Just paid a $500 deposit and need to pay another $450! Grrrr"
c. "Attorney Quinn, Thank you for the article. I am currently a client of InventHelp. I am very scared right now."
IP Watchdog has published the following responses from InventHelp's potential clients which show that IP Watchdog's false and misleading statements about InventHelp's inventor assistance services have influenced their decision not to purchase InventHelp's inventor assistance services:
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d. "Wow. Just what I needed to hear. You proved my suspicions right. I just canceled my appointment with these people and feel quite relieved. You have also provided great info on what my next step should be and am glad I checked this out."
e. "wow!!! It sure pays to conduct the research before investing. I also, had an appointment with Inventhelp today but will be canceling shortly. Should I give them the courtesy of canceling or just waste their time as they obviously are doing to others? Hmmmm"
InventHelp has received a number of complaints from clients and potential clients similar to the
above posting. These complaints provide further documentation that IP Watchdog's false and
deceptive statements about InventHelp have, and will continue, to cause consumers to have a
false perception of InventHelp's inventor assistance services.
DATED in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this n day of January, 20 ~ Robert J. Sus
Sworn to before me this 2.1 day
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
INVENTION SUBMISSION CORPORA nON ) corporation,tJdIb/a INVENTHELP, a Pennsylvania ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) Civil Action No.5: lO-cv-00074 ) (NPM1DEP) v. ) AFFIDAVIT OF ) JOSEPH R. LININGER IP WATCHDOG INC., a New York corporation, ) IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S Eugene R. Quinn Jr. an individual, and ) MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY Renee Quinn, an individuaL. ) INJUNCTION Defendants. ))
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY )) SS.:
JOSEPH R. LININGER, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
1. I am the Director of Marketing ofInvention Submission Corporation, a company offering inventors inventor assistance services under ISC's registered trademark InventHelp
(hereinafter "InventHelp").
2. I have worked in internet marketing and web development since i 996 and owned a search engine marketing and web development company for six years from 2000 to 2006, at which time I joined InventHelp as Director ofInformation Technology and later became Director
of Marketing.
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3. I am fully familiar with search engine optimization. Search engine optimization is
the practice of attempting to enhance a web page's ranking in search enginels results for given
keywords or key phrase searches. This is accomplished partly by adding finely tuned keywords
that target the interest areas of a specific group or market segments based on keyword search
volume. Search engine optimization is devoted to the refinement and placement of keywords and
phrases on web pages and/or blog posts to increase the visibility of the web site in response to
internet searches by a relevant audience.
4. Search engines such as Google, MSN, Yahoo, and others scan the text in a web
site to understand what message the web site is trying to give to the general public. This
scanning, also called crawling, searches the web site textual content, image tag content, keywords
and meta tag information.
5. Keyword selection, density and placement techniques are used to maximize the
relevancy ofa web site for the search engine's index results for a given keyword or phrase. A
keyword is a word or phrase used by visitors to search the index of search engine pages. The
search will result in finding web sites that relate to the keyword or phrase searched. By using
keywords and phrases and strategically placing them within the blog posts, the poster ensures that
a visitor using the keywords and phrases will find his blog posts and web site.
6. In addition, by placing keywords and phrases in the title or headline of a blog post and by repeating them often and in strategic places in the blog post, the search engine will give
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higher relevancy to the blog post. Properly placed keyword-optimized blog posts make it easier
for a search engine to find and rank those blog posts. The easier it is for search engines to crawl
and index the blog post, the higher the likelihood the blog post and the website on which it
appears will rank in the search results. By using keywords or phrases in strategic locations with a
high density in the blog post and by creating a blog post easily crawled and indexed by a search
engine, it is more likely to result in a higher ranking for the blog posts and the web site in the
search engine ranking results.
7. In the instant case, defendants have designed the (www.IPWatchdog.com) web
site (the "IPWatchdog Web Site") to target clients and prospective clients ofInventHelp and to draw them to negative blog posts about InventHelp and to the IPWatchdog Web Site on which
they appear. They have done this through the use of multiple web site optimizing techniques,
including, but not limited to:
a. Placing in the titles or headlines ofblog posts the keywords "InventHelp" or "Invent Help";
b. Increasing keyword density in blog posts by repeating many times the keywords "lnventHelp" or "Invent Help";
c. Strategically placing in different locations in blog posts the keywords "lnventHelp" or "Invent Help";
d. Using phrases in blog posts that combine the keywords "lnventHelp" or "Invent Help" with other optimized keywords and phrases;
e. Placing in the tags or word cloud section shown in the side banner of the home page and each and every interior page the keywords "lnventHelp" or "Invent Help" which increase keyword density and the ability for the search engine to crawl and index the web site;
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f. Placing in the education info for inventors section shown in the side banner of the home page and each and every interior page the blog post titled "Beware of InventHelp Press Releases"; and
g. Integrating into the home page and each of the interior web pages all of the negative blog post posts written by defendants about InventHelp by simply clicking on links to the negative blog posts.
8. As a result of the use of the above multiple web site optimizing techniques, defendants have successfully targeted InventHelp clients and prospective clients by drawing them
to the IPWatchdog Web Site away from InventHelp's web site because of the high ranking of the
IPWatchdog Web Site when the client or prospective client puts the words "Invent Help" or
"Invent Help" in the search engine's box.
9. For example, defendants have specifically positioned in the title or headline of the blog post "Beware Invent Help Press Releases" the keyword "Invent Help" and in several places throughout the blog post the keywords "InventHelp" and "Invent Help." Google search engine indexing and ranking results in the positioning of the "Beware ofInventHelp Press Releases" blog post in the number three position when a client or prospective client of InventHelp searches the words "InventHelp" or "Invent Help."
I O. Attached to this Affidavit and listed below are true and correct copies of some of the blog posts that defendants have integrated and linked on the IPWatchdog Web Site by including the keywords "lnventHelp" and "Invent Help" in order to optimize search engines retrieving the IPWatchdog Web Site when an InventHelp client or prospective client searches the
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keywords "lnventHelp" or "Invent Help."
Exhibit A. Beware Invent Help Press Releases;
Exhibit B. Not All Invention Companies Are Created Equal;
Exhibit C. Avoiding Invent Help & Other Invention Scams;
Exhibit D. Quinn Resigns from UIA Over Invent Help Concern;
Exhibit E. My Position on Invent Help the UIA and Inventors Digest;
Exhibit F. Falling Prey to Invention Scams;
Exhibit G. No Holds Barred: IP Watchdog Addresses Ethical Charges
Exhibit H. Avoiding Invention Submission Scams;
Exhibit i. Do It Yourself Patents: Patent Filing Made Easy - Just $99;
Exhibit J. Advertise on IPWatchdog.com;
Exhibit K. How Inventors Can A void Scams, Traps & Raw Deals; and
Exhibit L. Excerpt from page 2 of Terms & Conditions of Use.
Sworn to before me this .2 S ~ay d~~of January, 2010 GC!\i;'.'::)t,V,'t:/",~:-H C.!f PENNSYLVANIA Notarial Seal Lisa D. Reckner Miller, Notary Public City Of Pittsburgh, JI.lloghe:iy County MyCommission Expires Aug. 9, 2010 .: _ " . M'ember: Ps-nc~syiv"ri¡Ç. M~(.;¡;¡¡t!on of Notaries _...:::::...... :...... :-...... ~'" ....-; - ./"-::- ...... -: \ . -5-
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So you do not need to iieueve me tnat Il'l\Illnt Help t1l!æs adVatItage of unsuSpeciing inveritors, Goldstein fox JUst look at iiiese numbers - 15 out of 6.592 clients made more money iiian 1heY pakll Those are not good odds at ll/i, Would you iie WlIllng to spend many iiiousands of dollarS IInOWIng lliat you had a 15 out at 6.592 chance in making money? I doubt you would, and IIG'\oW I would 1\Ct,
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I wiis at WOrk today, dolng what I USUally dO, I ta/k to ~"lPWlilei.iee.e- IrMmtors wtlo wiint to patent their iiwenions, i speak ~ to so many dltrerent leVels at inveniors, There are _ those \lillO have no dispoSable Income lit all and are hoping lllelr InventJon will change lhlit tor ttiem: there are !hoSe on a light bUClgel wtlo are hoping to dO thlngs as .ctieaply" as possible; there are those who hirve some cIIsposall1e Income and can alford to put some money Into tills endelMll' and 1tlere are those that haYe .1 llle financial bac!òng ot llle small, medium or large company they WO/1( tor, I alSo speak to Inventors Who are very proIe(M at their inventlons and thOse Who are iiiilllng to Shan! '*' llIl'r'OM that viti Usten, I also speak '*' some inventors Who haYe been IhtOugll the patentlng process before and Others Who are first lime inventor \lillO by their own admlsSlOn 'Cloesnt know the first thing abOut patents.. This last group Is the in'lenillrs I speak to the most, and It pains me to hear some at their stories, Inventors wiihoi.t much IllCpenence with patents Often come dlrecti'( to us atter dOilg some ~ "',,"l'l.a."''l"ii-i~ searching online and feei we are tne ones they want to learn more atioti, BIi 1tlere are oiners L=.I .\~ t ....'\I't'..l 'i 'f however. triat come to us only AFTER tlrst speaking with and/or AFTER paying small to larUe sums ot money to an Inv...... on lublllIsslon ooiiiuiny SUCh as inv_ Ke/fI' i ciont triink one SPONSOIIID ø: I Clay goes by Where I dont speak to at least one irNerilllr Who has eittier been taken aitlaniage ot by or has felt very uncomtortable Iller talking with the fOlkS at inveit HelP, ..'I" StemeKessler /...... E-...... T.., :..: Do It V...... Pius US tiling'" -..,. ..' CLICK HERE for INFORMA nON Goldstein Fox
When I speak to these clients,l am otten In awe ot the trust they h3ve given to ttiese companies, the raise hoPes they are gillen by these c~aiiies and the sheer dollar lII'IlOlI'll:s In whkh they have paid to these companies, without even sewrlng patllli: proledlon on trieir inventions. · fI t~_~l:.~.~ i~ Clients tell me that When they go to In"lent Help and aetiJally talk to someone, the company makes ttiem teel like their inveriion Is the best ttiing In the wor1d and they get triem so eiu:iled, ~_~._.____~...... ,__~.J &i once they sign that pIeCe ot paper, the ciemeanor ot the company ctianges. one iriveitiir told me toOay, .1 pay them fiNery month and I hear notritng and I've gclIen 1'lOChIng,' ..~WORKCIN
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HelP webSIte, I cannot believe that all their WhOle tocus IS In gelIlng yCJAJI' tnventiiin InlD the rnai1c!lpIaee, When you IDOk lit trieir seNlces. patents are not even 1ISIed, and only In a small link at the bOUOm at each page can you aeti.ialiy read anytlling on their siie lIl:lCú patenllng yCJAJI' inveniion, And tlls only aIler you go to trieir sectlon on F...as. where you find 8I'rf inrormation llbOIi how they can asslst you In secUl1ng patents, Nowhere on the siie do they stress the Importance ot Patent Protectlon, \Ill, Case 5:10-cv-00074-FJS-DEP Document 7-2 Filed 01/26/10 Page 12 of 57
~ ~! Mal1ætlng your product ana seHlng It on the mai1let Is all we. and gooi:i, titi shOuld not be dOne until AFTER a ttlo,ouih Pilenl '.arch has been cO/lduCte(l and a patilntablilty assessment i given to you and AFTER you hS'le lìled at least a ProvlllOftll P-.nl -.iill.iiion ana otitiilned Patent Pendlng status, SO Ol'len iiWel'ltOt$ WllI tell me that they haw done thelr own searcheS, or that the IrNention submlsslOn company has done their search tor iiiem, or even iietter they say"1 don't see aiTýIhlng like It on the market", This la~ polnl Is the blgge~ misconception . tI1Inl( I encounter, and I encounter It day alter day,.iim bl!Cause one doeS not see something they riave iiWented oii on the marlcel, dOes not mean that It has not alrealty been piiilined or tl* an app"Callon Is not already pending, I can't begin to estimate the number of patents tl* are Issued each year that are never taken to mal1let, and Ii'M!t1torS are alwttfS surpnsed When our patent INVENTORS '!MI HAGUlIII POR IOU PlOPI.I) OICEST search uncO'o'el'S numerous reiated IrNentlons, CLICK HOE TO SAW 33'6 Off' SUlSCRlPTlOH People 'MIl patent an iriiiention wlthout ever taieing It to mai1l.et tor many tIW!en!nt reasons. Sometlmes Inventors WILL simply run oii of money befOre they can get to the inarketing phaSe; MOST aECEaT AaTlCLES sometimes people are Ju~ addlng to their resume of patents; anø SIll Others jUstwant to be able to s~ that they have a patent and, therefOre, recogniied by the government 8$ an inventor, Bl.a lliliiil T.. i.e-i: R.IlllIlllbIllno'" l.tb COrp, Non-diclslon Whatever that reason IS, wlthout a comprehensive patent search the chances of ever nnciing P....1.JIPIon 8Illl'Id llIfoN PTO 0rInlI R_ R.qutå such" prtor art" are Sllm to none, PtWil WIr Dtellltd: KodIk 8UH Appl. (Mr IPllon. & iiiic Pmldtnl 0liMIlI CW U8l"TO FIlInl Syilem "Emlitira.sino" What we tel our cllents IS we'd nitrier have you spend money on a really wei øone Patent search P.... 8llll1tS 01'''' Dtc.cIt - Honoi1iblt MtnllOnt I ratrier than to go through the ~re patenting process oniv to 1lncl oii that yoix liMinllon has OPe Acquits POlItri1øl to ElipII\d Ptltnl8rolatralll alreaitý been patented before you; which IS YIrrf It Is so lmportart to worry tirst abOI.t patent lluslnHi searches ana patenl proteetlon be10re t/)'ing to rnanalt your iniienilon. When you use an 8odog Loltt Agtil, CIlIm PntelullOn NolAppIICtblt In Ex IrNentIon submisSion company, you are contracting to pay itiem whether your prodUCt ever P.,..R.-. makes It to the mal1let. and you still have to secure a patent attorney, on top 01 the iniienilon 8uprtmt Couiiwon'RtvltwCNC Ruling lilt 35 USC¡ 211Ø) submisSIon companys tees. to secure your patent proteetlon, This probably comes as news to Donn' 10PPlt lD P*'-d Pnie..... ø-. Tliost ClllImIIllI BoInrt PlllnIs "" Unn.c.isl/)' many, bUt in SePùlmtier 200e the US Patent ornce mllCle It a vtoIalIOn 01 patent regulalionS tor 1lnndlng lip. for sm.ii bln.u.. non-attorneys anciIor non-agents to act as an intemieCl/ary betWeen an lrMlntor and a patent attorney or agent. AIO'UT SOfTWAaE a!lATEI ,aVEaTlOa. Mer secUring at least a Patent Pending status, you can comtoI'tliIilV WOnC WltIl a repùable lICensing and marketing company, There are reputable tirms sucn as LlMbott & LlMbott, VIllo AI ArtICllS TlOllOd "ØIllkr we at lPWatchClOg .com recommend, WhO wiii CIO the Ileenmg WOnC that iniienilon SUbmisslon Hew lD PIWil SC*twt In . Poå lllItld Ere lliliiil NClt80 8lid.... ~ P.....NfIIlr AI companies WILL claim to dO and are WllØng to WOnC on a conllngency tee. raitier liian steal III 01 The HIsloiy øl~""'" your money, Howe\Ier. because they work on conllngency they are very seiectNe on whom they The 1l1IIaly0l'~ PIItrà I: ~ RtIl~ choose to work WIth, as the p!'OClUçtS they accept neeo to In ttielr oplnlOn be VlabIe The HIsloiy øl SC*twt PIItrà I: In ra AlIØPIl ~ "...... liiachiiit end lllull be P...... It you me at lea~ a provisional patent ap¡illcatlon tirst, then worry abcú llcenslrlQ and inai1cdIng ~WItIiIt (.id ~) 8hDUld be PIIInltbIl your prodUctS, you are dOIng thlngs in the rlgtt oriier the tirst time around. Of coi.ne. In tJnf 0tIi*lø ComiQIfR.-o ii-'llIOM patent search opiriion and consuiatlon we prO\olde we dISCuss markellng to help our clients vnnii ~ P....Applk:lIlIon. conskler commercial posslbllllies III light 01 the prior art tound, bit rUS/'IIng InID mar1Il!llnO ftrst is ~NCltMilN8oIiiIft Plltrà? usuaily not Wise, and can co~ you the ablUty to ever get a patent, SO, be caretul VIllo ~ worIl 0niIdIw RtIPOMI: 80IiiIft " NOT IUfl \iifttt and Who you so wtIIngly give your money to, But most importaniiy, do your homewOrkl I.UCATlOaAL '.'0 fO. iavuiioas
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QUlfTlOH: Heuo, i stumbled upon an article you wrote, thanktUlly I belIeVe a..1 iust in lime, i had an appotniment set tor tomorrow at noon ~ an inveit Help rep tKA: øeellle(i to 'POIIORS quickly bl'QW!le google fOr any Infonnalkin ttiili had missed, Nær lidding 'SCam. to llielr name, I came up wttti quite a bit, InclUding an artitle you had Wl1len. ~ queslIOn to you Is, .nat etse can ...... 0lI~~ i do to check fOr eidstlng patents, and ObtaIn a patent on a product? I am new to this lrM!nllng wor1d ancl fe" quICk to the TV commercials IrNent HelP had alred, iii'lf intormaIIon you coukl provide me to point me In the right dlrectlon would tie very much appreclaled,
AHSWIR: I personaiiy WOUld slaV i!l'lnti trom InVlnt Hlip or arrt ~ the Oll\er Invineion iUbMlsslon CHlpanits, What you want to do Is SUCk WillI repulabie profeSSIonalS, The Invention submissIOn folks iure you In t1f ll!Mlng you What you WMt to hear anii t1f provI(llng Ii woefully Inadequate patent searches and then promise to help you maMlt your in'lention, TIleV never see any invenaons that are not worth pursuing, What you wart Is candid acMse, not pipe dreams, ..,.a. /...... ~...... -...... T..... :_: Do ltv..... a...... U.flll....,.. ...,.... CLICK HERE for INFORMATION
r:'I """,_,,"C'" What maklls searches priMded t1f trwenlIon sutimlsslon companies so bad IS that they typlcaly ~ i..\~~t_"'f' l t "'t~f, ,~ only lOOk at the 10 most recent patents In a particular sub-Class ~ inYeItIon, TNs Is not hOW a
sel10Us professional WOUkl conduCt a ,ant searoll and not at all ~ to lead to the ilndlng ~ IPOHSQMI) IY releVant pi10r art, Every patent attorney or agert has a story (or more) abOIi dOIng a palen! I search Yiliere an IrNenIIOn submission company found nothing, I have sevei'llllineS tound ciose to the exact InVention .nere an trwenlIon sutimlsslon company tound no relevalt patents. and In one situation I tounlI exactly the same InVention, Yltllcll was patered some 28 years eariier, Sterne Kessler
iii'lf patent attorney or patent agent can help you WillI a search, Then! are aiso a lot d search flnns that you can go to yourself llli'eetiy that seN\Ce patent attorneys and p8lenl agents, These Goldstein Fox search tirms trequentiy do not Oller patentalilllty oplnlori$ thOUl1l, tKA: rattier proa.¡ide you wttti what they have fOuncl, in lhls case llis up to you to go thrOugh IJIliat they lind and decIde what it all means, I have seen some search tirms starting to advertise that they Olfer ticiPl searches ancl patentability opinions tor as lillie as $250, i wouid be at least soinewhal SkIlptical .!I LAMpERT: M/IiNtlCN abOlX such a priCe, II' you go with a iow cost SOkAIon like lhls at least make SIft that you are ..... rAiv:t_¡i.ER1: ¡~ hlnng a searcher lIiflO Is a patent attorney or patent agert, Ukely a p8lenl ageft fOr that pi'ice, ...... --...... -.~~..._.._..______...J you are paying tnat priCe to a searcher WhO is not a pMilnt attorney or pMilnt ageft. and they promise an oplnlon, they are going to have to oi.tsourte the opinIOn, meaning that the $250 IS ....WIIWDRKDN being split between a searctiel and an agert or attorney, .. that Is the case you can ticipeIUIy CØNTINCIDICV see that neither pnireSSlonal WllI be spending much lime, so any analySIS ShoUld be taken WillI a grain or Salt,
The trouble WillI low cost searches IS inat they are trequenliy done ovemas and the i:ompany
you contact pays ~ $100 (or leSS) fOr them, The compaiiy you corvact ÆCeMlS the search, rt!'lIIlwS II quIClIIy and then gl\les you an opinIOn, That Is tiettiir tnan nothlng and a iegiiimalll seMce, tKA: vitien paying a low priCe you are ikeiy going to get a search that misses a lot that cOUkl be fOUnd, Thit IS not to say that everyone that oii'ers such low prtces are scammers lhougtl, Wllh searching the really Is that the more lime you spend the more you" .~, Case 5:10-cv-00074-FJS-DEP Document 7-2 Filed 01/26/10 Page 16 of 57
ll¡ wæty find. When people have me dO a searth I get help wiiti ttie searth frOm one ~ Iff'! empioyees, retired examiner trlends or a Patent searth nnn IlI'IJst, Ttien ~100l( at VllIat they founCl and spend a coupie hOUrs revtewtng and consldertng the search resuIlS and ttie invention, Sometlmes I even do a Illlle searthlng myself to make Sl.l'e that evei;1hlng was founClltiat can reasonably be fOund, Then I oplne atiout pateritaiillllY,
I am not iiying to say bad ttllngs about cheap searthes It itiere IS a plll!nt agert or plllent attorney InvOlved In the process. bUt len cost means lets ilme anø '"' ume means they lind len, SO Just make sure you realIZe ttlat Yitlen you are pll'llng tor a taci you don't expect a Hmou$/ne to shoW up, For thOse Just starting out It mlght be ciimcul at IIineS to knOW whelher you INVENTORS n11....GA%lNI .011 LOU PlOlfU) OIIIST are gelling a taid or a limousine, One tell tale Sign 1$ after ttie tact, It you get a search back wiiti CUCK HOf TO SAY! 3~ OFF SUlSCltlPTIOII patents ttlat are not at an relevant to your lrM!nIlOn you have jUst tieen taken for a ride, anø I probably wasn't even a taid, It you knOW wnat I mean, II ViOUld be WIUally ImØOSSIlIe for arr( reputable patent search to yteld no relevant patenb, I ~ ltils In more detail In No Prtor AIl IIA.e & elJOY WITII 10CIAL for My Inv.ntlon, The only exception may be In ttle area ~ softWare where marr( innovatklnS leTWOIUI are not patented. Even then you ought to be able to find someining,
What I alWayS tell inventors Is ttlat you shoUld search yourselt tirst, bUt be caretui relying on your j~t:¡ìi 11~-" ~;l1 ,~ searth alone, Just because you don't lind sornettilng dOesn't mean itiere IS rating that can be 11' ~ ~ WiIIIIf :tæk$~ fOUnd, Take a 100\( at iff'/ quICk searth lUtonal ,..... "lRhini 101, It you lind soirietNng then you save money perhaps, but at least you start to get an iøea abOt.t vinat Is oii tilere anø IIOST aeeelT AaTieiel maybe some Ideas as well,
liWtnl.-i SUn II'W*lidOø AlItgIng itiey tI't Noli 8c1iii I would atso reconvnend you taice a look our Inv.ntint '...' Reading Assignment 1 (tilere are AppII ii..iis P.... on 80IIr P-.d lPod tnd IPhonI 4 anlgnments) has a lot ~ good intormation aboI.t stiiI1Illg, sucn as howto start on illlilted DlIIrwlet e.-n PlllInl 8ttruMII & '1lIi1llllMnl Cit_t lKidtel and ine top ,tNngllnventon dO wrOflll, Wilt1 respect to rnowig toiward toward a WiliI8ldIIShould New PlllInl.._iIiII. ...? patent w after searching ltilngs look good, I am a blg tan ~ prOvlllenal p...... Olllolli. WiliI8tNiIor EItd lkoi øi- Mt_ tir P....Rtfoml and I hIM! created a unlque process I call the Inv.nt & ,.... tysteM, wtiicn aiiows inventiirs 000gIt ii..iis P.... on youruiia \4dtO AdwtilIIlmtrils to create ttlelr own prO'ltslonal patent appllCations, ililàd T" i.._: Rtmtmbtr'.1ll1lt l.aii Coip, Non-dtcislon P.... UlIølIllon 8lNd Btlbni PTO oi.nti R_ RtriutIl It I can be of any service I.t Ill. know, P.... war 0tcIartd: ICocltk 8u.. AppII O¥tr IPhonIl Mac PmIdtnl 0lItmI Cdt USPTO F1IlnlI9fttIm"EmIiln'ItlIrlg" GOOd IUCkl AIOI' 10PTWAae ULATeD IIIVUT1011 lugen. R. Quinn. Jr. M AitIcltI Ttggtd "8lItlI' US Patent AItorneY (Reg, No, 44,294) How lii PlllInl 8oei¥trt In i PotIIlIlàd Era 932 EdWartls Feny Road '109 IlIIIl4l NoISO 8ld tir IOlliiftrt P..-1Iilr M Leesiiurg, VA 20116 TIlt HIItoiy a(SoInN P1IlInlI ..nd...... oflIail TIlt HIItoiyof8alli¥lrt P"- I: AntivIlI'nlII Rtltll'Ch TIlt HIItoiy of 8alli¥Irt ,... .: In '" AItppal .... 'n EI.ctrlcai Engineering. RIItIlI.rs Unlv.rslly 8oei¥trt It lit New MacNnt tnd IilUtI be Pt*lllIllIt .1.0, & LL.M. Frank"n 'I.ro. Law C.ntlH WlTtWShtt (tnd 8oei¥trt) Should be PIIInIIIllt DIiIr*'O COl'npUIIl' RtIIIIM llWtnlIOnt WIlInG 8alli¥Irt PlllInl APPlICliiloni i ViMroypoo/k..uiwiJ WlTtNol""~ ,..,.? 0nlIdtw ReIPOllM: 8alli¥Irt It NOT liIIII About the Author E.ICAlIOIAL 1"0 .oa IIVEIToal Eugtnt R. Quiiin. Jr. p,ttidtni & Foundtr a( FWltchdog,lnc. TIlt RIIlt ofNollml'ntdlalllr FIlInlI' P....AøPllCIIllon us P..tril AtIomty (Reg, No, ~,294) TIlt P.... PnlCtII on 111ghl But Rtthlle 8UIlOtl Nol MliMnIOl'I Companitt 1ft Cl'l1IM\l EqutI a,s, in Eltdrical Enginttring, RulgtfS UMmlIy U1icltrlliindlng ~ PioptItf BIllie. TIlt lndtPtIldtnllrMnlolt HtndbOOk J,O., Franklin Pìttct i..w Ctnltl' lrMnloIt 8eWtrt: Yuoo Pilce. llulIotll YuOo Outllt' LLt.l, in Inttlltdual Proptily, Frrilin Pitrce "-*It.....: WhIt it lit P*"lIbII F....,.' SlllIllIIt til UIiiU How lrMnloIt C..,.-...oid 8ctmll, T"'pl tnd Raw oelll Phtnt: 703J40~3S FIIIlilg ~to IrMnllon 8UIlm/I1Ion 8c1lll1 P.....: A MOIl 0IMcIM I.tOIIIlntlNmtrilto Ortll llititinø lit P.... Proct.. on ilJmIlId 8UIlOtl ( v...royfO\lHt...... WIlInG SoInN P....A¡ipllcdont 001l, OtIt PIIIenl? f'ltIiW FlidlcuIOUll Milè'iiliiMill_ TIlt TCllI5llli1lp IrMl*irI Do wrong 8hould liMI*in Ortll Thtlr own PlllInl A¡lplIcIlllOlll?' I UNltItltincIlnO "iør-itini PMitnlI & liMnIOl'I' Gent ii I US Plttnt AlIi..ty, i..w Proft.ior tnd ihe foundtr a( lPWlltdi4..coM. HI Ittche...... 8eWtrt liWtnl.-i""1t RtIt...... ,tIIltW COlllMt ind i. 1 mtmbtl' a( the eo.ni a( 0ìrtcl0ll a( tht Uniltd liMnlonI Amiciation. ~ h.. betn quoitd in the Will Stint Joumll, the New YOlk TlIlllI..lht V. TimtI. CNN Monty Inll 'iIIIÌOUS TECIIO,"06" & '1IOVAlIOI oIhtf newaptptl'l iftd megltinti WOridwidt
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Quinn Resigns from UIA Over Invent Help Concern SUbsertbe to IIWlkhdot-com Poth..E...ai.w..... w. ~aOurUtt . WrllIInbYGtMGi*IIl P_. laemiiit & IPWlltlidog F oiiiaer 1~_~.=1EI1 enter your amllll aekln...: EClllor Oflh8IP\'Jlle,*~0Ill'" ..'.... "'...... --.. I I 8uIIacrilM I ~;::";7'.'3.~.~.,;.:.e 12:18 pm '._:(.~....J7't...... "'...... ('9 f~~It:IUI¡ '0,..' CUCKK"torlllllJo 'I'O.'OIlS
For nearty 18 months l have been on lI1e BoarlS rt DlrecIDrs rt lI1e lkiIll!d 100 ...... IP\..dl...lI-C_ ll'M!ntors AsSOCiatIOn, and pnor to that (and since) i nave been a proressionai member at the United Il'M!ntors AssociatiOn, I nave wtlhln the past feW iiionns _ becpme VIce President rt the organizaiion, and I ha'le stllacraSlly supported lI1e mission or the VIA, Whicn Is to help Independent Inventors, It Is wlth slgnlIk:ant regret that I ioost announce rrr¡ decision to resign rrom the Board and step ØCMn as VICe Presldent rt the UIA, I belleVe the united iii...entors Association Is an excellent organti:llllon, wlth great people wno really .1 care tor and abOUt Independent inveritDr$, Unrørtunately, the UlA nas øpeneó a dIatogUe wlth Il'M!nt Help, who Is on at leist some leVel Interested In becl)llllng a rneintier rt lI1e UIA, 'don' think thll will happen 'lJlf'lliine soon, tlIt as l uncierstand the discuSSIOnS, IrM!nl Help nas in'.'bd lI1e UIA to send deiegaies to Vlslt them at their headquatlers tor the purpose rt lllqllaining their bUsineSS. WI1at they dO and Cllspelilng the 'myil'ls' anø 'mispercepllOns' th8t eldst ~ them, I have great reservaliOl'ls abOUI sUCh a meetlng and I nave made tl'ie dlIIICuIt øecision to dlsassociaie myselt wlth tl'ie UlA.
AAlOrie wtio Is familiar WIth lPWatehdog.Com knl7lWS inat I am not a tan rt inveniion subtIlIssion compiintes, I dO not bise my disdain for sucn companieS puieiy on the acllons at the Federal Trade COmmISSIon u the United Sta\Jls Patent and Trademaik 0fIiCe, aIthoUgti tioltt the FTC r:'i ".-. ..,\,. , L:i.I '\t r .x.,,;.! .~ i \.) ... and USPTO nave rrom tlme to time gone alter tl'ie invention SUbmIssion 1ndUStiY, ~ vIeW Is tnat
lI1e government dOes not do enough to protect Indejlendenllnllentors, bit that Is another story SfONSQR£D If tor anoitier day, Needless to SlIt. nowever. the transgressIonS rt the Industry as ciocumented by bolh tl'ie FTC and the USPTO do play a part In rrr¡ slæpIIClsm reganiing tl'ie Industry as a whole, but there Is more, Sterne 'Kessler
As you might eiepect. over tile years I nave receNed lMrf,' telephOne eats and e-mah from IndMdualS whO have succumbed to the iiwentiori SUbmISSIOn inarkeling campaigns and
promises, It Is fair to say that between IS to 10 new IrNentors coriact me fNefY viieek In one torin Goldstein Fox or anOther, most to compiain abol.t lIMlnt Help, . Is probabt-j not accurate to cllllt cOl'/lPlalr*lO because these people are ciistressed, teai1ul and believe they were taken ad'lantage rt, loS an attorney I knOw all to weU tiie unreUable nature rt hear$ay and second hand trtomiIllOn, bit most rt tiie fOlkS WhO reach Ott to me presert WIth eieIraOl'dlnar1 simiiar stones, \IIllItn suggest that there Is sometrllng to what I am being told over and over again, . L_~_.lI;t_e.E.LR:r !~ Ia. i. Ã M ~ e R. T ! I'MINTION. . ; one common stoiy I hear told lime and lime again Is that Independent irwentors ha'le paid
usuaiiy abOut seoo ror a paient seattn, Out latelY tile pnte seems to haIIe rtsen to 5945, Fu .... WIt WQlIIIK ON thIs amount lI1e inventors are inrormed that no patents th8t relate to tl'ie irNenlIon were tound, CCINTING8ICV Let tiiiit sink in tor a momer4, in the lJnlted statM there ha'le iieeri over 7.6 miIIOn patents issued, over 600,000 design patents Issued and presenll'f In tl'ie balpar1( rt 1 miiiion pending patent appUcations. Ooes anyone really belle\le that It Is reasonable tor a patent searm to uncover no reiaied pate""? I'll imentor WOUld have to come up with an Einsteln leYel revoItilOnaiy InIIenllon, you knOw the kind liitiere as It b.m$ oi.t isaac Newtiin and pttysIcs as we knOw l are actually not correct, In orlSer for there to be NO reIlIIed palents, Now ask vourseir this - What are the Odds tnat ttle Independent. garage InIIentors that ~ HelP deiiis WIth nave come up WIth lUCll a ~ inIIenllOn? Now alsO tacUlr In that L seems that this same line Is told to miirw lnYentors, The IOke In the IndUstrV Is that Invert HelD nas ile'lel' seen an Ii Case 5:10-cv-00074-FJS-DEP Document 7-2 Filed 01/26/10 Page 20 of 57
'l!!!' inventlon tIlat Isn't wortn pursuing. The reauty Is tIlat fNe(y patent search can and shOulll come l'r up wtlh releviint and related patenlii tor tile inventcr to conSider, Not in:tlng an','tIllng relallId IS sImply a bad searCh, and pertiaps trauduient,
Another common stoiy I hear Is tIlat Invent Help has entered IntO a lliiandng amingement and even tilcugti payments have been made tor SlM!ral years no patent applICation has been tiled, or a! least none tIlattlle in\ientor Is aware 01, This IS problemallC for many reasons, not tile least tIlat It no appliCation Is filed tor years II could easiiv result In no patent being capable ot ewr IssUIng, It alSO a! a minimum would tortelt ptiorly tIlat otiieiwIse could have been obtaltied tN an earller tIllng, But lets asSl.l'lll! tIlat all tIlose whO tei me tile same stoiy In au Incorrect, TriatINVENTORS 'nil HAGoA%lHI 1'011 lOlA ~. DIIiØT isn't mucn bitter because It Indicates tIlat tilere Is IllIle or no coinriiunicatlcn and Wllat CLICK HOf TO SAY! 3396 Off SUlSCl.IPTIOM communicatIOn dees llldst Is not COIl\IeYIIlg anv meanlng tIlat can be urideI'SlDOd,
Oller tile years I have heard trom many iriventors tIlat lhey would slgri up wttti an lnYenllon submJsslon company and tIlen weekS or rnonttis later go back to tile OtlIce I1fllo¡ to have . IIOST IUCIIT AltTICUS vacated, never hlMng been told, nor gMn any torwardlng aødress or phone number, ThOSe days seem a distant memory, but tile modem stoiy tIlat I hear repealeciio¡ Is tilat tile lnYent Help ØIltld T.. i.e-: R~1Ie Lab Corp, NorHletlllOn represental!ve presented a vetY hard sell. pressured tolkS IntO slgnlng and signltig 1InmedlalillV. PlllInI LIiIIIIkin 8llll'Id 8Iln PTO 0ItnlI Re_ Reqtlllt PlllInIWW DtttMCl: Kodak 8Utl Appll ()/tt'.-i- & MIc and tnen alter SIgning tile SaleS person WllO seemed ilke i iong lOst beSt fnend llùnlSted In ttie PmkItnl oii- CIIIs USPTO FIIInø li¥*n "Embpanlng° Invermrs success dkln't seem to recognlZe tile InYermr or have anv lime to speak Wllh or deaf P....llilnel dlle oeciirlt - Honcnlilt liIlritIonl witil tile lnYermr, OPe ~ If'OIItrInOli to Eiipend P.... BrolGtrag. lIullnetl I coUld go on and on, but I will stop now. I polrit III ot tills (Ú to demonsl18t!l inai our tirm deals 9odotl LoIIl 1ipIn, Clalm PrecluIlon NOl~1Illt In ex Wllh tile wake Of Invent Help on i dilly basis, I reel certaln i knOW wtio and wiiat tiley n, and I PnR.-m have ibsolutely no Interest In being assocIated witil tilem In anv'nf, . IS my uniierstandIng tilat SUøi'tml CøuitWOn'l RI'AtW ONe Ruiina "-I 3$ usc t 711 (I) in discussIOns betWeen some WItIlIn tile lAA and IrMmt Help my name has spetfleaily come up, DOItn'l AiiPIi' III PIIIInIitCl Pnic..... and tIlat tIlere Is great desIre on tile part 01 It'Mlnt Help to see me stoP YiI'Ilng abOIi .ino tiley ØlwIit ll101M ClaIr'*'li llci6iIM PIIenls ,.,. UrwitcllllllY are and what tiley do, I have not spoiæn witil Invent Help dIreCtly, and , wouldn't speak Wllh tIlem 7 8r'IIldlng TIp. *" llmIllllullnetlit even It tiley call. I most certainly 1m not going to go on a "lOU(' ot tilelr heldqUll'ters and
poientlaHy aiiow rnyselt and IPWatchdog .com to lose all credlbillty and to give lnYent Help Wlla! AIOIIT SOfTWAltl ltILATI' IIVIITIOIS they could tum into i PR vletDry, vinicn could pote~llIlV be used to dupe more iiwentiirs ITlOIIIng torward, M Melt. TiioøeCl°8tl1lll" Howto P.nt llciIMrIln . P0Il8ll1ld e,. It has been tempting to tillnk tIla! tile UIA haVlng discussions Wllh lnYent Help COUld lead to ØIltld NOl80 BacI for llci6iIM PIlentt NI1lr M something tile United States rederal ga.¡emment has never been able to de, W1IcllIS refOrm tile TIlt HIàDry dllci6ilM P*"" It'Mlntlcn submission mirket and etreet real and demcnlllrable Change, lJnl'onlI'latel. as I TIlt HlàDrydllci6ilM PIIenls I:Mtii¡IIimIe R.iien:h TIlt HIàDry d llciIMrI PIIenls .: In ,...... understarlCl Wllit his happened, tIlere has not vet been any ac~ ot SIns ot tile past, llciIMrI illlie New IilItIllne enci lilUlt III PIlInIIbIt nor assurances tIlat tNngs WILL be ditrerent In tile tiiure, even wttti SUCI1 assurances i WOUld not ~W&IiII (enci llciIMrI) 8IlOulCl III PlIllritIb/l Ii spelk witil. IoiSIt or cn to be IssOClated Wllh lnYent Help In 1n'(W1N, It lnYent Help or In'( OtIler DtInIriø COl\'lIIUIIr R...-i lrI\IIInIOIll lnYentlcn submission compln'( wants to be accepted YiInln tile Industry tiley need to i'iilike WrIInO llci6iIM P.nlAppllcllllOnl Changes Ind put distance betWeen tIlemseMls and the sins ot tile past, ~NOlAllGWllci6iIM P*",,1 0r0IilIIW RlIllØllII: llciIMrI II NOT Iilllh I rear tile UIA. WhICh i de believeIs very weillntentlcned, IS heading dOwn tile wrong patil, I rear tIlat tN going to Invent Heip tile UIA miiy be iendlng lls considerable credlblllty wllt10lt tilat beingUICATIOIAL lifO fOil IIVIITOIlS tile Intenllon, ~ II was explained tN several tnJsted coHeiigues , haVe consuited, tnose .ino have been InvitIld to visit It'Mlnt Help can control WIlether tiley go or not, tnose wtio \4Sl tan TIlt Rille dNOl ~ Fiiinø . PlIIIll A¡iplltlilkin control Wllat tiley siiy ciurtng art( meeting, phone Call or tour,lU once the meeting, call or tour Is TIlt PlllInI Procll' an i TløIiIIlli Rellltk øuciOll OVIlr wtiat one can not control Is hoW Invent Help miiy present Wllat transpirell, and there Is NOlMIiMrlIIcin COI\'llllIIlWi"" C,..CI Equal already some seconil hanil Intonnatlcn I am prNy to tIlat suggesb IrMlnt Help m-.¡ iilrelláy be UlldlrallllCllii/llnlllleCUll P~ 8allel touting an association at sorts wiiti tile UlA, I rear tiler'll Is i real chlnce tIlat Invent Help willTIlt lftCItpIrlClenlllwllllorl HlnClllOOk Ii mlscharaetertze what transpires inil use such a visit or chcusslons to tileir own coaionite 1rWenlorI8lwø: Yu/IG Prtcll SullO"! Yu/IG 0UIllli adVantage. i am not wtlllng to take tIlll risk, and I am ceitalnly not 'Mlllng to even lrldlrectt¡ lendii-a .....1: WhItt. iile PIIllnlilbIe Fe""? any Of my own credlblllty to InYent Help, or an crganlZ8tIon tilat IS assoClJll!d Wllh IrM!nt Help, How lritiolINOII Ciin ÑOICl8clllll, Tniiit IIICl Raw Dllli FIIIlnø ~ill iniiitnIOn SuDmiiiion llelml Simply put, tne risk assoclated wiiti assoclation witil invent Help IS to great, PIIenls: A IIIoIt DlkUII i..glllritlrllmlnllll Did 8llIilIrig lie PlllInl PiocIIi an .1JmIIICl8uClØll I WIsh tile UIA well, There are many very talented ana dedicated people .ino nave tile best Of WlWngllci6ilM PMlrll~. Intentions, I just cannot get past hOW naive II reels to belltMl tile big, bad monster his retormed. Don' 011. P*"l? I'lalN'f RidleuloUsI particUlarly when there Is no SUCh evIClence l can see tIla! In anv W1N suggests retonnatIon his TIlt Teiii 5 Thliip "-*" Do Wl'ong occurred. llllDI*llrMtnlDl'll ~TIitlr 0rMl PMIrlIApplleIilkinI'l" ~ lrnproroiiemtIC PIIenls & IrWtnllont ØlwIit Irwiinl HllP ,.,... RelI....
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Among Other things, I beUeve:
" The mtsslon i:lthe lJnlted lrM!ntors Assocllllon, whICh Is to deàlCate bel' to irMlnIXlr Sterne. Kessler eduçatlon and support, Is eidremety' 1IIJ(llllle,
2, A strong n.tional organlZJtlon that can support and entianee the mISSIOn i:lthe many fOcallrM!ntors groups Is necessary, Goldstein Fox
3, lrM!ntIon SUllmlsSlon companies hM a lOng and cheCkered hISlOiY ¥illen dealing WIth independent lrM!ntors, and at many tiines have crossed elllIcal lines anti engaged In fraudulent aetMIles to the detrlmet"t i:l1ndej:lendert 1l'Mlntoii,
4, oesplte penoaic ertortelllel'( aetMUes and occasionai iegiSllllon, the united StaleS ia ~.~~.i:~~ l~ goverrornent dOes not do enough to protect inciepenaent Ir1Vel'1tOl1 frOm Iffle\'llICIlI .... ~~..._._"~J submiSsIOn fraud, misrepresentation and being miSleading,
5, The United Inventors AssocIatiOn was formed In iarge part to lOOk 0I.l for Independent .. WII.WORK aN inventiirs and to attimllt to Insulate tiic:lepencieot Irl\JeI'Ø)I'S rrom the many trauduient operators In the Iriventton comrruilY. ~ 6, The main purpose i:llhe lJnI1eà IrM!ntors Association Is as staled on the UtA H1siory
page; namely to refer indepelldetlt II"Mlt'ltOrS to lOCal inventiit groups and rept.àllie seivlce prtMóers, WhIch piiMØes tne greatest øefense agaln$t rniuci.
7, IrM!ntors Digest Is an exceMerè publICation. WIth elltellel't ..iiing, great reporting and thfloJ are NOT a part IX the prolllem or In bed wIIllr'M!mOll ~ companIeS, Case 5:10-cv-00074-FJS-DEP Document 7-2 Filed 01/26/10 Page 27 of 57
8' Tile nrst sIX statements lilæly catch no one t1l surprise, bit as strange as It ml'/ seem to some, the last statement Wli cateh some In the Inventor corrmunlyt1l surprise. II miiv M!n leall some to Sl'/ mat I myself am part of the problem and I am a sell out, OtMousIy, tIlat " not true and anyone -no lo'Iows me knows tIlat I speak ""I minci, tellll1ilie ills baged on ttie racts as I see lhem and no one tells me WIlat to lillnk or beiieve, Manv Mlo fql(Jw me WOUld deScnbe me as stubbOm. allllougri I prefer to bellM! It Is more abOt.t haVIng a strong set ~ bellets, an elIllcal compass and an Ul'lWlMlrlng set Of gUliiing pi1!lCtpleS, LJI(e many, 1 am ~ to be persuaded and factor IntO ""I bellets a'ld decision-making lillngs tIlat make sense, bull stand up tor what I belIeVe " 11glll, and I am here to state lOud ancl clear tIlat l " my opinion, basetl on al ~ ttie tacts i lqtow, that those WIlo crmclIe tnvel'ltor1l DIgest as being part ~ tile problem beCause lIley accept certaln aMrtlslng are ellller ignoring tile taets, not prI\Iy to all ~ tile taets, are oi.oerty INVENTORS emotIOnal or simply have lilelr 0¥IYl agentta, 1Il1 tlA(;UIMII'OR lOL\ NOPLI) OIIIST cutK ttni TO SAW 3396 Ofr SUISCRIPTION First, alOW me to recognize tIlat the topic ~ lrNeiillon ~sslon companies Is ceitalnly one Charged wItIi em01lon, There are many people whO have lOst lIlelr life sMigs purst.*lg a dream, tile Amet1can dream of prosperity built upon ones tiard work and ingenuly, Many ~ lIlOse IIOST 'UCI.T AIITICLIS people who tall Into tills category hlMl also, untortunalllly, been ~ ~ one ~ tile many In\Ientlon scams tIlat operate In tile open, SO l Is UI'lllerstanC:1 tor these lndMdUals and 8lIiiIIIT..i...-: R~"'1.lIIl CorP. NOnodtellloll I ttiose Mlo seek only to IleJp tIlem to come to tile table wtlti a certaln set ~ beliefs and even PlllinilJIIftlloft 8lIII'td lilIfonl PTO 0lWlIt R_ Requ.., prejUdices, I uiaemana that, and I certainly respect those people, Mlo are oiiviously entllled to PIllinIWIr Otdtitd: Kodtk 8utlApplt OIItr IPtioilt & iii.c lIlelr 0¥IYl oplntons,M!n if I tllsagree wtlIl them on somelilings, Pml6tnl 0li8mlI Ctllt U8P1'O FMlng ~ "inibllii1..lnø. PlllinIlIbtet otlht Otceei. - Hanoniblt IIItnlIont seCOnd, the crtllclsm I am increasingly hearing relating to InVeI1l.ln Olgest relales to the tact ttiatGPC Atqulrtt POlltltnø'1ll Ellptnd PlIltril!llokmOt inventors Digest accepted adllertlslng tor lNNX, MIlch IS a tnide shOW that stllMCases 9ullntll Bodog Lo... Allllfn, Cillim PmIUllon Not ApplIcablt In Ex numerous inventlons, new proøucts and lnncMlllons tIlat are lMIllable to Ncense, mariæt or P""R_ manuiiiciure, To tile eictent there Is jUstltIable concern relallng to lNPeX, It Is because the shOW Is 8upiwiiMi COUlIWon1 Rl'llIW ONC Ruiinø Ihll ~ USC l 271 ø sponsored t1l lrM:nt Help, My posiiion on invent HelP has been ancl remains clear and Dottn't~ill P*""-d Proet.... unwavering, e-e ThoSe CllImInG ll*ø PlIltnllllitl U_"'IIY 11lrtndlng Tlps lor 8iiItlI8ullnelHS Based on tne taets tIlat I knoW i believe ttiat in\ient Help Is a scam, per1Od, NOtWIItIStandIn, based on tile tatts, I DeNeve INPEX Is a woi1tMlllle trade ShOW, il tact. i have been told t1l AIOIIT SOfTWAIII IIILATU i.vi.no.. numerous people -no i believe and respect tIlat more inventorli get Ilcenslng dealS as a red ci INPEX than tIley do from any ottier trade ShOW, on ti:ip ~ tIlat, tne INPEX ShOW targets NA Me'" Tiiooed "BIISld' sophlstieated In\Ientors whO are well dOWn tile path toward commerclalliatlo ci ineir 1nYenIIon, Howto PIllinl.....1n l Post lliilid ere These Inventors are not lIlose whO have "an iaea" and want to get a pabll'l, The invenlllrii whO 8lIllII Not 80 BlId lor ll*ø p.m AlllIr All go to INPEX are lIlose witii real InYentlons tIlat have matured InlD real produCtS, TIleY hlMl Tlil HlStDIy01aoe-t P.m something to eiitilbll. and that separates them from tile Independent InVertllrS ttiat lrM!nt Help Tlil HlStDIy ot8cl'oltrl P.m I: Jiiitio¡Ihinls Rn"lCh íI preys upon, Tlil HlStDIy otaoe-t P.m .: In III AIlppIII ~ It...... iiiIChine lIlClliIUlIN P...nlllliit inventors wno go to INPEX to display lI1elr lrM:nllons are not tile type ot 10ICS whO are golng to ~¥l'slitl (IIIlllll*ø) 8IiGIlld N PlIltnIiible tall prey to lrM:nt Help, TheY are so tar dO¥lYltlle InVentIon to commerclallzallOn palll that InIlent 0IIInlIiø COftlPl*I'RelllltclllWenlOill Help has nothing to olTer tIlem, So wtry shOuld lIley or anyone eise not altend INPEX? ves, ~ ll*ø PIllinlApiillcdOntl ~NciNAlNlaoe-t P...., doing a deal wan trNent Help Is akin to mal4ng a deal wtlti tne devil, bul tor lilose Villo hlMllllelr . GnlIitM RelPOll": ll*ø I. NOT IiIlIh eyes 'Mele open wtry WOUld anyone Degruøge a soph/stlcllted trNentor trom USIng INPEX to Ihelr alMlntage? INPEX Is not a path to direct the unsuspecting to tile doOr ci IrMnI: Help, and i really 1,IICAlIO.A\. 1..0 '011 '.VI.TOIIS couldn't care less wtry In\Ient Help sponsors INPEX. It lIley offer a pllIfQmI tor IrNeritin tIlat allows tor success tIlen tnventors shoulà not Shy tNIItf oii ~ tWlreasonable talr, Tlil RllIi O1NotlrnmlllillllJ Filing . PlIltnt ApptIctllon Tlil PIllinI Proc... on . T1ghl Bul RtIlllllC llUdølC As far as I knOW InVentors Olgest has never accepted 8CNertlslng trom an inventlon sutimlsslon NciNA IiMÑIOII CGmpIiriIes iitl ei."'d Equll company or scam. and tIley lilouglit lOng and hard abOUt accepllng adllertising trom INPEX. As I understand It, the editor of InVentors OIgest, Mike OrummOnd, attended tNPEX and did a ~~ PropliittB.llc. Tlil IridePtndenlllWlN*lrl HtndIIoOk tIlorough re-Aew and investIllatl\le story, There was no I1ldlng anylIlIng. inventors DIgest was lIWlN*lrl a-e: vuoo Pi1c.. 8ulIØlll yugo 0Uli.r open and honest about where tIley were coming trom, and MIke 0rumm0nd Is a real reported 1rMIl*W""': WI. I.'" P...... F.....' and decorated JOUrnalist, For tIlose whO are un1amlllar wtlti 0i\JmITl0nd, ne has been a PUltZer How IIJo1IN*lIt Ctn NiiOId lkem., T"". liild RM O..it PI1Ze tlnallst, a war correspondent In Iraq and Is tile acClatmed aiAhOr ~ a bOok profiling some ~ Ftlllng PltJIll IIMIllIon 8ulimlstlon SCem, tile iarger tIlan lite per,onalltles inside Microsoft, Cr1tlcizing 0rumm0nd tor attending INPEX Is P...... : A iiiosi 0*IlII i.eøiil instrurntnt III 0i1ill ilke CrttlCtllng WOOtiwanl and Bernstein tor assoClIIIng wilil unscrupulOUs indMduaIS In tile NIIG:lIl 8lIiInll '" ...... f'ioçfn on .1JmIled Budget Admlnlstralkln, Repolten are a vtiai part ~ WIlat makes tile UnIted States great, and c.-:izing a ~ll*ø Pillini~' Don' 0liI. PlIlnI? PltInlI' RIdlculoutI reporter ior engaging In InvestlgatNe Joumallsm Is SImPlY untair and not someliling ,.". to be a Tlil Top 5l'*'!1t IIJo1IN*lIt 00 W!oIIlI part~, ShOUld liMnIorS onit TlIØ o-i PIlliniAP\lIlCtlIont'r' IN''_,ell.., ~,ipio.imllltl'.m & IrWIIlllonI I am also intrigued t1l lI10Se whO lIllnk InVentors DIgest SllOúó not have accepted ad'l8rtIslng fOr Btwn IrMnI HelP Pm. RtII_ I INPEX, First, as aireaety stated a lOt ~ tnveritors are able to otitaln deals lI1rOUgh INPEX. so wtio exactly gets hurt tor not attending INPEX? IIIYeIltOrS Villo OlI1eIWIse iliight get a deal. second, do TI(:..O\.OOY . ".OVATIO. lIlose wno Cllastlse inveritin DIgest waIl:h ESPN or CNN? Do ll'Iey iisten to SlnUs XM radIO? It you are going to come out against Inventors DIgest tor taIdnQ INPEX ads while reMlng lrM:nt PitlldInl 0IlIima C... U8PTO FIIInø 9yàIm .Emblmi.lIntt' Help and otller trNentlOn suanlsSlon alls then you absolUtely tuM! to nituse to wati;h ....N. a-e Tholl CItImlnO ~ P...nllI1itl Unntc'''1IY CNN and .sten to SInus XM ralllo Decause InVent He~ aålertlMs all aver lilose meøia 0lØets. PIllinI 0lIct III Ate...... omn TICIwloloøV PlIltIIIl as well as numerous ottier Cable TV Channeis, lOCal TV i:hannels and radio stations. SO where FIIC1W, Fletlon: Tlil TMll on BloIoOk'liild 8loti1mlltrl Is the crttlclsm ot lIlOse media ouiiets? HcinoniblIIiltnlion: 0tnI T1lIrlPv 00UblI HtlIIl HlllIi CM -.iiie ...nlløii: NtniiIl* - An IIMIllIon 01'" FUln i personaltf believe It Is silly to crttlclZB meøia ouiets fOr tile aMrtIslng liley allOW, I applaud COngrel. UI'Oll 8lrllftll p llltnt.in UN Ciimlilt CMilgt TlIlcl lIlose whO have ethical standards, like InVentors DIgest, and iiraw tile Jne and do not de\ItaIl! llMty. ~PllNrlIiIPl OliMctllll E~ even wllen It costs tIlem money t1l sticking to lIleIr ethical standWS, I1OWe'Wlr, VlIttIoIA WtbtlllotKMI Repikemtnllll F.... P*""-d TlthnOIoøt IlMrtlslng l1Mlrue media outlets don't exist, It FOX News Is willing to accept polIIlcallldS ~ Mkroiotl8lekl PlIltrillor GrtPhIUl R.PlllIIIlIlIon otBocltl .1 Case 5:10-cv-00074-FJS-DEP Document 7-2 Filed 01/26/10 Page 28 of 57
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AbOut a week ago I recellled a talrly typICal e-mail trom an indMClulli lW10 was 28 inqulnng about Whether I could help proviøe certain servICes, ~ you can .1,0..011. probably imagine, I get Inqulnes trom people IOOldng fOr aI dll'lenirt ldndt d _ iegai seMees, and I alSo get a lot or e-malls trom those VIliO have ~ Ideas AlMnlM..IPWCCl*toCtill and want to sell the Idea to a giant cOrporallOn and reap the rewarlls that corne .-n pnMdIng them wttii an Idea, ~ i eiaiiain In Pr*etIntIld..., Ideas cannot be proledeà and repi.tabie companies do not even østen to Ideas, Reputable coq:ianie, are golng to require that)'OU have at least a patent appllCalIon penàlng, vitlleh will iletine yrJIS Idea wllii enougii specft:lty to call an inveniion, Tills Is not tor yrJIS protectlon, but rainer ror itieir prol8CtlOn, r tiley Nsten to an Idea that Is not very well tormulated and then proceed wllii a prodUct or seNtce lIlal IS ...... Which tiley may have been working on ror qulte a .. or ICquftd etseMiere, lilal jutt opem !lì them up to a dlsgruniied IndMdual,lW1O may sue,
To pur things IntO conteict tiere Is the leicl d rrrt comrnunlcallons wllii thIS 1ndMCIuaI, .-n the name or the comparnes slle wanted to target removed,
INQUIRY: , have an Idea i would like to try to sell to .., or ..,' i am tile only one that knOW$ about thiS and 'have not talked to arN one abOut rrrt Inventlon, I need to know What dO I do now. , don't want to spend thousands or dOllars to patllnt an P:'I "","" Idea i Just want to sell the Idea to someone and let them take It from there, Can ~ I,:! ~ " ~!. .' ~ you heip me? ~IY RESPONSE: Untortunately. we are not going to be able to help)'OU, Reputable companies do not pay tor Ideas, and the patllnt process is a costly one, so li' you are not Interestlld In Spernllng the money required to seek a patent then there Is no realistic chanee you WILL be able to monettte your Idea. Sterne Kessler
REPLY: YEAH. THANKS, 'WIIl tlnd a company that WILL heip me, Goldstein Fox RESPONSE: You WILL not nnd anyone reputable to neip you. .. )'OU dO tlOd a company to heip you based on your request they WIIl be a seam, You can certainly do Whatever you like, but It Is important tor you to undemand that k1eas cannot be monetiied and anyone Who teUs you Oltlerwlse Is I','Ing to you, I have no aoubt you WILL tina a company willing to take thousands or dollars or your líI ~_~,~,~,:,~;.i~ money based on talse promises, Beware, ~~--~..._~,-----,__~_,I
.... WlI WORK aN , have, d course, removed arN icientitI8ble tntorriI8llOn, ~ goal is not to pokl! flai at or øaNI"INØ8iIDY ottierwIse emtiarniss tills person, ~ goal Is to pnMde some intormation to tile many toiks cù ttiete lW10 have Idees ana IIstiin to the pure gartlage spe'lIed on the TV eommerelalS ana r8CIOS lilal SOlICIt those .-n "an Idea" to contact them so tiley can seti itieir "Idees" to cOl'lll*lleS fOr targe prollls, ThiS slmpiy dOes not happen, the dalrlls d I1ClIeS ror an Idea are tniI.itlAent ana ttiose .-n Ideas or IlMlnIIons need to bewarel
ThIS paitleliar person lW10 eontaeteó me Is 8Imost certain to tal prey to an Ii'1YeRiOIl submISSIon seam, umirtunllll!iy,. IS ~ai ror those lW10 have nolNng wortti pursuing to get good acMee trom a repWibIe prof1lssionai ana then get angry and tilink lilal the repiiabIll protesslonaI Is cù Case 5:10-cv-00074-FJS-DEP Document 7-2 Filed 01/26/10 Page 31 of 57
to get them or somehoW stand In the ~ Of what will be success beyOnd the WIldest linaglnaliOn, ~! Accorólng to Trevor Lambert, Presklent ci LaiiiHrt & LlMMit, .nich Is In ~ opinion a Ieglllinale and reputabie invention "cenSlng company, . IS not at all ~ tor someone who receives bad news regarding their Idea or trMlnllOn to get very upset and to 8IIlln thlnk thOSe tiylng to help and stop the wastlng ci many thOusands ci dollars are somehOw the ~ guys, Trevor eiaiiained:
We enjoy working WIth lriventors a great deai, however one Of ,the greatest tn.lstrallons that we encounter Is When we try to prO't'k:le construetNe cr1tlctsm on INVENTORS TIll HAGA%l1I1 POlI lOlA Pl:0PU ~ IIIIIIT variOUS faCets Of the invention or hurdleS that may be evident WIth their partiCUlar CLICK HOf TO SAVE 3. OFF SUISCIIPTIOII prOduct, Since we wor\( on Contingency, It we choose to pass on representing an Iriventlon, rather than look at the substance Of 'litry we believe the Invention may be dltrlcult to commercialIZe or license, Invento", WILL conclude that we are S'''Il! l I.JOY WIT' SOCIAL somehow an lIIegltlmatl! compalT)', They assume that anyone not In love WIth their .ITWOIlIIS Invention must be unintelligent or a scam, On the contrary, when a compalT)' provtdeS opinions WIth evidence and experience, no m3ller wtiat the result, inventors shOuld listen. It would be tiir easier to tl!1I every Inventor that they have ßfI;0 ìllt:iì ~. ,'. :,,1 ,::'9\" a great invention and then charge them tens Of thOusands Of dolla", tor services, IiiIiI ~ ~ 1lU..., ~ but at Lambert & Lambert we are trying to actuall)' help Inventors - even It our opinion is not wtiat they want to hear, IIOST IIICI.T AIITICLIS
DIferInce BAiiittn P*"l 8tan:hel &inllnliemtnl CltWIIICt Ills Important tor mose WIth Ideas and invel'(()(S to Ul'lóerStand tIi8l Tf8\IOf IS not eieaggerating. I WNt 8IdIi 8bauId Now P*"lAlllOCl*. H....? WNt lIenIIor Eled 8coll øni- Me_ for PllIitnl Rlllim III easy to spend tens Of thousands ci doUa", on an 1nYentIon, from otitalning patent proleelion to designing a prototype to mar\($1g and lICensing, the money adds up quiddy, It you get ~ 000gII8eekI P*"lon YCKlTube \IldlO ~ 8lleId Tea U-: Rtnltnlliellng" L.lb COrp. NM-ii.tlllOn news It Is not because the person gMng you me inrormauon you aoni want to hear IS a scam, . P*"l UIgiilIon 8lNd BdII1I PTO 0ninIS Rtmm RlqUlst Is because they are not a scam, one tl!ll-tale sign ci a scam IS that they tell eveiyone they P1iIiInlw. l*lnd: KOcIllc 8uea AppllllMr lPllont & Mac Should pursue melr Invention or Idea, It Is pure and siinpie rkfiCuIOUS to tielltMl tIi8l rrvery Idea PmIdenI Obamli ClllII U8PTO FIllng ØijIaIm "l!rnbair1l.Ilng' or lriventlon should be pu",ued, LIke I telllnvento'" I wor\( WIth, inveniin are a creaiive lJ'OUIl ci P*"l8lDnel cit...l*iMIe - Honortiblt Mentions peOPle, just Uke artlsts and muSiCians. it Is naM! to ttilnk thls will be your iast lrM!nlIon, so the OPC AcqI*ft lflOIIIiInøl to Eiqiand PllIitnl Brolclllllll goal should be to proceed In an efncient and economlcal manner so ttiat you do not 8uIlneI. unnecessarily waste money on one Invention, leaving you WIth no money to pursue your next Idea or invention, AIOUT SOfTWAll1 IIILATID I'VI'TIO'S
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WhUe Inventors are completeI)' justified In seeking second opinions, continued shopping arounc:l WIlIng ii... P*"lAølllledon' until you get the opinion you wantellto hear In me nrst plaCe is not WIse, You can llIWayS lind an Wh'lNol/lbtii... PIllIntI? oroid.w RIlIIOIllI: 80IWIrl It NOT liiilh opinion that says you ShOuld proceed, because tIi8l Is hoW me scam artists In the InVenllOn space operate, Scam companies do patent seareties and lind nothlng and tell you tIi8l you Should move torward, It anyone ever tellS you tIi8l a patent search revelllell nothing you should IIUCATIOIAL l.fO fOil IIVI.TOIIS run awayi WIth over 7,5 mIllIon Issued US utiilly patents and over another 1 mlIlon pending uIIlIy The AllkcitNol~ FIllng 1 P*"lAppllc:1IIon patent appiicauons, it is 1alr1y well _01$IIII' tit. notltlftt tin II. found, Eoi1m.. your The P*"l PiocM. on 1 noiii ~ RlIllde Iludflll lrM!ntion Is revolutionary mere would be prior art, NolAIIIrWtllllon CompwilIl Nt cnillld Eiiuii UllcllillliidlulilllllllllcMll'roøeilr Beale. ~ an Inventor myself, I underStand tIi8l an Invention Is an lmportanl: part ci what makllS US who The Indt\IIlldtnlliMnloil HtndbooIc we are, We spend so much time thlnklng and working on the InVenllOn that we lOse . ci ~ ø...: Yugo Priell8ulIlllltyugo 0UIIlli reauiy, at least to some ei4ent, Evely . InVentor dOeS It, ll'IClUCllng me. i Is 1l8tUI'al, It IS llMnIOr...... : WNt It" PMInlIllIl Ftnirl? LIl(lerstandable, but you need to at least USlen to thOse who come bearing ~ news beCause Hciw~ CtnMld tieim., Tnip'ii'ld Row 0011. thOse are me folks who are being hOnest WIth you tor sure, After all, .. you come lOOldng tor FlIIng flNri'to IrWtIllIon 8uIlmlltlOll 8clmI P...... : A MolI OlICulIl.lOIIlMliIImlilt to Diat representation and have the tunds to pay, WOUid someone who Is a scam artlst tum you -..¡? Of cou",e not, 8lIitIng... P*"l Pnict" on IlJmlItd 8udgtI WIlIng 80lIwIN P...... AppIIctlon. The best thlngs an InVentor can dO is k"p . dOt....d Inv.ntion noteiiooil and do your own Don' 0011 PlltnI'I PIIillI'RldlcuIOu.1 piitont io.,ttilnii to see wtiat you can lind. .. you lind noitiing In your own search underStand The TOIl 5l1llngl IiMl'lIOI$ Do Wl'onlI 8houId liMNOit DiatThtlr Own P*"l~iiIlOM1' mat Is typlcal and to be eicpeeted, once you dO your own search and lind nothing lis tiine tor a ~ ~rnentP"'nlI&liWInIOn. prote..ion" patent s..th, who WIll lind much more, People we dO searches tor llIWayS tell ø...liMIlI HIlø Ptt" RI!ll.... me they have lOOkeU and couldni lind llI1)1tllng, and InIIalIV are llIWayS lIs8ppOlnted to lind tIi8l we tound so much that Is close, I Is beIter to knoW and consider what Is IlndabIe then not to TIC..OLOGY I IIIOVATIO. knOW, waste thOusands ci dolla"" and worse yet vII1le an appllcallon tIi8l faits to accentuaie the posllNe aspects ci your Invenllon that could be proleCtl!d, 000gII8IIb P*"lon YouTubl\lldlO~ PttIlcIenl Obamli ClllII U8PTO FIllng ~ "EinbtiTIealng finally, alwayS do a GooØe search on art( company you mlglt be inctlned to WOi1( wlth before 8lWIl'Il'lloM CIIlmIng 80IWIrl PIlInlI Nt lJrlntCIIIIIY you spend money, The most notortous SCaminet'$ are well known, and easy to learn aboUt WIth a P...... 0IIct to Al:celenllI Ornn TICIVlC*IlIf P...... simple search, AdinlttetW, tlnding reputable peopie and companies in the sea ci intormaIlon tIi8l Fad vi, Fitton: The TiuIi on iliologle. and EIIOtlmli.,. IS the Internet can be a daunting task. LuCIòlV, me unhd Inventon Atsotlatton I' creating a Hononibll 1iltnIon: Otnl TIltnP¥ 00ulIlt HllIx Htllll C.,. Case 5:10-cv-00074-FJS-DEP Document 7-2 Filed 01/26/10 Page 32 of 57
'whlle Ilst" at SOlld, reputable and sate pnMders, I am a certined protelslonal by the utA, so IS Honor1IIill MenIon: NanollOlI-M lrNentlon of'" Future lII LlMbtrt & LlMbtrt, Certltled Pros go through /IgOroUs screening and tact ClleCIdng, I know COIllIl"I Urgn 8lrOnO .. 8lllnc. III UN Ciim.. Change TilkI because I am also a Board Member at the UIA and Chllr at the Prote1llOnlll MetnllertlllP Bkictf, ~ Piirtnera/llpI Crlklllo Economy CornrnIl!ee, So 11 you are Inclined to wor1( -uti thOse ~ are not UIA Certitled Prote1sionais, you WtbcaIt ofKNt Rtpllc.menllo FcalUrI P"nlId TlChnology 1iIIc1'OlGl8tlkll PIILILLI *ir OrIP/llCal Rl\lIftlIlllllIon of 80clil mlglll want to ask why, ,..".WIiIIlt JobI_ ~ 8Iek PIILILLI on Oplll'llllnø ~ Ad\IIlrIIlng lorrORlAl. NOTI: &¡ 'Øl at tuit disciosure, Laiiibtrt & LaiIlbtrt Is a sponsor at InnoVIlIon 8tIflt. iiiaii _llclent. EdUcation IPWltClMlog...., I am glad to have them as a sponsor because I know ttiat tney aøhere to RMIew: Illacld:ienyTour NoI R.-*ir PrtmI TImI rigorous ethical standardS and are one ci Itle 'good (M'S. In the lndUStry. For wtlat It Is \I\IOI1h, ReapondInølo CIlIIc.: "'1I\IWon P'" &~ our iirm has referred wor1( to ttiem because we aiways tiy and stnr 01X CIents to work -uti RtaIIr CIlIcIc Ml-PMll PMll tilUSli\Øl 8lrnpIy BtzarrI reputabie professionals, PIItldInl 0lIllrII GMt Flaaø-iciuilnilO'iIllon 8lMIC!t KIppoI on \Ill us e~,1ilUllc 10 ..,Earw Diummond JolnI MMrltIiiIilnCWllin *ir PMll RItOIm About the Author HOW~Ir\OilIlllIIlOIl~i.aw Eug.ii. R. QulIIIi, Jr. POP'L'" P"CUl 01 'PW"ICI.OO.COM p,....ni .. Founder at f'Wllchdog,lnc, us Pii.ni AIIomey (R.g, No, U,2U) PM1ls.ch PI'OI4IlonIl p..niApflllcdonl PM1lAppllcallonl Fr.. CønlldIliIIll\I.....1i'iiiilli a,s, in Eltetricll EnginMring, RutgerllJiiímiily PIIlIllIFIlInO USPIIlIllI8Iarch J,O., FriinIdin Piircl l.iw Cent" 1'rtdImart(MomeY lllM-up Fundlng LLM, in ini.lIectulil Propllly, Franklin Pille. TrtdIinai1l RIØlIlrlllon SloPPInG ldtnlllt T1ltlI IlMnlIon Help COli or ObtIlnlng . p..ni S'M Ill' an ..tll Onlgn PIlIIlls T1iIIrrtanItOn Pnic"l Ph.ii.: 703-140.$135 Cop¡ilghI ØUIlnlIIlIICIIIiOd PllIInbi TrtdlmarIl T1iI us PIlInI Pnic... ( vl....yPfO/lO..LliiWI J Paiinling ldt.. p.niDrMnøl
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No Holds Barred: PWatchdog Addresses EthIcal Clwges SUbscribe to PWatehdog.com PMIs. E-lIIII. Wt...... seii or _. 0tI' LiII Wl1IIn Iiy e.. 0IIINi PII. ~ i IPWllehdOg Fciunc* 1=-_-:::=1811 Enltlyour om.ii 1ØdR1I: Edllor ~lhl lPWIlCIllIOl.el'" Pond: Otto/ltl' 28, 20M CD 4:48 pm .."'. ua...... I I 8ubUllllO i Paøe~d 1,307l1iNl (..~ .111111...... ~_: ua....". ir.ii L:¡illtiiii¡ifi:ïlíli ..,... CLICK.....tor.... . 1.0..0111 ----- By now many in ttie IrMlnlOr COIMlUllIy 8& ...... W...cti'Il.COIII knOW ttiat I resigned MY p.IltiOl'l on dlo UIA Boarcl and steppe(l dlMn as lJIA VIce _ Presklent as a result d my being uncomtortable wtiti ttie perceM!d and grtl\Wlg cart "-,, " reiationstilp ttie UIA was pumiIng wtiti IrMnt HelP, one d ttie most n~ d all invention scams, I tourid I necessary to write . rollow-up ani... Sl3Ung my poSllØn and disagreeing lIØIhOW some In ttie inveniion community were using my reslgnaiion til bolster itiemseives anci itielr own agenøa, uritortuill8ly, ttie inveniion comrnunlly that provldes seMces til Iridepenelerl lnYerdDn IS fIJI d Seedy operators. There are ii\e starns, tnen ll\ere an! tnose wno mlIIæ 8 IMng coiwincing Inventors that everyone fl)(;ept fOr they are SCaininef$ and then there are the legIlImaIil lndMeluals and blnInesses, /41. limes I seems that the Ieglllmtå inc:iMdu8ls and bUslnesses are
grealt)l eM numbereel by thOse In category 1 or 2, and I'IllW I 1Inll mvser lielng quetIIOned Ily someone '4itIO tlaS iong clalmed til tie one d the gooc:i guys, bU: WhO nimser ad'leItlteS In multiple tormltS about hOW you can make mIIllans rrom your làeas, Regardless d MIlt Stephen Key says, and regardless d wt'iether he wants til question my elhlc:s, the tnitl IS you cannot P:'I .:rr,"'"'''' make mIlllOns from Illeas and a _tale sIIln d a scam Is an IndNIduaI Of IMIneSS wno kires you Irii.:iI . ~ r,J. ) , , . of' ln ily leMing you that you can makll money rrom iiieas, You ~ olMOt protect lØllby llrf torm It InleHeetual property protection, so there are no assets to lICense and, lheretore, no SPClH$ØMD IY I revenues possIble,
The maln mottvatlng taetor In me eleckllng to pubNsh my ~up ai1IcIe estabIIshlng In Clear terms my posllfon reiaiive to me UlA, IrM!Ill Help and lnvenlDrs Digest was beCause d Sli!pl1en Sterne Kessler
Key, He cortaeted my otnce shoriiy after I wert pubilc lIØI my reslgnallon aM wanted tD IrteMe¥i' me fOr his newSletter, My stai'i' set up a tentattve inæMew, MlIcti IS 'M'iat we do fOr Goldstein Fox anyone wtio wam til inteMew me. i try and make mysett ., 8Vllllable ., poSSlble til repoiærs Of anyone wtio has a blDg Of newSletter, UpOn reatlZJng that stephen Key waiúd til int.erlIeW me, and already being himllIar wllh his demoniiatlon Of the VIA, iiwenti:irs 0lIJest and anyone In the tndustiy wt'iO doesn't have the name - stephen Key - I 8inPtt cIICl nit do the iùrYIeW, Then I starteel neanng rrom ottier1 hOW my resignation was belng used, and I IG'leW I needed til do . B ~~_~_¡_:;; I~ something, I iielleVe wt'iat I belI8Ye andI pull no punches, \ltlICh IS Iked ily some anci IUàd rN otriers; but that Is WhO I am, youif want til knOWwt'iatl thlnkthen Sinpt¡ ask, I do notappreclab! ~. ' _~____.~J being used, anell am not abOut til stand back aM allOW anyone Inslnuate thatI am unethlcal, 'j'-'--' .....== In ttie .....ntl1olIoMlO rrti folloW-up ai1ICle Steptlen Key has been crllkal d me and ttie tact that I was ever Il'MlIved with the Unlleel invenlorS ASSOCl8llon, I am not abOtttll juStlI'y niyseftll Stephen Key. but alloW me til SI3l1l the otMous - It you want to atreá eh8rige you do so by belng on the tnSlàe. not by being on the outslàe, Key appareniiy lias eriorinous dlIlICUly lIØIthe hiet that Absolliel'; New was aiioweø til join the lJnlleCi iiwenti:irs Association, AbsolutBly New acqUired assets rrom lP&R, whICh ttiemseNeS were an InYention submlsSlon coinøanv lIØI a seedy track recora, and In my opInIOn were 8 scam. Absoiutely New was pt.t ttirough tremencious scruiinv bfifO(e they were allOWed to become memiiers ~ the U1A, ana the tiicls 'how that upon acquli1ng lP&R assets AbsolUt8lf New tired all d the lndMdU8lS WhO were In llrf
W'll( associated wtiti llrf stam or gcivemiiient aetion, Absoiutely New admitted that lP&R tiad .1 Case 5:10-cv-00074-FJS-DEP Document 7-2 Filed 01/26/10 Page 35 of 57
.~' been a stam, demonstrated Itiat the bad actors were ierminated and eicplalnIld lhelr tiusiless mOdel to Itie UlA's satlsraction. In essence, ttiev lidrnlltl!d the slns ~ the past, sh(Jwed remorse and apparenltf Changed. There was no reason for ttiem to be ~ other than as a tonn .. at reti1bU1lon, AddIllonally, aM UIA members need to reWl fNlrY year and 00 ~ the same stNtiny, so It Is not like once a member llRf' a member. In fad, the UIA haS retused renewal
appliCations When lndMduals and busJnesses do !lOt change lhelr buslile$s praçtli:es III coniorm III new I8WS and regutallons,
stephen Key stepped acto" the line when he staited III question ~ ettilcs and suggest that I am engaging In unettilCalllehav1Qr, Key sakl In the comment ctialn: INVENTORS TllS ""a.UIIIS I'OIl IOU HOPUt) DlIEST CUCK HOt: 1'0 SAVE 31" OfF SUISC1JPTlOM
GIVen Itiat I hlMl been In the inventing community a fl!IW years and ha'le Mlnæd wliti many atti:imeýs and patent tirms, iarge and small you are the first one IIllM! IIOS' IICI.' AITICLIS nolJced Itiat recommendS seMee providers, Along wliti taldng ad money, i WllUId like to discuss Itils fUrther wliti you and everyone else at the USPTO about wnat 9Itlll T.. u-: ~ hi i.eli Coip, Non-dlelllon IS appropriate, This ~ I have ~ tacts straight and not making anv ""'l.lIøIIOn ei.ci .... PTO oniili R_ R'iiutl1 assumptions, P...w. oeci-ci: l(odIk 8Utt AIIPlI Owr IPIioM & Iiltc PrlItiIIInI 0liImI C'" U8PTO Fling ØitIIIm~tlnll. P'" 8lDnIt at'" DIe.... - HoilOffibIa iiliillionl i nnø these Insinuations nsuwing, ,.".. the UOlled States Patsnt and Traciemaric otiice øoes !lOt OPe Aclll*U lP'OIIiInøt to EiipftI PIlInIIli'oIi:eiage lqlQW llbCM me, IPWalthdOg.com, What i do and itiat I am a ~ patert aiirimey, t#.¡ 8uSlllØl 8OcIot...... Cllilrn PiKiu.ioii Nat ""'*'* In Ell viniings and ~ webSIte are wei k\'llMIn to the USPTO and senior ie\iel management, In MiIItI'I Depiiy Patent COmmlsSlOnel' Peggy Focartno 8l1OWed me IllIiMrvlIw Mr on 1M .....,d. and P....~ 8UIlNtlle eo..t won, RlI'iIIN CNC RtiliIlQ II.:IS usc f 271(0 In a typicai month lPWatthdOg,com receNltS r:Ner l,SOO unlque \1sIIn who vlst us from a oø..n'N!lrillto.....-ii Pnlcnses USPTO IF address, so knockyoursell 0t4 stephen"you want ill talk ill "ever;one" at the VSPTO 8Iwan l!lOIl CllIlmInlIlIOIirø'I PalitilIS NI UMactIMlY abOUt me and wnat Is appropriate, 7 .....'TIpt ilr8mlill8ullnlmn
Indeed, Key Is one to tall( gNlln hls misleadIng ad'lertlslng perpetiial1IlO the I'I¥llItlat Ideas are AIOI' SO"WAIlI! IlILAn. ..VI.'IO.. vaiuatile, He 3lM!rtlses hls "free' seiiin8l1 by saying: "Learn the secret teellnlques 6tllpllen teaetles hls stiidenb III make mIllIOns frOm 1tleir ldeasl" The secret to be ~ IS ttial ttiefe are M AiIdet TIlIØId"8llllcr NO secrets, Hard VItlrk, dedlCallOn, a good team, Kstenlng III aiMce, McIlng and Ifinali!ly HlIWto,....lIOIirø'I iI . PoIIIIlIld ErlI eicploiung a mariæt need are an It takesl No secret, JUSt dedlcation and an INVENTION, !lOt an IIlIld Nat 8cl8ICI for ~...... ,. All Idea, l1II HlIloiY cifllOlirø'l P..... l1II HIItoIy cif lIOIirø'I P...... : A/mlIlIllla R...an:h On hls wellsite Key s"f$: . A ~ Idea Can Be Woi1TI MIIlIonsI' I alSo lind It ironic itiat l1II HIIloiy cifllOlirø'l P...... : In" HIpi)II someone wtio seems to be so llOI'ý 1lnds It appropi1ale III perpebJ8te the I'I¥llItlat Ideas are ~ II '" NlW MaclIInt illd ."tlle PIItIàlIll VItlI1tl mlUlons, WlrWlliet (illd ~) tlIioi*Ille Pliliftllibii DIInInø COIIilll*r RtIIlICIIIWIIlllOn' It Key wants a tight, then I am ¥ilØlng to obllge, I am not QOinIlIll roI over like many othefs who w-.lIOIirø'I PIllnl~lllloM allow lhemselves to be bUllIed, .. Key wanb III question ~ ethlcs he Is more than welcome to do Wlr Nat,." lIOIirø'I P*rØ? so, 1M he alSo better be prepared tor a lawsult .. he steps acnm the ine, I WlI not aiIow ~ oniiuw~: ~IINOTIiIdi repUl3lfon III be quesiioned or tamlstied, partiCullIf1y by a pnilender who propagates the lies aDOl.t iøeas being woitti mJllIonS, wnicn IS iroriiCally the same line used by ttie knO¥in seam I!I.CATlO.AL 1.'0 '011 UVU'OIl' CompanieS In the IndUstry, l1II Rtak cifNat ~ FlIng . PIllnl~1lIOn ,." far as reconvnendlng serAce pnivlders, OIMoUSly Key Is !lOt at 811 tamiiar.. ine lnIIenlIOn TllII PIlInI Pioceti on .11gliI8Ii Re.iisiic IIudQeI Industry If he ItilnkS I am the ftrst aIlXlrneV who haS rec:0lMleflòed a seMce pitMder, .aitornevs Natl\ll "-'illon eomp... M Ci..-ci EquliI and reputable InllMdUals recommend itiat Ihelr cllem \IiOI1( wih dher repWibIe prafeSSIOnllb all unciei...idiig InlIlItC'lIl PfOI*W il..ict the \lITle, A tel-tale sign or a scam IS a company that says ttiev do~, ~~, a TllII inoaiienciant liwIMlIait HandbOOk liMl*lrI8lIwInt: Yugo PrIe.. 8uøøøI YlJgo 0UtIllf repWible companv or lndMdUai does not do t all, RepWible lnlIMduaIs and companles tocus IiMI*lrPlllilt: WhIt II '" PManlIble F....? on specWIc areas and lqlQW ottiers wtio 0lTer quality seMees In areas'tll1en! itieytiiernseMlS do HowllMl*lrl CtnMlCl8l_. Tniii- illd RIWONlI !lOt operate, I personally iieiieve laMMrt & LMiIlert to be etiik:ai and ttiev 0lTer l1lgh iiu-v Fallng Piw¥to iiw.illon 8lØnlIlIlon ecllllS seMees, T!leV orto¡ make money .. their ciients inaice money, and itiat Is an appro8CIIllInd P...... :" liIoIl 0I*llI LIgIIlnIa'IllIMInt~ oi.- mrestllng, . LamOllt't & Lambert takes ywr prolS\JCt It IS beclUte ttiey betIeYe ttien! IS money III 8lIiInI '" P1IIInl ~. on . tJil'ibCl1ludøll be made and ttiey \IiOI1( tor free unless and until ttiev are S\lCcessful. They are ~ seiecM YØng lIOIirø'I PIllnl~aIonI wih respect III who ttiev \IiOI1( for, and ttiev hlM! an elItelleit track rec:ons. I Mw ~ no Ooft'GIl' p*"" PlIlnIitAldlelMKill problem recommending them or hll\llng inem as an adveillser on lPWati:11dOg ,com, l1II TOllS '"*'Ot liwIMlIait 00 wronii tliioi*i ii-ikn oi.ii TIleIf OWII PIllnlApiillcalOnl'r finaiiv, to address Itie not so SUlllle and ItlInly veiled ettiICaI ChargeS leVeled by Stephen Key undIrttIndInO ~jllllMlllllit PIlINlII & IIMnIIonI 8lIwInt ItMnlHelp """ RMun against me, In addIIlOn to lllllng a øatent at2llrney i aiso 0WIl and run one C1Ithe most JlOPt'8r lnl8l1eetual property wetiSln on the iniernet, and like any other media lMiiet Of inagaiIneS I lim allOWed t1'f iaw to sell IlMlrllslng, I take absotulely no refemii fees and 1 P8'i no refeml fees 'IC..OLOGY I I..OVATIO. because referral fees are unettilCal, Nevertheless, de'fllte !lOt h8Ylng all ttie taeb Stephen Key felt it appropi1ate III ttirow CIt inio the open his llthlCal questIOns. This IS lrre$p(lnSlble and f'ieIldeN 0liImI CLIIIIIJ8PTO F.... ØitIIIm "EmbIna.1lng" wnolly Inappropri31e, and Itiat IS vhf I am call1ng hlm out here and now, 8lIwInt l!lOIl ClIlmiIlI8ciMIII P...... NI lJnnICI.il!1 Plllnl 0IIcw toAc~ 0rHn Ttc!lnOIOIlf P1IlIlIIIli
~hen Key has made a career iiemonizing and lltIlnllllke he IS the orto¡ iegilimate SOUIte fOr Feet ¥i, FldIon: l1II TnØi 011 llloIogIc.1lld 8Iotlmlltrl HønorelllI MeillIon: Oent ~ l)(UiIa HIiIlil Htalll C.. InmrmallOn, Newsl\aSh III Stephen Key... you are NOT ine orto¡ news soine. and ywr constart HønorelllI MeillIon: NanolIOII-Ni "-'illon athl Fuin promotIOn Of Ideas being woitti mllllonS suggest to me Itiat you are not legliirniie ellher, Yoi.i are COIIlIMI Ulgas ennii II 8llinCt In UN CInIIIt Ciiiillgt Taiiai one of the folks Itiat i was won1ed was IlùUsIng ~ resoiation from ttie UIA, t#.¡ resGiMIon was ~~P...... C1tkIltoEconoiwr for \he stated purposes, nolhlng more, nOlhlng less, Tne fad that you do !lOt care enouiti al:iolt Webmit cifKilM RtiilICeinenlIo F...... -iiTaetinoiogy the InVentor communlly to step up and be lnYOIved and try and make . dlfteNnce IS ywr ~8eekI PlliniilrOnil/llCal RePrt.1llllIIOl'I cif80cliil problem, not mine, I WIlI not sit back and allOWyou III play games or use me. ~ repWitlon or ~ NØtIOIIc WIlItt reslgnalJon to promote your 0WIl agenda, JoliIIlld 14lPIe 8MIc PIlInI on 0pMIIng ØitIIIm liiMiI8lnlI lnnCMIlori 9IlwtI "*' iii.lhllld ~ Educlllori Case 5:10-cv-00074-FJS-DEP Document 7-2 Filed 01/26/10 Page 36 of 57
llli I personiilt,' lind It Qttensr.1l and lmmonil tor anyone to lII8nCtt ~ ii a Wl¥ ttiiit suggests RMw. Øliidltitny Tour Nol R..for PiIiM Tlrns money can be made trom Ideas, It he reilly iillnkli ttiiit ttien he is a big psirt d lhll problem, and RnpciniIIng to Cllk.: lil;'VleW on Ptitnls llMcMillon naraiy someone tl'lat sertous InYentoN 9hOUId WQI1( WIltl or take WI1OUsly, B1!iy irwentkln ttIi1s Rallf eMelc AnlI-PlIIInI Pllllnl tiiusino. 8lmPIr lIIøn1I PinIdeill 0hmlI 0IrIn ~ innoriaiion 8¡Mltth , WIltl an Idea, ill.it In ()((ler to become somettiing lNl can be øniiected and an asset lNl can be K'CIllOS 011" us EcOllOll1'/. Iilusk to lil;' E.. solò, lICensed or Used against Otl'len to create a balTIer to lII8nCtt eiiiy ttiere llIlSl*1lltf IIMt be tlMMlOM JiiInt NlltnC*\ lIInciitlIiIiiID Pliiini Rtførm II piitenteò lrwenilon, How~IrJi1InlInlIi.~Uiw WhIt llliOuId . CEO ~ Moul PliItnlt?
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The United state, Patent Otf!ce also accepts complalrQ against lnYeI1Ilon i'... ; * us...... II.iii promotJon and inventIOn ,ublnlsslon companle, a, wei. 'MllIe ttie PlJlert omce dOe' not .... o. ..,...... CleN.ih.II.'" lnIleSllgate complaints or par1lclpate In any legal procl!eding' agalMt II1\letllìOn .. 04 r c ,,0 aide Here for More Info promoterstpromollOn nrm$, tIley VilN post ttie complalnlll togeItier wilti '¥ri response$ l!Iey dO receNe, To see tile compiaIntS tIlat hlMl been iileà ...id U...,.O pulIO 10nIia tor IIlv.niion prOMOtln/proliioUon ftrIlI ,olllplalntl. In order tor ttie USPTO ii:i IdentIY a SUbin/$SlOn a' a SI"1I1 & IIIOY WITI SOC:IAL COmplaint, tile complaint must be clearly IMI1æd or oinerwtse indicate tIlat It I' a complaint tued IUWOIl"S under the American inventi:irs Protection Act or 1999, The USPTO has a ,oiiipllllnt fent; !II l1OWeVer, use of U1l$ iorm I' not manáatoiy , .... , ."~...~ ""'-- .,' II ~ ",11'it.,...~~~~ ,. -, P1"""l" ar Here Is a gooø Nst at INVINTOIit itil) I'LAO' to lOOk fOr When dealing Wllti iriveriion 5UbtnisSlOn and klea promotion companle$, T~ acMee was nm pi1nted III !tie .Apit 1996 Issue or The OI$Clalmer, \litilch was iiie nl!W5letl2r or ttie now apparelitf def\JIlct In'lentors Awareness Group. SPOISO.S InC, or WesttlelCl, M.A.,I also suggest you taka a look at Doii'!.1 'u_.d and How IftvllllOrl eM Avolcl'cams. Traps ancllltaw o-lIs, The FTC a1$0 iia, a good set rI gukIeIlne$ available at .pOftlrlt lWeet"Ollndlnt ProiiilllS Of 'raucIulllil invenaon f'roMoIOn ,lrMs and more InfOrmation at Invintlon PrOlllotlon 'ns, AddillOnallY, before an invei-.ion promciIiOn contract can iie estallUSIled betWeen you and !tie nrm, each imention proiniiaon Ilrm It IegMy required to dl,ciose tile toilOlWlg InfOrmatiOn In WliIlng:
1, The total numlier at iIMlnIIOns evaluated by uie Iri'VentIon promoter tor commercial potentlal in the past 5 years, a$ weii a$ ttie noinber or ttiose II'MlIllIons tII8t recelYed
PO$llNe evaluation$, and ttie number or ttiose 1rNenllon, tII8t receiveø negatNe evaluaiion"
2, The total numlier or customei'$ wno hlMl contracted wilti ttie lnvllnllOn JlfOlTlOleI' III ttie past IS years, not lIletuding customers wno have pu'Chaseø trade ShOw services, research, aiiveitlSlOg, Of oIIler nonmlll1a!llnll ser.1Ce$ from iiie invei-.ion promoter. Of wno have defaUlted In tIlelr payment to tile Invention promoter, 3, he total number or customers knoWn by ttie Invention promoter ii:i have receMld a net líI ~_~_~.i.:_:_~ I~ nnanclal prD1lt as a llirect re$U1t It ttie IiMlntion promotlon seMces provkied by ,UCh ~I' N o¡ InventlOn promoter,
", The total numtier or customers IO'lOlWl by tile Invention promoter ii:i hive receNed Ncense ..i! NIIIIQ ...... WITH
agreements fOr tiielr IiMlntion$ as a Ølrect re$UIt ri the IrM!nIIon proinoiion seMCes .. "v-ØUÎI-NmN INVIINTIGN? provicied by such inveniion promoter,
IS, Tne names aná adØre$5es of all pre'YlOu5 IrNenllOn promoIlon companie, Willl ",*h ttie Iri¥entlon promoter Of IS otllcers have cllllee1lVe¥ Of indMclI.iallV been amiiated III the
preW)uS 10 years, Thi$ 1$ paiUculat1y ImpOitait iiecause inYenlIOn sutimlSSlOn companies routin~ go out of bUsiness and start oper8IIng under cIift'efent fllII1lI!5, ',IN.VENT SPA .. ~t:lon end 1",,-,c'Ji!ltion ~r"\(.
Now, here are some i:ia,ic rules to know, If you rememoiir these 5lmple l'\IlM and eiemse .' CREATE A weeerre TÒ, caullOll you WØI SlMl yoinelr heartllChe. ~ and a lOt at money, .. .:;JiLIiIbMOTE 4~ ~YOUR I~ ' .. .. 8UBMlT TO COMPAI'_ 1, It It SOunds to good to be true L probably IS, 8lliAACHNG FOR NEW . 2, Invention scams 01l'er money \)ack guarantees, no iniial money dorMl and then wiwin 11l1 Case 5:10-cv-00074-FJS-DEP Document 7-2 Filed 01/26/10 Page 39 of 57
~ " click here .. '" money is dlscU$seo il'ley onl'( Charge ~ S800 (01' leSS) to start, VlIlti Illlle or tIO i.. discussIOn about Ukel'( adCllllonal tees, Thls II souncis wonøerfui, paiUc~ when patent attomeys 00 not otter money bad( guanirilee$ and tolØntlI'f want at least a $5,000 retainer before beginrllng work, The I1UlIl Is that 0lJtaInlng a palent can De INVENTORS expemlYe. For more inronnation aboUt ttie cost ct ObtaInIng a pall'int CUCl( HIM, ncll1AGA%IlIll'OR lOlA HOPUI ~ ØIIEST 3, NW an ~ scam has VOu 1lO0lald ~ are llkely to De asked for $8,000 to tUCK HlU 10 SAY( 3396 OFF SUI$CW11OM $12,000, Bewarel They have been setiing you up tor thls l'rom the start, telllngyou'lllliit
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
INVENTION SUBMISSION CORPORATION ) t/d/b/a INVENTHELP, a Pennsylvania ) corporation, )
) AFFIDAVIT OF KENNETH R. Plaintiff, ) GLASER IN SUPPORT OF ) PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR v. ) PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ) IP WATCHDOG INC., a New York corporation, ) Eugene R. Quinn Jr. an individual, and ) Civil Action No. 5:10-cv-00074 Renee Quinn, an individuaL. ) (NPM/DEP) ) Defendants. ) Case 5:10-cv-00074-FJS-DEP Document 7-3 Filed 01/26/10 Page 2 of 43
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AFFIDAVIT OF KENNETH R. GLASER IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
I, KENNETH R. GLASER, being first duly sworn, depose and say as follows:
1. I am an attorney, in good standing, and for over 45 years have specialized in
patent law and other intellectual property matters. I offer this testimony in support of the motion
for preliminary injunction filed by Invention Submission Corporation d/b/a! InventHelp
e'InventHelp"). Unless otherwise stated, my testimony herein are to matters within my personal
knowledge and, if called as a witness, I could and would testify competently thereto.
2. Attached as Exhibit A is my curriculum vitae summarizing my education, career,
and overall qualifications. As particularly related to the issues involved in this lawsuit, I have
procured or supervised the procurement of patent protection for many hundreds of product ideas
or inventions during my career. I have represented inventors presenting their product ideas and
inventions as outside submissions to industry for the purpose of interesting one or more
companies to commercialize their respective inventions. I have also represented companies of
varying sizes that have received outside inventor submissions in order to evaluate their interest in
licensing and commercializing the respective product ideas or inventions. A large number of
these product ideas or inventions of these outside submissions were not already patented. In fact,
many, if not most, of the companies I have dealt with prefer to control the prosecution of the
patent protection itself, particularly if they have obtained exclusive rights from the inventor.
3. The class of consumers, namely innovators and inventors, to whom InventHelp is
! i . ~ directing its invention submission and patent referral services, are the same class of consumers to ! ¡ i whom defendants are promoting and selling their patent services. Moreover, defendants IP
I Watchdog Inc. ("Watchdog") and Eugene R. Quinn Jr. (" Mr. Quinn"), in promoting such
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consumers to purchase their patent services, and not purchase InventHelp's services, attempt to
distinguish between a product "idea" (which they contend is what InventHelp's services are
directed to) and a product "invention" (which they contend is what their patent services are
directed to.) Specifically, such defendants contend that "there is no effective way to protect an
idea," "ideas alone cannot be protected," consumers "need to think in tenus of invention" and
that " (only) patent law protects inventions." (See attached Exhibit B, lines 1-7). This
idea!invention distinction is illusory and blatantly misleading. Whether the subject of the outside
submission to a company be a concrete idea for solving a prior non-resolvable problem of that
company, or a prototype of a new and inventive product that the company believes may be
commercially successful, there is potential value in both to the company. As such, state laws, as
well as appropriately drawn confidentiality agreements, prevent the company to whom these
innovations had been disclosed in confidence from using and/or commercializing either without
the inventor's permission. Thus, they are not only both protectable, but subject to licensing for
compensation acceptable to the inventor. For defendants to state otherwise, particularly given
Mr. Quinn's extensive legal training, constitutes a willful disregard for the truth.
4. Defendants disparage InventHe1p by reference to the acts of other unethical
companies. I am personally familiar with the typical operations of unethical invention
development/submission companies, having worked in a consultant capacity with the Federal
Trade Commission to rid the Dallas, Texas community of such companies in the 1970s. I
understand how easy it is for companies, like InventHelp, that operate on a forthright and ethical
basis to become tainted by the unscrupulous tactics and reputation of others. It was in
connection with this experience, as well as my overall background and prior knowledge of the
operations of InventHelp, that I was contacted by counsel for the plaintiff, requested to review 2
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i the web pages and blogs of the defendants, and re- review and update my knowledge of the I ., operations of InventHelp with respect to the nature of its inventor assistance services,
I particularly with respect to those aspects of InventHelp's operation about which adverse ï i 1 I statements have been made by defendants. I did so. My conclusions from such investigation and
¡ review are that not only is InventHelp an ethical and upstanding company, but that the
defendants have been making unfounded and false statements and accusations about InventHelp
to existing and potential customers of InventHelp. I have also determined that defendants are
'; -I i misrepresenting the value and quality of its own services offered to this common consumer class. ¡
5. Invention submission services, like those offered by InventHelp, are not only
useful, but necessary. My experience is that beneficial product ideas and inventions are
conceived and developed by those individuals outside of industry who do not themselves have
¡ the resources to manufacture and sell products incorporating their product ideas and innovations.
They therefore must rely upon submissions of their product ideas and innovations to companies
i willing to review outside submissions in order to have the possibility of benefitting from their
creative efforts. However, the typical inventor lacks the knowledge and contacts to search out j ".1 and approach companies of this type on their own and therefore needs assistance from others
who have such knowledge and contacts to do so. Moreover, for a number of reasons, including
efficiency, I have found that companies generally prefer to confer with those whose business it is
to represent inventors, rather than meeting with the inventors pro se. It is normally not practical
for the inventor to rely upon patent or other intellectual property attorneys to provide such
submission assistance, not only because such attorneys usually do not have the required
submission experience, contacts, and/or necessary logistical support to assist the inventor in this
area, but because typical legal billing rates make such submission services impractical and
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costly. Thus, companies like InventHelp are the most practical and appropriate type of
businesses to assist inventors and those with innovations so that their product ideas and
í innovations can be efficiently presented to industry for a good faith review and evaluation. .1 6. In my opinion, InventHelp has a particularly efficient and well thought-out .1 1 program and procedure for assisting the outside inventor. The initial phase of its services include .1 ! the preparation of a Basic Information Package ("BIP") report that, among other features,
i presents the client's product idea in a favorable presentation format. Significantly, the BIP
report also provides additional documentation of the conception of the invention and, in many I instances, the actual reduction to practice of the invention. This is important because the United i ¡ i States patent laws make the conception and reduction to practice of the invention the defining i events for priority purposes, contradistinguished from most of the other major patent granting ¡ countries of the world that rely upon the patent application filing date for legal priority. During I this initial phase, InventHelp also refers the client to a registered patent attorney or patent agent l .j for legal advice if the client is not already represented by counsel, and raises the option as to
.1 whether a preliminary patentability search is to be conducted. However, all communications and .¡ .; decisions regarding whether, when and how patent protection is to be sought on the client's I .1 product idea or invention are to be strictly between the inventor and his counsel, and without I
î intervention by InventHelp.
i 7. With respect to the second phase of InventHelp's services-the invention ¡
submission phase-InventHelp has established a Data Bank of contacts, which I have been
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advised currently measures over 5500 contacts registered with InventHelp, interested in
reviewing outside inventor submissions and willing to review such submissions on a confidential
basis. This is important since it provides an immediate source of introduction of InventHelp's 4
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clients' product ideas, and saves the inventors a considerable amount of time and effort that
would otherwise be needed to search out companies who are interested in, and do not have a
policy against, outside submissions. Mr. Quinn complains about the fees that inventors pay to
InventHelp in order that their ideas and inventions can be presented to industry, instead
promoting a company with which he has a business relationship, Lambert & Lambert, because
such company is willing to work on a contingency fee. I am unaware of the effectiveness of
Lambert & Lambert, but even assuming that such company is effective, Mr. Quinn readily
admits that such company is only able to represent a select few of those inventors needing
invention submission services. (See attached Exhibit C, lines 28-31.) What about the rest of the
thousands of inventors who need assistance? Without a company like an InventHelp, these
inventors would essentially have no one to assist them. InventHelp therefore offers the
opportunity for these others inventors to have their inventions and product ideas submitted for
evaluation by industry.
8. Defendant Mr. Quinn urges this consumer class of inventors, common to .f
:1 defendants and InventHelp, to not engage InventHelp for invention submission services, but
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.,i .j respective innovations. He does so by promoting either his direct legal services, or anticipating
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I .1 that the inventor cannot afford those services, by purchasing from his Watchdog company, for ¡ I. only $99, a do-it-yourself provisional patent application kit that Mr. Quinn has developed. (See ¡ l , attached Exhibit D.) He furthermore has represented to this class of common consumers that
obtaining a patentability search (from him) and filing a provisional patent application (based
upon his services and/or matenals) are necessary prerequisites to be able to interest companies in
purchasing or licensing their inventions, while at the same time alleging that InventHe1p's
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"whole focus is in getting your invention into the marketplace," and that nowhere on
InventHelp's website "do they stress the importance of Patent Protection." (See attached Exhibit
C, iines 6-10). Not only do these allegations fail to mention InventHelp's patent attorney referral
service, but more egregiously, Mr. Quinn has made misrepresentations, and omitted essential
facts regarding the effectiveness of patent applications, misstating the role that patents and patent
applications play in the inventors' submission of their inventions to industry. Given that Mr.
I ! Quinn is a knowledgeable and experienced patent attorney, who obviously knows the truth about
I patents, I can only conclude that his misrepresentations were and are intentional and strictly for
I i the purpose of luring existing and potential customers away from InventHelp to come to Mr.
"I i Quinn. I will therefore summarize some essential facts about patents and patent applications that
"I relate to the protectability of inventor submissions that defendants have omitted telling inventors.
¡ 9. There are three classes of patents in the United States-utility patents, design
patents and plant patents. Plant patents are obtainable for new and distinct varieties of asexually
reproduced varieties of a plant, and are therefore not materially relevant to the issues in this l
¡ lawsuit. Utility patents are obtainable for new and useful products, processes, machines,
manufacture, and compositions of matter, and improvements thereof (Le., technological i functional innovations.) Design patents, on the other hand, are obtainable for new, original and
ornamental designs of articles of manufacture, and essentially protect the non-functional
aesthetic characteristics (e.g. configuration, shape, surface ornamentation) of a product.
Typically, the preference for protection of the invention is a utility patent. However, whether it
be a utility patent or a design patent which is sought, the prerequisite process for obtaining such
is similar. An application for the patent, referred to as a "non-provisional" application, is
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application has an initial portion, referred to as the "specification," that describes and illustrates
the embodiments of the invention (in the case of a utility patent application, that description is a
very detailed narrative of the invention along with associated drawings; in the case of a design
patent application, the description is more limited and the drawings are more important), and the
specification is followed by one or more precisely crafted paragraphs known as the "patent
claims" which the applicant considers to be the "metes and bounds" of the invention. This
application then awaits a substantive examination, the wait for a utility patent application
typically being anywhere from 12 to 18 months, or longer. At the end of this waiting period, a
Patent Examiner conducts a search of the prior art to determine whether there is sufficient
dissimilarity or "patentability" of the claimed invention over the prior art to be entitled to a
patent. It is common for the claims of the application to be initially refused by the Patent
Examiner, at which time a discourse proceeds between the Patent Examiner and the attorney for the patent applicant, typically along with, in the case of the utility patent application,
modification or narrowing of the claim language, until the Patent Examiner is satisfied of the t . ,l 'í patentability of the claims, or failing that, appeal or abandonment of the application. . ~ , 10. A typical time delay between the initial filing of the non-provisional application i . ¡
'1 and the issuance of a utility patent is at least 2 to 3 years, or longer. During this time, referred to
I as the "patent pending" status, the inventor cannot rely upon this application to prevent another
from copying his or her invention since that right is solely dependent upon the patent actually I issuing from the filed application. Moreover, there is no certainty that a patent will ever issue. I "i."i ,¡ Attached hereto as Exhibit E are statistics from the USPTO which reflect that only ì J approximately 40% to 60% of the applications filed between 2000 and 2008 matured into issued patents. This is so, notwithstanding that many, if not most, of these applications were likely filed 7 s,
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after a patent search. Therefore, an inventor who relies solely upon the U.S. patent laws to
legally prevent another from copying his or her invention, must wait around several years before
the invention is patented before it can be safely submitted for evaluation to industry. The
situation is even worse for the inventor whose wait turns out to be fruitless when his or her
application is one of the approximate 60% of applications that never matures into an issued
patent.
1 i. A provisional application, the vehicle being promoted by defendants to the class
of consumer/inventors, poses even more complications for an inventor who desires to
i expeditiously pursue opportunities to present his or her invention or product idea to industry. A
provisional application is a vehicle created by Congress, available only with respect to utility
I patent applications, that enables an inventor to more briefly describe the invention, defer the
I preparation of a set of claims, and therefore.obtain an earlier effective U.S. priority filing date
Î than may be obtained through the allegedly more arduous and time consuming preparation of a i 'i j non-provisional application. It is typically used and designed for the patent applicant who is on
I the verge of making a public disclosure of the invention, which could result in adverse
consequences to any potential foreign patent protection, and does not have the time to prepare
the more detailed non-provisional application. However, the USPTO automatically abandons a
provisional application one year after it is filed; it is not subject to substantive examination; and
the more detailed non-provisional application must be filed before the expiration of the one year
period, claiming priority to the earlier filed provisional application. Thus, at the very least, the
provisional application, because it is not subject to substantive examination, adds another year to
the patent pending wait time. Even more harmful, the mistaken belief by an uninformed inventor
that the provisional application is the instrument that adequately protects the invention leads to
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I i 'j the failure of that inventor to file a non-provisional application within the one year deadline. This
¡ will not only negate the ability of the applicant to rely upon the filing date of the provisional .1 t likely result I application, but if a non-provisional application is not thereafter timely filed, it will
:1 in the eventual waiver of any patent rights to the invention. Defendants' promotion of a do-it- J yourself provisional application poses even more danger to inventors. For example, if the j
1 provisional application prepared by the inexperienced inventor omits important aspects of the
invention, even if those aspects are included in the subsequently filed non-provisional J i i lose the benefit of the earlier priority date ¡ application, the non-provisional patent application will l í for the omitted materiaL. More importantly, if the inventor makes statements against interest in
I the do-it-yourself provisional application, which more likely occurs when the application is the prepared by an inventor instead of an experienced patent professional, effective protection of
invention may be seriously jeopardized. I i 12. Therefore, the defendants, by promoting a U.S. patent application as the sole basis i
J , by which an inventor can safely submit his or her invention for evaluation by industry, are i
.1 misrepresenting the quality of the inventor assistance services that defendants render. 'i ì i Additionally, nowhere in the promotional materials of defendants that I reviewed did I see any
.,I cautions or warnings to the inventors by any of the defendants about the deficiencies of patent i
I applications, particularly provisional patent applications, to protect the invention from i misappropriation by those to whom the invention submissions are made.
13. Indeed, a more effective, and much more expeditious, form of protection with
respect to those to whom the inventor's products ideas or inventions are submitted is through the
use of the well known written confidentiality agreement, in which the company to which the
product idea or invention is to be submitted agrees, in advance, not to use or disclose the
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submitted invention. My experience has been that companies, including sophisticated
companies, often enter into agreements of this type so long as what is excluded from the
confidentiality obligations is the knowledge already possessed by the company prior to the
submission. Indeed, my review and knowledge of InventHelp's submission procedure reflects
that the contacts that are in InventHelp's Data Bank have executed confidentiality agreements
for the beneficial protection ofInventHelp's clients. The use of these confidentiality agreements,
relying upon contractual obligations and state law, thus gives the inventor immediate protection
against misappropriation by those to whom the invention is submitted for evaluation. This is not
to say that patents do not have their role in protecting inventions, but their principal value is to
prevent the general public who do not receive the submission directly or indirectly from the
inventor from independently making, using, or selling products incorporating the patented
invention. However, relying only upon issued patent rights with respect to invention
submissions not only wastes precious time, as I stated above, but its success must depend upon i the inventor prevailing on all of the defenses that a patent infringer is permitted by law to offer,
I including the allegation that the patent is invalid and should never have issued. To the contrary,
however, any company which agrees to maintain the inventor's outside submission in j i confidence, and not use or disclose the invention without the inventor's permission, is
1 contractually bound to honor the confidentiality agreement it has executed, and the inventor is ! ¡ not subject to all the defenses that the patent laws grant to an accused infringer.
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14. In reviewing the promotional materials of Defendants, in addition to the material
misstatements and omissions referred to above, Defendants have also made the following
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.1 \1 Ideas cannot be protected and reputable companies do not even listen to ideas.(Ex. I, line 4);
I J Companies do not want to sign confidentiality agreements because they create ! potential liability where none previously existed. (Ex. H, lines 28 & 29.)
Reputable companies are going to require that you have at least a patent
I application pending, which will define your ideas with enough specificity to call it an , i .j invention(Ex. I, lines 5 & 6); ì i If you are not interested in spending the money to seek a patent then there is no
I realistic chance you will be able to monetize your risk .(Ex. I, lines 13 & 14); .1 .¡ I Ideas cannot be protected. (Ex. I, line 4).
¡ i In order to become something that can be protected and an asset that can be sold, licensed or used, against others to create a barrier to market entry, there absolutely must be a patented invention. (Ex. J, lines 20 & 21) I i As pointed out above, these statements are literally false and constitute i misrepresentations not only about the nature ofInventHelp's business, but also about the quality
of the defendants' business. 15. Most egregiously, defendants have made the following literally false and
disparaging statements about InventHelp and the services that InventHelp renders:
InventHelp is a scam that preys on inventors - period. (Ex. F, third paragraph, lines 1&2);
InventHelp is....the largest of all scams. (Ex. F, fifth paragraph, lines 1&2;
InventHelp is a well documented scam (Ex. F, last paragraph, line 1);
InventHelp provides fraudulent services to inventors (Ex. G, line 2);
InventHelp steals their clients' money (Ex. C, next to last paragraph, lines 1-3)
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Contrary to these accusations, my review of the operations of InventHelp reflects a
I company that is scrupulously representing its clients by, inter alia, dutifully submitting its i ¡
:1 clients' product ideas and inventions to industry for a good faith review, just as it promises to do. i i (See Exhibit K.J Moreover, InventHelp's sales practices policy prohibits exaggerations and
'I .¡ i overstating the clients' inventions, nor allowing its field representatives to do so. (See Exhibit L.) .¡ the actual operations of I There is nothing in InventHelp's operating procedures, nor in any of
InventHelp that I have personally witnessed, that in any way supports Defendants' accusations. j .1 In fact, everything that I have reviewed and witnessed supports the conclusion that the above
.1 listed accusations are literally and blatantly false.
'i "i 16. Thus, based upon my review and knowledge of the operations of InventHelp, I
have concluded that the misrepresentations of the defendants to InventHelp' s existing and I potential clients that Invent Help is operating fraudulently, stealing its clients' money, and is
I ¡ operating as a scam, particularly "a well documented scam," are blatantly false. The only reason
.! I therefore can conclude from defendants first anointing themselves as the IP industry watchdog, .¡t
i followed by the publication of such literally false and scurrilous statements, is that such actions
I are part of defendants' overall objective to divert prospective business away from InventHelp
:1 (and others of their choosing) to themselves. 17. The literally false misrepresentations and purposeful omissions of material fact by
defendants are, in my opinion, not only likely to irreparably damage the reputation and business of the plaintiff, but will cause irreparable harm to the inventors to whom these
,1 misrepresentations and omissions of material fact are being made. This is not only due to delays n the eventual d in these inventors' industry submissions that will necessarily occur, but because of provisional patent loss of patent rights to those inventors who choose defendants' do- it-yourself 12
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application, and such inventors' miss-reliance upon such for protection.
FURTHER AFFIANT SA YETH NOT.
Dated this d2- day of January, 2010
STATE OF TEXAS ) ) SS COUNTY OF DALLAS )
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KENNETH R. GLASER
Education and Professional Qualifications
. B.S. B.B. University of Texas at Austin (1962)
. J.D. University of Texas Law School (1964) . Licensed to practice law in Texas (1964) . Licensed to practice before United States Patent & Trademark Office (1964) . Licensed to practice before numerous federal district courts . Licensed to practice before Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Professional Experience
. Texas Instruments Inc. - head patent counsel, semi-conductor division (1964 - 1967) . Founding partner/partner of Dallas, Texas based intellectual property boutiques (1967 - 1994) . Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. managing partner of intellectual property practice (1994 - 200 i) . Gardere Wynne Sewell L.L.P. - managing partner of intellectual property practice (2001 - 2010)
. Adjunct professor, University of Texas . Adjunct professor, Southern Methodist University.
Awards
. Named by D magazine as one of The Best Lawyers in Dallas (2003 - annually)
. Named by Texas Monthly as one of The Best Lawyers in Texas (2004 - annually) . Named by Law& Politics Media, Inc. as a Texas Super Lawyer (2003 - 2008) . Named by Chambers USA as one of America's Leading Lawyer for Business (2004 - 2009)
. Named as one of The Best Lawyers in America (2006 - 2009)
Publications (sampling)
. "Sampling of Legal Issues on the Internet' (1996) . "Intellectual Property Due Diligence" (1999) . "How to Exploit the Mark" (2000) . "Commercial Exploitation of Intellectual Property" (2007)
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Unfortunately, despite what you may have heard, there is no effective way to protect an idea through intellectual property law. Copyright protects expression and ørnint law protects inventions, and neither protect ideas. In both cases the idea is the first critical step, but without some identifiable embodiment of the idea there can be no intellectual property protection. That does not mean that you should give up when you only have an idea, but it does mean that you ought to proceed to flush out your Idea to the point where it is concrete enough to be more than what the law would call a "mere idea." The moral of the story is that ideas alone cannot be protected. so you neerj to think in terms of invention.
If you are stuck at the idea phase you are not alone. Many people will have great ideas, but what separates those who can turn their ideas into money from those who cannot is a strategy to define the idea enough so that it can become an asset that can be protected. If you are havíng difficulty moving out of the idea phase and into the invention phase take a look at Moving From Idea to Patent and About the Invention Process. These articles wlll provide some insights and help you formulate a plan for reaching the Invention stage. which is where you want to be because In order to commercialize and monetize your Ideas. You can
also do a patent search yourself in order to get some additional Information that you can use to help solidify your ideas and tum them into inventions.
í With respect to copyrights, the best thing you can do is simply start writing, drafting or otherwise creating
I your work. A copyright exists immediately upon the original creation and fixation thereof. You do not need to :1 do anything special to claim a copyright... you can immediately place the c in a circle and call the work .1 copyrighted. Nevertheless. in order te sue for infringement you wlll need to have a federally registered copyright. The filing fee is only $45. so applying tor a copyright should be done as a matter of course. For more information on applying for a copyright visit Copyright Applications.
With respect to patents, many people will have great Ideas, but will not be able to put that idea into a package appropriate for a patent because there is no Invention, only a concept. To be sure, the Idea Is the all critical first step in the invention process. After you come up with the idea or concept you now need to put together a game plan on how to carry that idea through. The idea and game plan together form what the law
calls conception. Conception is an important concept in patent law because in the United States it itis is the critical first
, person to invent that wUl ultimately receive the exclusIve rights on an invention. That being said, ,
ì i that once you conceive (idea + game plan) you will need to be dílìgent and not let any grass grow under your i
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When I speak to these clients, I am often In awe of the trust they have given to these companies. the false hopes they are giVen by these companIes and the sheer dollar amounts in which they have paid to these companies. without even securing patent protecUon on theIr inventions. like their Invention Is the best thing in Clients tell me that when they go to Invent Help and actually talk to someone. the company makes them feel the world and they get them so exclted. But once they sign that piece of paper. the demeanor of the company changes. One inventor told me today, "I pay them every month and I hear nothIng and I've gotten nothIng:
1 hear their commercials on ESPN radio every morning where they claIm to be "America's number one Invention company" (whatever that means). I declded to take an In depth look at the tnvent Help website. I cannot believe that all their whole focus Is In getting your Invention Into the link atthe bottom of each page can you actually road marketplace. When you look at their services, patents are not even listeò, and only In a small anything on their slte about patenting your Invention. And it is only atter you go to their section on FAQs, where you find any Information about how they can assist you in securing patents. Nowhere on the site do they lItress the Importance of Patent Protection.
Marketing your producl and selllng It on the market Is all well and good, but should not be done until AFTER a thorough Patent Search has been conducted and a patentabUlty assessment given to you and AFTER you have filed at least a Proyiiional Patent Application and obtained Patent
Pencilng status. So often Inventors wlll tell me that they have done their own searches, or that the Invention submissIon company has done their search for them, or even better they say "I don't see anything like It on the market". ThIs last point is the biggest misconception t think l encounter, and I encounter It day after day. Just because one does not see something they have Invented out on the market, does not mean that It has not eiready been patented or that an application Is not already pending.l can' begin to estimate the number of patents that are Issued each year that aro never taken to market, and inventors are always surprlseò when our patent search uncovers numerous related Inventions.
10 markel for many different roasons. Somellmes inventors will simply run out of money beloro People will patent an invention without ever taking it to be able to say thai they can get to the markellng phase; sometimes people are Just adding to their resume of patents; and still others Just want they have a patent and, therefore. recognized by the government as an Invenlor. But whatever that reason Is, without a comprehensive patent search the chances of ever finding such "prior art" are sllm to none.
What we tell our clients ¡swe'd rather have you spend money on a roally well done patent search rather than to go through the enllre patenting Is so Important to worry first about patent process only to find out that your Invention has already been patented before you: which Is why It searches and patent protection before tryIng to market your Invention. When you use an invention submission company, you are contracting to pay them whether your product ever makes It to the market, and you still have to secure a patent attomey. on top of the Invention submission In September 2008 the US Patent Office made It a company's fees, to secure your patent protection. This probably comes as news to many, but violation of palent regulations for non-attomeys andlor non-agents to act as an Intermediary between an Inventor and a patent attorney or agent.
Atter securing at least a Patent Pending status, you can comfortably work with a reputable I1censing and marketing company. There aro reputable firms such as Lambert & Lambert. who we at /PWatclidog .com recommend. who wlll do the licensing work that Invention submission companies wlU claim to do and aro willing to work on a coniingency fee, rather than steal all of your money. However, because they work on contingency they are very selective on whom they choose to work with. as the products they accept need to In their opinion be viable
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Data sources for counts of patent applications:
1963 _ present, utility patent applications: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) submissions to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); provisional applications are excluded 1963 . present, design patent applications: USPTO submissions to WIPO 1963 - 1964, plant patent applícations : Statistical Abstracts (publication) i 965 . present, plant patent applications; USPTO submissions to WIPO
Data sources for counts of patent grants:
1963 . present, utility patents; T AF database 1963.1976, design patents: USPTO submissions to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 1963 - i 964, plant patents; Statistical Abstracts (publication) I .¡ 1965 . 1976, plant patents; USPTO submissions to WIPO 1963.1976, reissue patents: Annual Index Patents (publication) f 1977 . present, all patent types: T AF database
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Stan E Delo
8. ß!.l;!\ October 17th, 2009 7:$.4 em
I'm about to join UIA for a friend recommends it to me. But after reading this and all the issues, I have a second thought now.
9. Gareth PlclslOO Qçtober 19th, 2009 10:24 lim
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It's a shame thaI you did not provide save this criticism of Invent Help until 'after' you had ac.:epted their invitation to listen to their best arguments: even if you received those arguments with wholehearted (even completely justified) scepticism, you would be writing with first hand, rather th'an hearsay, evidence. I also fear, as evidenced by some of the posters above (e.g, Rick, comment 8), that this article wlll lead some to conclude that the UIA should also be avoided because it gives the unfortunate impression that a degree of UIA entanglement with Invent Help is a foregone conclusion and that the UIA does not have the wherewithal to overcome that. I'LL wait for UIA's response to the meeting with Invent Help for a more authoritative position on the issue.
Gareth
10. Gene Qyinn October 19th, 2009 12.:42 pm Gareth-
VVliat exactly do you think there Is to talk to Invent Help about? What are their "best arguments"? Invent Help is a scam that ~~ on inveQtors _ ~ There is absolutely nothing to talk about unless and until they stop béÎng a scam and disraiicê themselves from thepast.
If inventors avoid the UIA because of this then that might be a good thing, at least unti1the UIA gets its act together and follows a responsible approach. The VIA allowed Invent Help to send out an e.mall newsletter that ioo)(ed like it was aUlA the UIA and even inCluded images from the 10 part UIA mini- newsletter, iogos and all, Invent Help promoted the virtues of series filmed in March 2009, This was shocking because It shows clearly there Is an association of some sort between the UIA and invent Help, and I have been arguing for making the 10 part mini-series freely available to inventors to no avail, Inventors need to pay $99 to access the mini-series, but Invent Help Is allowed to use images from that mlnl.serles in its newsletter? Those who had their images used in the Invent Help newsletter were not consulted or asked In advance, and the VIA relied upon a standard release that was signed by those who participated saying the UIA could use Images to promote the UIA. Unreal really.
The UIA warm embrace of Invent Help is revolting, and the way dissenters have been treated is appalling. The VIA was formed to warn inventors of scams, and instead it is now lending credibility to the ~'
You can wait for a "more authoritative position on the issue" if you like, but I have all the evidence on Invent Help that I need. -Gene
11. Gareth Dickion Qctober 19th, 2009 3;17 pm Gene
Thanks for the response. I know 'you' have all the evidence on Invent Help that 'you' need. But that's not really the point.
My point is that by not listening to "their best arguments.- (by which I mean the strongest (but not necessarily valid) justifications Invent Help can put forward to you, to me, to every Inventor they correspond with), your post can only come across as your opinion based on your perception of Invent Help'S treatment of those who have contacted you. 00 you not think you would persuade more people by tackling what comes out of the horse's mouth? Your opinion may well be 100% correct, but by taking this action now you allow Invent Help to have the last word in your disagreement and deprive yourself (and your readers) of a more infonned, and therefore much more powerful, article.
12. r....!!! QuInn Qctober 19th, 20091;46 pm Gareth-
I disagree with you completely. Any reputable professional or organizallon that listens to Invent Help or collaborates with them will have their scam stench rub off on them. The UIA is probably done given all that has happened because once trust is lost it is difficult. jf not impossible to recapture.
i don.t know how you could read what I wrote and suggest that this is my opinion, Invent Help is a well documented scam,
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and every week I hear from individuals taken by them. The US government has gone after them, their success rate is abysmal and they provide fraudulent services t inventors. This is not opinion, it is well documented fact. There is nothing Invent Help coul' say to make me belie ything other than what the hard evidence says. If they want to enter polite society they need to engage as a reputable company and reform for at least several years. They need distance between the sins of the past, which are continuous and ongoing, and when they are accepted into the reputable invention community.
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i cannot see how l have let Invent Help have the last word. Had i gone to Invent Help they certainly would have used it as a PR stunt. If Invent Help wants to talk to me they can come to me. We can video the entire meeting start to finish so that everyone can see what happens and what is said. I will tell Invent Help exactly what i think of them. how their offerings are a scam and what they need to do to reform.
.Gene
13. Jean Murray QktQlHir 20th, 20Q9 6;31 pm
Attorney Quinn. Thank you for the article. I am currently a client of InventHelp. I am very scared right now.
14. ~t..Qilliin October 20th, 2009 7;36 pm Jean-
I would not be scared. but definitely be cautious. The invention submission model is not to steal inventions. rather it is to get Inventors to s lar e amounts of mo 0 u to . . have not spent to much money with them yet. f would a s ou against relying on a patent search that they do. -Gene
15. Jean MulTllY Octob!!r 21st, ¡DOg 1:03 POI
Atty. Quinn. Thank you for your response. I am sorry you are no longer associated with UIA. I will keep În touch with you. Please accept my best wishes. Leave Comment
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Gene, I must disagree with your last paragraph. This is an assumption that most patent attorneys make when they don't have any experience bringing a product to market. There are many ways of licensing or selling an idea besides using the tools thallhe USPTO provides.
I would slililike to interview you for my AIlBusiness.com blog (A Dunn & Bradstreet company). Which has a large readership. Over 5 million pieces of information on the site with over 5 míllion+ hits per year.
On another nOle, a year ago because of the certification program Patrick Raymond, yourself and UIA implemented I resigned my membership. Because of that I got black listed from several events. Stating that if ¡ was not certified by UIA i would not be allowed to speak and be heard. Also, that if I was not certified people should not work with me. It was a tactic to strong ann me to be quiet and go along with the program. i think il is very important to be transparent in our businesses. I think it is ok to question procedures, organizations and other service providers. I think it is ok to disagree, so long as we have an open dialogue and move the bafl turther down the court. Not being part of UrA I think has hurt my business, but i think it was the right thing to do. i am glad you have done the same.
Stephen Key Inventright
3. fUtphen Ku Qclob,r 29th 2009 5'30 om
Anyone reading this, please don't miss the US Patent & Trademark Office Independent inventor Conference next week. John Calvert will be presenting a lecture on "Provisional Patenl ApplicatIons and Invention Promotion Firms. Do your homework!" i think this should be a very interesting talk and what this blog has all been about. Don't run out an file a patent. Please do your homework on any company, service provider or organization.
Stephen Key
4. Gen, QuInn Qctobtr ntb, 2009 5¡31 pm
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I had nothing to do with any strong anning. and there is nothing wrong with a Certification Program either. and real world business practices. In fact, many companies do I make no assumptions, and base my knowledge on the law not accept outside submissions and many others that do only do 50 when there has been a patent application filed. The reason for this is because it protects them. An inventor must define their invention in the patent application. and more importantly from the company perspective is they define what is not their invention. Thanks to the written description req uirement under 35 USC 112. things left out of a patent appiication are not a part of the invention and are free to be implemented. Most companies work on their own stuff and do not want an Inventor submission to potentially create Iiability for them when it is believed that the company "stole" their submission. In fact. I suggest inventors think long and hard about submitting to a company that takes ideas and submissions without requiring a patent application because It potentially demonstrates a lack of sophisticatIon. This ís also why companies increasingly turn to others to conduct contests and find Inventions, so there is a layer of separation between the idea or invention and the com pa ny.
Companies do not want to sign confidentiality agreements because they create potential liability where none previously existed. Without a patent or a signed confidentiality agreement ideas are free to be taken and there is nothing one can do to stop another from taking an idea. .1 rt is wonderful to hear you have found a "secret" that no one else in the world knows. and that finds no support in any legal I theory. It Is also altogether predictable that you would say that I am making an assumption and patent attorneys don't know because they don't have experience. That is laughably tunny, and I understand It needs to be said in order for you to raise questions in the minds of inventors with respect to who to trust. Patent attomeys have plenty of experience with respect to I protecting innovations and with respect licensing them. we also have plenty of experience advising clients what they can get away with doing without incurring liability.
I I appreciate the offer to interview me, but I think I will pass. 5 milllon+ hits is certainly very nice and i congratulate you, but as of 7:22 am Eastem Time this morning IPWatchdog.com has had 62,561,253 hUs so far in 2009. Hits Is nota good indication though given the definition of "hit: As of 7:22 am we have had 33,830,975 page views, '1,288,661 visits and an aggregate of 561,099 monthly unique visitors. i=
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I would never get business advice from an attorney. Maybe legal, but definitely not business, From your comments about bringing an idea/product to market is from second hand knowledge. Gene, how many companies have you called to submit
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I Inquiring about whether I could help provide certain 28 About a week ago I received a fairly typical e-mail from an individual who was i InquIries from people lookIng for all dltrerenl kinds of legal services, and I also get a lot -' --, services. As you can probably Imagine. I gel of a-mails from those who have great Ideas and want to sell the idea to a giant corporatlon and reap the rewards that come with L:'. R:~~~i.. ¡ j providIng them wIth an Idea. As I explain In protlctiog Idiii, Iden cannot be proteoted end reputable companies do not even listen to kleas, Reputable companies are going to requIre that you have at least a patent applicatiOn pandlng, which wlll define your Idea with enough specificity to
I caft It an Inventlon. Thii Is not for your protection. but rather for their protection. If they listen to an Idea that Is not very well bmiulated and then ! proceed wIth a proouot or service that Is similar, which they may have been WOrXlng on for quIte a while or acquired elsewhere. that lust opens them up to a disgruntled Individual, who may sue.
the companies she wanted to target removed, To put things Into context here Is the text of my communications wllh this individual. with the name of
I INQUIRY: I hive lin Id&1i1 wOlJld Ukl/ to try to sell to ... or..., 111m the only one Ihiil knows IibOlJI this lind I have nol telked to iiny one lIbCUl my invention. I need i to know whet do I do flOW. t don't went to I$pend thounnds of dollars to patent an Idiil/ I just want to serf ttil/ Idei to someone and let Ihem tiim ;1 from Ihere.
Ciin you help me?
RESPONSE: Unf'orluneliily, we lire not going 10 bø iible to help you. Repuieble compimitls do not pøy for idlilS, and tha piitant proc;es!$ ;s II coslfy OM. so" you
ere not InfflfOstad If/ I$¡lfmdìng the money reqiiired to seek II patent th8llthimi ;1$ no re8fs/ic; c;hiinae you WILL be tlllle to monetJie your Idlltl.
REPL y" YEAH. THANKS. I wm Ifnd a company thaI w~g help me.
RESPONSE: You wi/I not Ifnd anyone reputiiblo to help you. If you do tfnd .. camp,ny 10 help yOU based on your request thiiy will be a sc;am. You cen c;iirtainly
do whatevør you like. bill it ¡s Importiint for you to undflf$/and Ihat ;dflllS cnnnot /Ill mOllel!zed and anyone who telis you othiirwlsl1 Is/ying 10 you. i have no doubt you willlfnd a company wilJng to take thounnds of óoIIim of your monay based on ts/$(l promlstls. Beware.
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recommended a service provider. Atlorneys and reputabie Individuals recommend that their clients work w~h othar reputabie professionals all 1M
time. A tell-tale sign of 8 scam is a company thaI says they do everything. Simply stated, a reputable company or individUal does not do 11 alL.
Reputable Individuals and companies focus on specHic areas and know otliers who offer quality services in areas where they t1iemselves do not
operate, t personally believe bimbiirt & L.mbtrt 10 be eltiical and they offer high quality services, They only make money if their clients make money, and Ihat is an approach I find refreshing, If lambert & Lambert takes your product li is because they believe there Is money to be made and to who they work for, and they have an eiccellent traclc they work for free unless and until they are successfuL. They are highly selective with respect record. I have absolutely no problem recommending them or having them as an advertiser on IPWatchdog.com.
fInally, to address the not so subtle and thinly veiled ethical charges leveled by Stephen Key against me. In addition to beIng a patent attorney I al80 own and run one of the most popular Intelleclual property websltes on lhe Internet, and f1ke any other media outlel or magazines I am allowed by law to sell advertising. I take absolutely no referral fees and I pay no referral fees because referral fees are unethicaL. Nevertheless, despite not having
all the facts Stephen Key fe~ it appropriate 10 throw oul Into the open his ethical questions. This Is Irresponsible and whoUy Inappropr1ate. and that is why I am calling him out here and now.
Stephen Key has made a career demonizing and acting like he is the only legitimate source for Information. Newsflash to Siephen Key... you are NOT the only news source. and your constant promotion of ideas beIng worth millions suggest to me that you are not legitimate ellher. You are one of the folks tliat I was worried was misusing my reslgnallon from the UlA. My resignation was for the stated purposes, nothing more, nothing less, The fact that you do not cere enough about the Inventor community to step up and be Involved and try and make a differenCe Is your probiem, not mine, I will not sit back and allow you to play games or use mao my reputation or my resignation to promote your own agenda.
i personally flnd It offensive and Immoral for anyone to market themselves in a way that 8ugge$t5 money cen be made from Ideas. If he really thinks that then he is a big part of the problem, and hardly someone that serious Inventors Should work with or take seriously, Every Invention starts with an Idea, but In order to become something that cen be protected and an asset that can be sold, licensed or used against others 10 create a barrier to market entry there absolutely must be a patented Invention. Share & Enjoy With Social Networks W í \.....; ì
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"THE InVEnTHELP@ PEOPLE,"
nmEnlen's LEnnlnc inVEnTOR SERVICE compnnn sinCE 1984.
to companies. We .attempt to submit our clients' invention ideas to industry in the hope that companies will give these ideas It isa generallygood faith recognized review. Through that individual our seiviees inventors we try to have have many companies inventions encounter, and new receiveproduct or concepts see our thatclient may inventions be useful or new products' concepts on a confidential basis so that the company is then in a position to decide whether they are interested in further review.
Potential clients often ask us to tell them about our past successes. While we are proud of these successes and are pleased to be able to present interesting stories about our clients, you must keep these stories in perspective - few inventions are commercially successful and examples we show you are not typical of what to expect with your invention.
When InventHelp. submits your idea to Industry, we are trying to get your invention in front of companies in the hope that they will conduct a good faith review. We continually seek new and creative ways to get our clients' inventions in front of companies. Our standardized submission process is described in our How We Work Brochure, which you will receive.
We believe that we accomplish a great deal just by getting companies to encounter our clients' product concepts. After the the invention. Most inventors fall to achieve encounter, it is up to the company to decide if they want to move forward with commercial success because companies continually assess the risks and costs to .Cò,mmercialize new product concepts, and ultimately, decide that very few inventionswarrant this type of investment. ' ., .'.. "',
"One of the ways we are different from other inventor saivice companies is our bellëfilJt:it Inventors. you- shouldknaw that : this is a difficult procedure and chances of financlalS'uccess are smalL. Many ofbút'9.'mpefltors focus attentlon.91,:~ few ,; financial successes in order to mlsleadinveiitors Inlo believing that success is Ilkely¡(At InventHelp., we. take tl'diflër;ent . /;;: approach. We tell yo.u up front what our track recora isand"giyeit to ýou lri writlng.:,We give you straight talki åa'd,tWi! do,.:. .' financial sucCess. Finaòcial success ìs:very difficiilt to achieve ari(:(anyone who sàys otherwise':.i~:r in....\you. '.t~inot!,t.;' promise you .'. .,._ ..' . ....,.. ./:¡D .
oj;"""".;' We present the following storjes not as an exa.mple ohvhat.:to expect with your invention bùt asinterestlng stan . . '~what happened forju&fa verY few inventorS; lr:iventHelp..pr.epares ,matedals on Y0t,lf bet)alfi;presenting your'inv' ~:'
.- positive manner. Wewoi"k With an invention' in its existi:hg.stage of develòpment,.' .,,"" ""bea drawing, dsk~t:., or In some Instances,finlshed:produCts wrlli inventQry: We do: not nomiálly d~velo . n'-' ideas. . ln eacfi cifU(:'i. our service resulted in an'encounter between the Inventiònånd á c6mpanyarid Inb'p,:::wOowed up aftersutistan interest was expressed bý thEfcompany. .., ..;;,t' . " dll:~
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SALES PRACTICES NOTICE
It is INVENTHELP'S and WESTERN INVENTHELP'S, hereafter called InventHelp'", policy to conduct business at all times in an honest and forthright manner. The various forms and sales literature which you will use have been written to clearly inform our customers of the nature of our services. As a sales representative for InventHelp'", you will be expected to use these forms and to explain our services accurately to our customers.
Some of the points which you must remember in selling our services to our customers are as follows:
1. The Affirmative Disclosure Statement must be furnished during each initial contact with all prospective clients and signed by the prospective client at that time.
2. The Disclosure Prior to Entering Into A Contract must be given to clients prior to entering Into a contract for InventHelp'" services.
. 3. Prices for InventHelp'" services are set by InventHelp'" and can only be reduced by authorization from company headquarters for a bona fide reason, At no time can you state a discount is available for any untrue or arbitrary reason.
4, The SiC coding system that we use in our Data Bank'" is a standard product classification system which we use to attempt to identify companies' general areas of interest, and is not a guarantee that any invention will be of interest to a particular company which has registered In our Data Bank'",
5. We do not evaluate inventions. What we do is assemble basic information, much of which may be already known to the inventor, so that the invention can be packaged and presented to industry in a favorable light. You cannot state or imply anything that would contradict this or lead a client to believe otherwise.
6. We do not guarantee success or profits. We do not make any projections of profits, income or royalties of any kind. You cannot state or imply anything that would contradict this or lead a client to believe otherwise.
7. You must make it ciear to clients that there is no promise or likelihood of success or profit. You cannot state or imply anything that would contradict this or lead a client to believe otherwise,
8. You cannot give an opinion or make any statement as to the future success or likelihood of success of an invention, or state anything to the effect that, "Your invention looks like a sure thing," "There's nothing else out there on the market like this," "It's a winner," or "I really believe you're going to make a lot of money on this idea,"
9. The 80%/20% division of royalties referred to in the lntromark Proposal is not a promise or a statement that there is a likelihood that any royalties will actually be earned or received by the client. You can not state or imply anything to contradict this or lead the client to believe otherwise.
10. inventHelp~ does not subsidize inventions nor provide venture capital and relies on its clients' payments of the submission fee to perform its submission work. You cannot state or imply that InventHelpS" makes its money from licensing and/or from royalty fees.
11. InventHelpSM services do not include displayin g the client's actual invention or invention materials at a trade show. InventHelp's principal purpose for attending trade shows is to try and establish new contacts and Data Bank'" registrations I for the company.
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13. There is usually no urgency associated with the purchase of invention promotion services. You are prohibited from stating or implying a sense of urgency to a potential client, or stating to the effect that "You should get started today, so someone doesn't get it on the market before you," or "You must do this immediately or you will miss out."
14, InventHelps. gives no patent advice and any inquiries concerning patents can only be answered by a patent
attorney or a registered patent agent.
15. InventHelp'" does not itself perform patent services or give patent advice. If requested, InventHelps. can refer its clients to a registered patent attorney or patent agent to obtain patent services and patent advice. Neither InventHelp'. nor the patent attorney/patent agent can promise or guarantee that the Patent and Trademark Office will issue a patent, and a patent can be denied at any time during the pendency period.
16. You are prohibited from discussing any patent and/or patent related issues whatsoever and/or from answering any patent and/or patent related questions, You must inform the clients that they should speak with a patent attorney.
17, The patentability of an invention should not be the basis upon which InventHelp'. clients decide to have InventHelps. submit an idea to industry. You cannot state or imply that the results of a patentability search and opinion should be considered in deciding whether to purchase InventHelp's submission services.
18. You must explain all of our services to the customer and must at all times strive to be accurate and complete in your presentation.
19. You may not sign a customer's name or initials or change the dates on any form or contract for any reason
whatsoever.
20. You must remit all clients' payments to InventHelps. within seven days of receipt. You may not "borrow" or in any way use clients' money for your own purposes.
21. You must inform all prospective customers during the initial presentation for the Sip, and before they enter into any contract with InventHelp'. that there is a second step which is our Submission Program, and they must be informed at that time of the exact price for that service. Every customer must be given a copy of our Services and Fees Flow Chart at that time so that there will be no doubt in our client's mind as to the cost of the second step.
At no time can you, as a sales representative, deviate from any of the guidelines or disparage the above sales practices. Compliance with the above sales practices is a condition of your association with InventHelp'. and FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN THE TERMiNATION OF YOUR ASSOCIATION WITH INVENTHELP'.. You should also know that compliance with the above guidelines is not only company policy but is mandated by law.
Please sign your understanding and agreement to comply with the above practices and all other ethical sales practices even if not stated above, including but not limited to those practices contained in the Independent Regional Sales Director Agreement or Sates Agent! License Agreement, of which this Sales PracTIce Notice is a part of and incorporated therein.
I agree as a condition of my association with InventHelp'. or Western InventHelp'" to adhere to the above sales practices and to at all times conduct myself in an honest and ethical manner in dealing with the customers of InventHelp'.lWestern InventHelps.
Date Sales Representative
05.0810 @Aug. 2005 InventHeip'"
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
INVENTION SUBMISSION CORPORATION ) t/d/b/acorporation, INVENTHELP, a Pennsylvania ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) Civil Action No. 5:10-cv-00074 v. )) (NPM/DEP) ) IP WATCHDOG INC., a New York corporation, ) Eugene R. Quinn Jr. an individual, and ) Renee Quinn, an individuaL. ) Defendants. ))
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF INVENTION SUBMISSION CORPORATION'S MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
BOND, SCHOENECK & KING, PLLC John G. McGowan, Esq. N. D. N. Y. Bar Roll No. 501388 Candace J. Gomez, Esq. N. D. N. Y. Bar Roll No. 515283
FRIEDMAN AND FRIEDMAN Edward B. Friedman Pa. LD. 09688 J. Stephen Purcupile Pa. LD. 39174
Attorneys for Plaintiff Case 5:10-cv-00074-FJS-DEP Document 7-4 Filed 01/26/10 Page 2 of 28
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT...... 1
STATEMENT OF FACTS...... 3
A. The Parties and Their Services...... 3
B. Defendants' False and Misleading Internet Advertising Scheme...... 5
C. The Targeting OfInventHelp's Existing And Potential Clients...... 5
D. Prong One: Attacking The Quality OfInventHelp's Inventor Assistance Services. . . 6
E. Prong Two: False Superiority Claims Promoting Defendants' "Patent Pending" Submission Program...... 8 ARGUMENT...... 9 i. INVENTHELP IS LIKELY TO SUCCEED ON THE MERITS...... 9
A. Defendants' Advertising and Promotional Claims Are Literally False...... 10
1. Defendants' Claim That Plaintiffs Competing Inventor Assistance Services Are Fraudulent and a Scam Is Literally False...... 11
2. Defendants' Claim That It Provides Superior Inventor Assistance Services Is Literally False...... 14
B. InventHelp's Commercial Interests Have Been Harmed By Defendants' False, Misleading and Deceptive Advertising...... ,...... 17
1. Defendants' Literally False Claims Are Commercial Speech...... 1 7
2. InventHelp Can Establish That It Has A Reasonable Interest To Be Protected Against Defendants False Advertising and Promotional Claims
II. INVENTHELP WILL SUFFER IRREPARABLE INJURY ABSENT PRELIMINARY RELIEF...... 23
CONCLUSION...... 25 Case 5:10-cv-00074-FJS-DEP Document 7-4 Filed 01/26/10 Page 3 of 28
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
CASES
Am. Home Prods. Corp v. Johnson & Johnson
654 F. Supp. 568, 591 (S.D.N.Y. 1987)...... 25 Castrol, Inc. v. Quaker State Corp. 977 F. 2d 57,62 (2d Cir. 1992)...... 24, 25
Gordon and Breach Science Publishers v. American Institute of Physics
859 F. Supp. 1521 (S.D. N.Y. 1994)...... 1 7 Johnson & Johnson v. Carter - Wallace, Inc. 631 F. 2d 186 (2d Cir. 1980)...... 20
Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. v. Cosprophar, Inc. 32 F. 3d 690 (2d Cir. 1994)...... 20
Procter & Gamble v. Versus Ultereo, Inc. 574 F.Supp. 2d 339 (S.D.N.Y.) ...... 23, 24
Time Warner Cable, Inc. v. DIRECTV 497 F. 3d 144 (2nd Cir. 2007)...... 9, 10,24
World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. v. Bozell 142 F. Supp 2d 514, 525 (S.D. N.Y. 2001)...... 17, 18
STATUTES
43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)...... I, 9,10, 17
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Plaintiff Invention Submission Corporation (hereinafter referred to as
"InventHelp" or "Plaintiff') submits this memorandum of law in support of its Motion for a Preliminary Injunction against false advertising by Defendants IP Watchdog Inc.,
Eugene R. Quinn Jr. and Renee Quinn (hereinafter collectively referred to as "IP
Watchdog" or "Defendants").
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
This dispute is between competing inventor assistance services providers.
Defendants are targeting InventHelp's clients and potential clients with misleading sales promotions for Defendants' competing inventor assistance services. Defendants have gained an unfair commercial advantage by diverting InventHelp's clients and potential clients to Defendants' web site where they are exposed to repeated false and misleading sales promotions for Defendants' competing inventor assistance services. Defendants' promotions seek to convince InventHelp's clients and potential clients that InventHelp's inventor assistance services are worthless by making false claims of fraud and dishonesty against InventHelp. Defendants then seek to close the sale by making false superiority claims for their services in an attempt to convince InventHelp's clients and potential clients that Defendants' "patent pending" submission program is the sole basis by which an inventor can safely and successfully submit his or her invention for evaluation by
industry. Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.c. § 1125(a), protects consumers and
InventHelp from Defendants' false, misleading and deceptive advertising scheme.
Plaintiff, InventHelp, requests that the Court enter an order preliminarily enjoining the
Defendants from wrongfully promoting Defendants' competing inventor assistance services through the use of false, misleading and, deceptive claims.
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The harm being caused to the Plaintiff by Defendants' false, misleading and deceptive advertising campaign is immediate and irreparable. Consumers turn to inventor assistance service providers for assistance in approaching companies while protecting their invention from being misappropriated. InventHelp's clients and potential clients are being tricked into making purchasing decisions and incurring risks based on a
false understanding as to the comparative quality of the two competing submission programs. The truth is that Plaintiff s confidential submission program provides a bona fide inventor assistance service that is useful for individual inventors in approaching companies with their invention.
Contrary to Defendants' claims of superiority, InventHelp's confidential submission program is a more effective form of protection during the submission process than Defendants' "patent pending" submission program. InventHelp does not "steal" money, does not provide "fraudulent services" and is not a "well documented scam" as
Defendants claim in their advertisements and promotions. Plaintiff presents its inventor assistance services honestly and has adopted and implemented a comprehensive consumer disclosure policy that assures that the consumer understands the nature and scope of Plaintiff s services and the risks associated with those services.
These are key considerations for the consumers in selecting between Plaintiff s and Defendants' inventor services. Consumers are being misled by Defendants' misrepresentations of superior quality and disparagement of Plaintiff s competing services.. In fact, Defendants' postings document the mistrust created among Plaintiff s existing clients: "Attorney Quinn, Thank you for the article. I am currently a client of
InventHelp. I am very scared right now." Defendants' postings also document the loss of
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potential clients: "WOW!!! It sure pays to conduct the research before investing. I also, had an appointment with InventHelp today but will be canceling shortly. Should I give them the courtesy of cancelling or just waste their time as they obviously are doing to others? Hmmmm"
For the foregoing reasons Plaintiff has satisfied the standard for the grant of a preliminary injunction and the Court should enter an order preliminarily enjoining the
Defendants from wrongfully promoting Defendants' competing inventor assistance services through the use of false, misleading and, deceptive claims.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
The Parties and Their Services
Many beneficial product ideas and inventions are conceived and developed by individuals outside of industry who do not themselves have the resources to manufacture
and sell products incorporating their product ideas and innovations. Affidavit of Kenneth
R. Glaser In Support of Plaintiffs Motion for Preliminary Injunction ("Glaser Aff.") ii 5.
These independent inventors therefore must rely upon submissions of their product ideas and innovation to companies in order to have the possibility of benefitting from their creative effort. Id. Plaintiff and the Defendants both provide inventor assistance services to these consumers, that is, individual inventors, who have an invention and may wish to seek a patent, and to submit their invention to companies in the hope that the company will see the invention, find it of interest and enter into a license agreement. Affidavit of
Robert Susa In Support of Plaintiffs Motion for a Preliminary Injunction ("Susa Aff.") ii2; Glaser Aff. ii 3.
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Defendants advertise and promote the same range of inventor assistance services as offered by Plaintiff. Susa Aff. ii 4. As a first step in assisting inventors, both
Defendants and Plaintiff provide the inventor access to pertinent market information and a patentability search and opinion. Susa Aff. ii 4. Defendants state that they assist the inventor in assessing the "commercial possibilities" for their invention through a
preliminary patentability search and opinion that includes a discussion of "marketing."
Id.; Affidavit of Joseph R. Lininger In Support of Plaintiff s Motion for Preliminary
Injunction ("Lininger Aff.") Exhibit B. Plaintiff's first step is to prepare a Basic
Information Report (BIP) containing standardized market information and other basic information about the invention and refer the inventor to a patent attorney to obtain a patentability search and opinion. Susa Aff. ii 4; Glaser Aff. ii 6.
Defendants and Plaintiff both provide submission services and access to patent application services. Susa Aff. iiii 5 and 6. Defendants recommend that inventors purchase their "Invent + Patent System" to gain "Patent Pending" protection and promotes this as the sole basis by which an inventor can safely submit his or her invention for evaluation by industry. See Susa Aff. ii 5; Glaser Aff. ii 12. Defendants' submission assistance includes: a) referral to Lambert and Lambert, Defendant IP
Watchdog's paid sponsor, for an invention evaluation and recommendation report; b)
Defendants' consulting services which are represented to provide a "plan of action ... to protect, market and economically capitalize on your invention"; and c) Defendants instructions for do-it-yourself submissions to industry. Susa Aff. ii 5. Defendants also offer patent application services. Id.
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Plaintiff offers a confidential submission program involving, among other things, a Data Bank of companies that have agreed to review inventions submitted to them by plaintiff and have executed confidentiality agreements prohibiting the unauthorized use or disclosure of the invention. Susa Aff. ii 6; Glaser Aff. iiii 7 and i 3. Plaintiff submits its clients' inventions to these companies to obtain a good faith review and to determine whether there is preliminary interest in the invention. Susa Aff. ii 6. Plaintiff also refers its submission clients to a patent attorney to draft a patent application and perform patent application services. Id.
Defendants' False and Misleading Internet Advertising Scheme
Defendants are engaging in a pervasive false and misleading Internet advertising campaign targeting InventHelp's clients and potential clients with promotions for
Defendants' competing inventor assistance services on Defendants' web site www.ipwatchdog.com. Susa Aff. ii ii 4 and 7. The campaign has unfolded as a two pronged attack. The first prong is intended to convince InventHelp's existing and potential clients that InventHelp's submission services are fraudulent and worthless. The second prong is to convince InventHelp's client and potential clients, through gross misrepresentations concerning the quality of IP Watchdog's inventor assistance services, that IP Watchdog's "patent pending" submission program is superior to Plaintiffs confidential submission program.
The Targeting Of InventHelp's Existing And Potential Clients
Many of Plaintiffs clients and potential clients are individuals who have access to the Internet and regularly seek to locate and read information posted by Plaintiff about its inventor assistance services. Susa Aff. ii 3. Defendants have developed a scheme to
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target this segment of the inventor assistance services market by designing Defendants'
. "Beware InventHelp Press Release" so that www.ipwatchdog.comis the third ranked
web site in the Google search results for "Invent Help" and/or "InventHelp." Susa Aff. ii
7; Lininger Aff. iiii 7(t), 8 and 9. Once Plaintiffs clients and potential clients are
diverted to Defendants' web site, Defendants gain an unfair commercial advantage by
exposing these inventors to repeated false and misleading sales promotions for IP
Watchdog's competing inventor assistance services through a series of integrated and
linked web pages. Susa Aff. ii 8.; Lininger Aff. ii 7(g)
Prong One: Attacking The Quality Of InventHelp's Inventor Assistance Services .
The first prong of Defendants' campaign is to run promotional pieces attacking
InventHelp's inventor assistance services as fraudulent and charging InventHelp with
dishonesty in failing to disclose the risks and benefits of its services. Defendants state as though it were fact: "Invent Help is a well documented scam... they provide fraudulent
services to inventors. This is not opinion, it is well documented fact." Lininger Aff.
Exhibit D (see comment 12 Gene Quinn, "Quinn Resigns from UIA Over Invent Help
Concern"). Defendants communicate and reinforce their claim that InventHelp's
inventor assistance services are fraudulent in a number of different promotional contexts which are linked together under the banner "EDUCATIONAL INFO FOR
INVENTORS" and through "Tags & Categories." In the promotional piece "Beware
Invent Help Press Releases," under the guise of commenting on an InventHelp press release, Defendants state "InventHelp issues such press releases from time to time so that inventors will believe their services to be valuable. Unfortunately, InventHelp is one of
the more notorious of invention submission scams." Lininger Aff. Exhibit A.
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. In the promotional piece "Not All Invention Companies are Created Equal" Defendants, in conjunction with their comparing Defendants' services to
InventHelp's services, state that InventHelp will "steal all of your money" rather
than perform the work they "claim to do." Lininger Aff. Exhibit B.
. In the promotional piece "A voiding Invent Help & Other Invention Scams" Defendants' purport to respond to a potential InventHelp client's "question"- "I am new to this inventing world and fell quick to the TV commercials Invent Help had aired. Any information you could provide me to point me in the right direction would be very much appreciated. ANSWER: I personally would stay away from Invent Help...What you want to do is stick with reputable professionals..." Lininger Aff. Exhibit C.
. In the promotional piece "My Position on Invent Help, the UIA and Inventors
Digest" Defendants state: ".. . Invent Help is a scam period" Lininger Aff. Exhibit E.
. In the promotional piece "No Holds Barred: IPWatchdog Addresses Ethical
Charges" Defendants state" Invent Help (is J one of the most notorious of all invention scams... a tell-tale sign of a scam is an individual or business who lures you in by telling you that you can make money from ideas. You simply cannot protect ideas by any form if (sic) intellectual property protection..." Lininger Aff. G. Also see: "Falling Prey to Invention Submission Scams" ("...ideas cannot be monetized and anyone who tells you otherwise is lying to you. I have no doubt you will find a company willing to take thousands of dollars of your money based on false promises. Beware"). Lininger Aff. Exhibit E.
Defendants also claim that InventHelp is dishonest with clients and misrepresents the
likelihood of success which a client may expect when utilizing InventHelp's inventor
assistance services. Defendants assert that plaintiff makes fraudulent "claims of riches for an idea." Lininger Aff. Exhibit F. Defendants also assert that Plaintiff tells consumers without basis that "I don't see anything like it on the market" and "See this is the best invention. We HAVE to get it on the market." Lininger Aff. Exhibit B (see comment 8
Renee Quinn).
In fact, these claims are untrue and known by the Defendants to be false. Plaintiff provides bona fide inventor assistance services that are both useful and necessary for
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individual inventors. Susa Aff. ii 11; Glaser Aff. ii 5. InventHelp does not steal money.
Susa Aff. ii 11. InventHelp does not provide fraudulent services. Id. InventHelp is not a scam. Id. InventHelp presents its inventor assistance services honestly and has adopted and implemented a comprehensive consumer disclosure policy which among other things
honestly informs its customers of the risks entailed in connection with the purchase of inventor assistance services. Susa Aff. ii 12.
Prong Two: False Superiority Claims Promoting Defendants' "Patent Pending" Submission Program
The second prong of Defendants attack is to convince InventHelp's clients and potential clients that "patent pending" is the sole basis by which an inventor can safely and successfully submit his or her invention for evaluation by industry. Defendants communicate and reinforce their claim by stating; "If you file at least a provisional
patent application first, then worry about licensing and marketing your products, you are doing things in the right order the first time around... rushing into marketing first is usually not wise, and can cost you the ability to ever get a patent." Lininger Aff. Exhibit
B (Not All Invention Companies are Created Equal). Defendants claim that their "patent pending" program is necessary if the inventor wants to submit his or her invention to industry and realize monetary gain. In this regard Defendants state:
. "Reputable companies are going to require that you have at least a patent
application pending, which will define your ideas with enough specificity to call it an invention" Lininger Aff. Exhibit F.
. "Reputable companies do not pay for ideas and the patent process is a costly one, so if you are not interested in spending the money required to seek a patent then
there is no realistic chance you will be able to monetize your idea." Lininger Aff. Exhibit F ("Falling Prey to Invention Submission Scams")
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· "In order to become something that can be protected and an asset that can be sold licensed or used, against others to create a barrier to market entry, there absolutely must be a patented invention" Glaser Aff. ~ l4; Lininger Aff. Exhibit G.
Defendants claim that confidential submission programs like InventHelp' s are ineffective because "Companies do not want to sign confidentiality agreements because they create
potential liability where none previously existed." Lininger Aff. Exhibit G. These claims are false and misrepresent the quality of the Defendants inventor assistance services and
the role that patents play in the inventors' submission of their invention to industry.
Glaser Aff. iiii4 and 12. Contrary to the Defendants' claims, InventHelp's confidential submission program is a more effective form of protection with respect to those to whom the inventor's product, idea or invention are submitted. Glaser Aff. ii 13.
ARGUMENT
The standard for granting a preliminary injunction is well settled. The movant is required to show: 1) either (a) a likelihood of success on the merits or (b) sufficiently serious questions going to the merits to make them a fair ground for litigation and a
balance of hardships tipping decidedly in favor of the party requesting the preliminary relief and 2) irreparable harm if relief is denied. Time Warner Cable, Inc. v. DIRECTV,
497 F. 3d 144 (2nd Cir. 2007). Plaintiff has satisfied this standard.
i. INVENT HELP is LIKELY TO SUCCEED ON THE MERITS
Section 43 (a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), has established a federal cause of action for false advertising as follows:
(l) Any person who, on or in connection with any goods or services... uses in commerce any word, term, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, .. false or misleading description of fact, or false or
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misleading representation of fact, which .., (B) in commercial advertising or promotion, misrepresents the nature, characteristics, qualities, or geographic origin of his or her or another person's goods, services, or commercial activities, shall be liable in a civil action by any person who
believes that he or she is or is likely to be damaged by such act.
A Plaintiff can show a likelihood of success on the merits under Section 43( a) of the
Lanham Act by showing that the claims made by Defendants in adverting or promoting their services are literally false or deceptive by implication. Time Warner Cable, Inc. v.
DIRECTV, supra at p. 153. As discussed in section A below, InventHelp is able to show that Defendants' advertising and promotional claims are literally false. As discussed in section B below, InventHelp's interest is protected under the Lanham Act. Accordingly,
Plaintiff, InventHelp, is likely to succeed on the merits of its Lanham Act Claim.
A. Defendants' Advertising and Promotional Claims Are Literally False
A literally false message, also referred to as "facially false," may be either explicit or conveyed by necessary implication. Id. A plaintiff seeking to establish a literal falsehood must show that the substance of the message conveyed, that is, the challenged statement or message in context, is false when compared to the reality it purports to
describe. Time Warner Cable, Inc v. DIRECTV, supra. at 153 and 158. A court evaluating whether an advertisement is literally false is to analyze the message conveyed
in full context and "not engage in disputatious dissection." Id. If the words or images considered in context, necessarily imply a false message, the advertisement is literally false. Id When an advertisement or promotion is shown to be literally false, that is it expressly or necessarily implies a false message, consumer deception is presumed and the
court may enjoin its use without reference to extrinsic evidence of the advertisement's actual impact on the buying public. Id.
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1. Defendants' Claim That Plaintiff's Competing Inventor Assistance Services Are Fraudulent and a Scam Is Literally False
InventHelp's confidential submission program is not only useful but necessary for the inventor who desires to submit his or her invention companies in an attempt to obtain a good faith review. Glaser Aff. ii 5. Typically, the independent inventor lacks the knowledge and contacts to search out companies who are willing to review outside submissions on a confidential basis and companies often prefer to deal with a representative rather than the pro se inventor. Id. Confidential submission programs, like InventHelp's, provide the most appropriate inventor assistance services for efficiently presenting the inventor's invention to industry for a good faith review and evaluation. See Id. InventHelp represents its clients by diligently submitting its clients' product ideas and inventions to industry for a good faith review, just as it promises to do.
Id. at iiii 15 - 16
For example, there are currently over 5,500 company contacts interested in reviewing outside inventor submissions on a confidential basis who have registered with
InventHelp's Data Bank. Glaser Aff. ii 7. Each company contact in InventHelp's Data
Bank has executed a confidentiality agreement for the beneficial protection of
InventHelp's clients. Id. at ii 13. The confidentiality agreement is the company's agreement not to use or disclose the submitted invention. Id. The use of these confidentiality agreements, relying upon contractual obligations and state law, gives the inventor immediate protection against misappropriation by those to whom the invention is submitted for evaluation. Id. Additionally, the Data Bank provides an immediate
source of introduction ofInventHelp's clients' product ideas, and saves the inventors a
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considerable amount of time and effort that would otherwise be needed to search out
companies who are interested in, and do not have a policy against outside submissions.
Id. at ii 7.
Defendants, knowing that InventHelp provides bona fide inventor assistance
services to inventors, nonetheless make the false and disparaging claims that InventHelp
"provide(s) fraudulent services to inventors" , InventHelp "steal(s) all of your money,"
"Invent Help is a well documented scam," "Invent Help is a scam that preys on
inventors," and that InventHelp's "(clients) fall victim to Invent Help scams." See
Lininger Aff. Exhibits B through G and K. The overall objective is to convince their
targeted audience ofInventHelp clients and potential clients that InventHelp's competing
inventor assistance services are worthless and to divert this business away from
InventHelp and to Defendants.
Similarly, Defendants' claim that InventHelp is dishonest with clients and
misrepresents the likelihood of success is also literally false. The truth is that InventHelp
presents its inventor assistance services honestly and has adopted and implemented a
comprehensive consumer disclosure policy which among other things honestly informs
its customers of the nature and scope of its services and the risks entailed in connection
with the purchase of these services. Susa Aff. ii 12.
InventHelp tells consumers that very few inventions are successfully
commercialized and discloses its success statistics, which meet or exceed the industry
average, at the initial meeting with an inventor. Susa Affii 13. For example, even in presenting its financial success stories, InventHelp makes clear that these "are not typical
of what to expect with your invention." InventHelp further explains:
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"We believe that we accomplish a great deal just by getting companies to encounter our clients' product concepts. After the encounter, it is up to the company to decide if they want to move forward with the invention. Most inventors fail to achieve commercial success because companies continually assess the risks and costs to commercialize new product concepts and ultimately, decide that very few inventions warrant this type of investment. One of the ways we are different from other inventor service companies is our belief that inventors - you- should know that this is a difficult procedure and chances of financial success are small..."
Glaser Aff. Exhibit K.
Furthermore, InventHelp prohibits its sales representatives from making the
statements which Defendants claim, that is "claims of riches for an idea," "I don't see anything like it on the market," "See this is the best invention. We HAVE to get it on the
market." Lininger Aff. Exhibit B (see comment 8 Renee Quinn) and Lininger Aff.
Exhibit F. InventHelp's sales practices notice which is signed by all sales representatives, among other things, states:
7. You must make it clear to clients that there is no promise or likelihood of success or profit. You cannot state or imply anything that would contradict this or lead a client to believe otherwise.
8. You cannot give an opinion or make any statement as to the future success or likelihood of success of an invention or state anything to the effect that. "Your invention looks like a sure thing," "There's nothing else out there on the market like this," "It's a winner," or "I really believe
you're going to make a lot of money on this idea."
13. There is usually no urgency associated with the purchase of invention promotion services. You are prohibited from stating or implying a sense of urgency to a potential client, or stating to the effect that "You should
get started today, so someone doesn't get it on the market before you," or "You must do this immediately or you will miss out."
Glaser Aff. Exhibit L.
Each sales representative understands that failure to comply with these
InventHelp compliance policies can result in the termination of their association with
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InventHelp. Id. Defendants' attempts to tar InventHelp with dishonesty is yet another instance of Defendants' targeting of InventHelp clients and potential clients to gain an unfair commercial advantage.
2. Defendants' Claim That It Provides Superior Inventor Assistance Services Is Literally False
The second prong of Defendants' false and misleading Internet advertising scheme is to convince InventHelp's clients and potential clients that "patent pending" is the sole basis by which an inventor can safely and successfully submit his or her invention for evaluation by industry. This claim is literally false as it 1) misrepresents the
quality of the inventor assistance services that defendants render, and, 2) misstates the
role that patents play in the inventors' submission of their inventions to industry. Glaser
Aff. iiii 8 and 12. The truth is that during the time referred to as the "patent pending" status, the inventor cannot use his or her patent application as a means to prevent another from copying his or her invention since that right is solely dependent upon the patent actually issuing and there is no certainty that a patent will ever issue. Glaser Aff. ii 10.
Unlike Plaintiffs confidential submission program, the inventor who relies solely upon the US patent laws to legally prevent another from copying his or her invention, as provide by Defendants' "patent pending" submissions, must wait around several years until the invention is patented before it can be safely submitted for evaluation to industry.
Glaser Aff. ii 10. The success of relying on issued patent rights then depends upon the
inventor prevailing on all of the defenses that a patent infringer is permitted by law to offer, including that the patent is invalid and should never have issued. Glaser Aff. ii 13.
The situation is even worse for the inventor whose wait turns out to be fruitless when his or her application is one of the approximate 60% of applications that never matures into
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an issued patent. Id. The risks are even greater for those inventors who rely on
Defendants' provisional patent application as a source of protection for, among other reasons, that the inventor may have the mistaken belief that the provisional application adequately protects the invention or may omit important materiaL. Glaser Aff. ii 11.
Contrary to Defendants' claims, a confidential submission program provides the more effective and more expeditious form of protection. In addressing this point,
Attorney Glaser explains that a company which agrees to maintain the inventor's outside submission in confidence provides immediate contractual protection which is not subject to the risks of the patent process and all of the defenses that the patent laws grant to an accused infringer. See Id. at ii 13.
In order to cover over the fact that Defendants' "patent pending" submission program is in fact inferior to InventHelp's confidential submission program, Defendants
make two additional literally false claims. First, Defendants claim that "Companies do
not want to sign confidentiality agreements because they create potential liability where none previously existed." Glaser Aff. ii 14; Lininger Aff. Exhibit G. The truth is that companies, including sophisticated companies, often enter into confidentiality agreements so long as what is excluded from the confidentiality obligations are those products or knowledge already possessed by the company prior to the submission. Glaser
Aff. ii 13.
Second, Defendants claim that InventHelp's confidential submission program provides no protection because InventHelp's services are directed to a product "idea" as distinguished from a product "invention" which is what Defendants contend their inventor assistance services are directed to. See Glaser Aff. ii 3. Defendant continue
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their main message stating, " Invent Help (is) one of the most notorious of all invention scams... a tell-tale sign of a scam is an individual or business who lures you in by telling you that you can make money from ideas. You simply cannot protect ideas by any form if (sic) intellectual property protection"," Lininger Aff. Exhibit G Also see: "Falling
Prey to Invention Submission Scams" ("...ideas cannot be monetized and anyone who tells you otherwise is lying to you. I have no doubt you will find a company willing to
take thousands of dollars of your money based on false promises. Beware"). Lininger
Aff. Exhibit F.
The truth is that Defendants' idea/invention distinction claim is illusory. Glaser
Aff. ii 3. Attorney Glaser, who has over 45 years experience in the area of patent and intellectual property law, concludes that given Mr. Quinn's extensive legal training, the fact that Defendants even make this claim constitutes a willful disregard for the truth.
Attorney Glaser states:
"... Whether the subject of the outside submission to a company be a
concrete idea for solving a prior non-resolvable problem of that company, or a prototype of a new and inventive product that the company believes may be commercially successful, there is potential value in both to the company. As such, state laws, as well as appropriately drawn confidentiality agreements, prevent the company to whom these innovations had been disclosed in confidence from using and/or
commercializing either without the inventor's permission. Thus, they are not only both protectable, but subject to licensing for compensation
acceptable to the inventor.
Glaser Aff. ii 3.
For these reasons, InventHelp is likely to prevail on its claim Defendants have violated the Lanham Act by making literally false claims in promoting their competing inventor assistance services to InventHelp's clients and potential clients.
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B. InventHelp's Commercial Interests Have Been Harmed By Defendants' False, Misleading and Deceptive Advertising
Section 43(a)(l)(B) of the Lanham Act affords a right of action only to a commercial plaintiff who can prove that its interests have been harmed by a competitor's false advertising. Gordon and Breach Science Publishers v. American Institute of
Physics, 859 F. Supp. 1521 (S.D. N.Y. 1994). The Lanham Act plaintiff can establish a protected interest by showing injury caused by 1) commercial speech; 2) by a defendant who competes in a relevant market; 3) intended to influence consumers purchasing decisions; and 4) disseminated sufficiently to the relevant purchasing public to constitute
"advertising" or "promotion" within that industry. Id at 1536. Plaintiffhas satisfied this standard.
1. Defendants' Literally False Claims Are Commercial Speech
Commercial speech encompasses "speech proposing a commercial transaction"
or "expression related solely to the economic interests of the speaker and its audience."
Gordon and Breach Science Publishers v. American Institute of Physics, 859 F. Supp.
1521 (S.D. N.Y. 1994). Courts weigh three factors in determining whether speech is commercial: (i) whether the communication is an advertisement or promotion, (ii) whether the communication refers to a specific product or service, and (iii) whether the speaker has an economic motivation for the speech." World Wrestling Federation
Entertainment, Inc. v. Bozell, 142 F. Supp 2d 514, 525 (S.D. N.Y. 2001). Furthermore, the fact that a promotional piece is linked to a public debate does not immunize the false and misleading commercial speech from the reach of the Lanham Act. Gordon and
Breach Science Publishers v. American Institute of Physics, supra. In cases of mixed commercial and noncommercial speech the Court in Gordon and Breach suggests that the
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manner in which the speech is used is controlling. Id. Accordingly, where an article providing a favorable ranking of defendant's journals is used by defendants for promotional purposes, the secondary use of the articles is commercial speech which falls
within the scope of the Lanham Act. Id. at 1544 - 1545.
A prima facie claim for actionable commercial speech is established where plaintiff alleges that the use of the publication evidences an economic motive promoting a specific product or service. In World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc 142 F.
Supp. 2d 514, 526 (2001) the Court found internet postings, letters, e-mails and newsletters by a non-profit corporation attacking plaintiff for perceived excessive violence in WWF programming to be commercial speech where plaintiff alleged that defendants attacks were used to raise money and notoriety for the organization's cause.
The Court concluded that the combination of the goals of making money and self- promotion were sufficient to support the WWF's allegation that defendants' speech is commercial, notwithstanding the fact that defendants' speech discussed public issues."
Id.
In the instant case, Defendants' economic motive is clearly displayed in the form of traditional advertisements as well as the promotion of its services in the textual
portions of the web pages at issue in this case. Each web page on the IP Watchdog web site features IP Watchdog's "Patent Pending Today" promotion of its Invent + Patent
System and the other inventor assistance services offered by Defendants. For example,
"Beware Invent Help Press Releases" contains three formal advertisements for IP
Watchdog; IP Watchdog's "services" hyperlink and a promotion for Attorney Quinn and
"Not All Invention Companies are Created Equal" contains two formal advertisements
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for IP Watchdog services and IP Watchdog's "services" hyperlink. (Lininger Aff.
Exhibits A and B). When the consumer clicks on the Defendants' promotion, the consumer is taken to an IP Watchdog web page explaining IP Watchdog's: a) patentability search and opinion service and b) on-line service for generating a provisional patent application and instructions on "patent pending" submission to
industry. Lininger Aff. Exhibit i.
As discussed above, Defendants have integrated and linked the web pages published on IPWatchdog.com in order to present a unified advertisement and/or sales presentation targeting InventHelp's existing and potential clients. Defendants use their
blog posts as part of their advertising and promotion of their competing inventor related services. See Lininger Aff. Exhibit J, stating that Defendants' advertising packages include "writing articles profiling your business or products in blog posts.". Also see
Lininger Aff. Exhibit L, where Defendants state "Material contained on IPWatchdog may be considered advertising under the professional rules of conduct.". As detailed above, the speech at issue is specific in its attack on InventHelp's inventor assistance services and its claims of providing a "patent pending" submission program which is superior to InventHelp's confidential submission program.
Defendants' solicitation of clients is incorporated throughout the integrated and
linked web pages which comprise Defendants' targeted advertising scheme. For example, in the promotional piece comparing Defendants' services to InventHelp's services, Defendants state:
"What we tell our clients is we'd rather have you spend money on a really well done patent search rather than to go through the entire patenting process only to find out that your invention has already been patented before you; which is why it is so important to worry first about patent
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searches and patent protection before trying to market your invention (like
InventHelp J"
See "Not All Invention Companies are Created Equal" Lininger Aff. Exhibit B.
Defendants promote their services in "Avoiding Invent Help & Other Invention Scams" by making the concluding statement "If I can be of any service let me know" (hyperlink with bold in original). Lininger Aff. Exhibit C.
The above facts, are more than sufficient to make a prima facie showing that
Defendants' literally false statements about Plaintiffs inventor assistance services and
Defendants' inventor assistance services constitute commercial speech.
2. InventHelp Can Establish That It Has A Reasonable Interest To Be Protected Against Defendants False Advertising and Promotional Claims
As set forth in the statement of facts Plaintiff and Defendants compete in a relevant market, that is, both provide similar inventor assistance services to those whom have an invention and may wish to seek a patent, and to submit their invention to companies. See section titled "The Parties and Their Services" above. All that is
InventHelp is required to show under these circumstances is the likelihood of injury and a causal nexus to Defendants' false advertising. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. v.
Cosprophar, Inc., 32 F. 3d 690 (2d Cir. 1994); Johnson & Johnson v. Carter - Wallace,
Inc., 631 F. 2d 186 (2d Cir. 1980).
InventHelp can show the requisite likelihood of injury. Consumers seeking inventor assistance services view certain considerations as important in making their purchasing decisions including: a) their desire for patent services; b) their desire for submission services; c) the protection afforded to their invention in the course of the submission process; d) the financial risk and likelihood of success; and e) trust in the
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service provider. Susa Aff. ii 10. As set forth in the statement of facts section above,
Defendants make false, misleading and deceptive claims which in total attempt to convince InventHelp's existing and potential clients that Defendants' inventor related services are superior in all of these areas, that is, that Plaintiff s inventor related services are fraudulent, do not protect the client's invention and that Plaintiff dishonestly presents its services and that Defendants' "patent pending" submission program is the sole basis by which an inventor can safely and successfully submit his or her invention for evaluation by industry. These false claims strike at the heart of issues material to the consumer and are likely to influence their choice of inventor assistance service providers.
InventHelp can establish the requisite causal nexus. As discussed in the
Statement Of Facts section above, Defendants are targeting InventHelp's existing and potential clients over the Internet and diverting those inventors to Defendants' web site.
Once the inventors are diverted, Defendants gain an unfair commercial advantage by exposing these inventors to repeated false and misleading sales promotions for
Defendants competing Inventor assistance services. It is clear that Defendants' targeting and diversion ofInventHelp's clients and potential clients has in fact proximately caused harm to InventHelp's relationships with existing clients and loss of sales to potential clients.
Defendants have published the following responses from InventHelp's existing clients showing that Defendants' false and misleading statements about InventHelp's inventor assistance services have caused existing clients to mistrust InventHelp:
. "I JUST PUT DOWN A 250 DEPOSIT AND OWE THEM 700 MORE THIS US (sic) FOR BASIC INFO PACKAGE AGREEMENT AND PRELIMINARY SEARCH AND OPINION AM I UP A CREEK?"
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· "I wish I would of found this site two weeks ago! Just paid a $500 deposit and need to pay another $450! Grrrr"
· "Attorney Quinn, Thank you for the article. I am currently a client of InventHelp. I am very scared right now."
Susa Aff. ii 14; Lininger Aff. Exhibit A Comment 6 George Williams and comment 8
Barbara; Lininger Aff. Exhibit D comment 13 Jean Murray. In addition, Defendants have published the following responses from InventHelp's potential clients which show that
Defendants' false and misleading statements about InventHelp's inventor assistance services have influenced their decision not to purchase InventHelp's inventor assistance services:
. "Wow.. . Just what I needed to hear. You proved my suspicions right. I just canceled my appointment with these people and feel quite relieved. You have also provided great info on what my next step should be and am glad I checked this out."
. "WOW!!! It sure pays to conduct the research before investing. I also, had an appointment with Inventhelp today but will be canceling shortly. Should I give them the courtesy of canceling or just waste their time as they obviously are doing to others? Hmmmm"
Susa Aff. ii14; Lininger Aff. Exhibit A comment 5 Dean and comment 7 Smitty.
Furthermore, Defendants state that there are many InventHelp clients and potential clients
"that were thinking of going to InventHelp until they read about them on our website"
and some of these have become IP Watchdog clients. Susa Aff. ii 14; Lininger Aff.
Exhibit B comment 3 Renee Quinn; also see comment 2 Gene Quinn. InventHelp has received a number of complaints from clients and potential clients similar to the above posting. Id. at ii 15 These complaints provide further documentation that IP Watchdog's false and deceptive statements about InventHelp have, and will continue, to cause
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consumers to have a false perception ofInventHelp's services when they consider purchasing inventor assistance services.
Finally, Defendants can not contest the fact that their false, misleading and deceptive claims have been disseminated sufficiently to the relevant purchasing public to constitute "advertising" or "promotion" within the inventor assistance services industry.
Defendants have created unique content on their web site designed to attract consumers who may be interested in purchasing inventor related services. IPWatchdog.com claims to be the "No.2 patent blog in a 2009 survey" and represents that it receives between
40,000 to 69,000 visitors per month. See Lininger Aff. Exhibit 1. Not only does this provide Defendants' main method of advertising their inventor assistance services, it has also allowed Defendants to generate substantial sums of money by selling custom advertising packages to vendors who are interested in targeting the inventor assistance services market. See Lininger Aff. Exhibit J ("Advertise on IPWatchdog.com")
II. INVENTHELP WILL SUFFER IRREPARABLE INJURY ABSENT PRELIMINARY RELIEF
The second requirement for obtaining preliminary relief, that is, irreparable harm if relief is denied, is also met in the instant case because InventHelp will face irreparable injury by its loss of clients and loss of potential clients and the corresponding loss of market share and goodwill that cannot readily be quantified or recaptured. Irreparable harm exists only where there is a threatened imminent loss that will be very difficult to
quantify at triaL. Procter & Gamble v. Versus Ultreo, Inc., 574 F.Supp.2d 339 (S.D.N.Y.
2008). Irreparable harm is presumed where the advertisements or promotions at issue are
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literally false and draw a direct comparison to the plaintiff. Time Warner Cable, Inc. v.
DIRECTV, supra. (citing Castrol, Inc. v. Quaker State Corp. 977 F. 2d 57, 62 (2d Cir.
1992)). Absent the presumption Plaintiff must submit proof which provides a reasonable
basis for believing that the false advertising will likely cause it injury. Time Warner
Cable, Inc. v. DIRECTV, supra; Procter & Gamble v. Versus Ultereo, Inc., supra.
Although plaintiff need not point to an actual loss or diversion of sales there must be some indication of actual injury and causation to that plaintiffs injury is not speculative.
See id.
This is a case where irreparable harm is presumed and the court may enjoin
Defendants without reference to the advertisement's impact on the buying public.
Procter & Gamble v. Versus Ultereo, Inc. supra. As discussed above, IP Watchdog's web pages are both literally false and directly comparative to InventHelp's inventor assistance services. Prong one of Defendants' false advertising scheme seek to specifically identify InventHelp's inventor assistance services, by name, as fraudulent
and dishonest. Prong two of Defendants' false advertising scheme contrasts Defendants' competing inventor assistance services, by name, as the sole basis by which an inventor can safely and successfully submit his or her invention for evaluation by industry.
Even absent a presumption, it is clear that there are sufficient indications of actual injury and causation to entitle InventHelp to injunctive relief. As discussed above, there
is irrefutable evidence in the form of Defendants' own po stings that their false advertising scheme is harming Plaintiff s relationships with its existing and potential clients. InventHelp faces irreparable harm due to the loss of customers and interference
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with its relationships with existing clients, loss of market share and goodwill, based on
Defendants' literally false statements.
It is clearly appropriate under these circumstances for the Court to grant the requested preliminary relief and enjoin the Defendants from wrongfully promoting
Defendants' competing inventor assistance services through the use of false, misleading and deceptive claims. See Castrol, Inc. v. Quaker State Corp. supra at 977 F. Ed at 65 in which the court affirmed the district court's order enjoining defendant from falsely claiming that its product was superior; Also see Am. Home Prods. Corp v. Johnson &
Johnson, 654 F. Supp. 568, 591 (S.D.N.Y. 1987) where the court stated that an injunction will issue to prevent continuation of advertising practices held to be false and misleading.
CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, InventHelp's Motion for a Preliminary Injunction should be granted.
BOND, SCHOENECK & KING, PLLC
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