InventHelp

It's very hard to contact them and there's no follow up after payment. I'm getting worried now that I read more and more of these comments. I would be happy for anyone from InventHelp to proactively contact me!

I was going to use InventHelp for an idea/working model for help with a patent. I was contacted and later requested an unsigned copy of their non-disclosure form that InventHelp and I would sign at their office. I wanted my personal attorney to review it first. I was told they do not do that and I would have to review and sign their document when I made an appointment in their office. I am not an attorney. This threw up a really big red flag for me. The lawyer represents InventHelp and not me. For them not to be willing to just send me the form for review is not understandable.

InventHelp took my money for an initial packet. After months of contacting them, they never sent me a product. Then six months later, the rep Arron called me trying to sell me more junk. I politely informed him that I never received a product and he told me he would call me back. I finally decided to contact the BBB and they produced false documents saying they sent the packet months ago. Please don't do any business with this company.

I had a problem with InventHelp but we worked together to come to a very satisfying conclusion. I am happy we could work this out. Thank you.

I don't know if Invent Help is a scam, or if their rep here in South Florida is an idiot. He doesn't seem to have a grasp on things. Maybe that's part of Invent Help's business plan. I didn't give Invent Help any money, and I asked their rep Arron ** not to contact me.

Orion ** led me to his office. They told me that if my idea was not patentable, I would get a refund. My invention is not patentable. I called to get my money back, and now he lies and said he never told me that. Now, I am out $835.00. There was a lot of talking, but no refund. Invent Help is not helpful. I wonder how many others have this problem.

I met Aaron, too, and he took my money. I'm out almost $800 and have nothing to show for it. After 6 weeks, I got squat. I asked for my money back and got nothing but **. How about a class action against InventHelp and some of these reps that took our money?

Prior to being InventHelp, they were located in San Diego under the company name ISC. My wife and I took our invention to them and paid time payments for the search and booklet to be made for us of our invention. When they were discovered from many unhappy customers, they reimbursed them their money after being found out as a company that scammed people and were being sued. Shortly after, they moved to San Marcos Blvd. under the name InventHelp (100e. San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos, CA 92069; phone, (866)-804-3327).

The question me and my wife ask ourselves is should we go to an attorney for not having our money refunded, not to mention our invention being marketed in other countries? Feeling like we do, we feel we've been not only scammed but robbed of an invention that now is sold in other countries. Where is our justice in being compensated for our losses? Maybe you could consider telling us what can be done for our loss and painful suffering this had caused us over the years. Wow I felt like speaking out first to ask, what should we do? Thank you and have a nice day!

InventHelp took our money gladly, but didn't do much on our part about it! Every time we called for updates we would receive a letter listing all companies that don't agree with the invention. Never a positive!! If we didn't call they, would never update us!!

In good faith and total professionalism, InventHelp has reached out to me and worked with me to resolve my complaints and I am pleased to say that InventHelp has went above and beyond their professionalism to ensure my satisfaction and I am happy to say that everything has been resolved. Thanks.

This company is fraudulent and does nothing to assist unsuspecting and eager clients. They receive monies under false pretenses. My goal is to obtain a full refund. I have gotten further with my idea in a few weeks on my own than I did with InventHelp for one year.

I would like to give my update on my complaints against InventHelp. InventHelp has reached out to me; they worked with me in good faith and with total professionalism to resolve my complaints. I am pleased to say that InventHelp went above and beyond their professionalism to ensure my satisfaction. I am happy to say that everything has been resolved thank you.

When I got there, he was very nice. We talked for about three hours and he collected 995.00 dollars from me. How they come up with the amount to start with is weird. I have read many complaints and they all pay some thing different to start the process.

I started a program with InventHelp back in October 2010 which is called the Inventors mailing program. But when I finally received my product, it looked like something I could do going to a printing shop or company and for a lot less than what I paid InventHelp. Yes, I signed the contract but I thought I would have gotten more for my money.

I had to sign up with a finance company because at the time I didn't have the money that was needed. It cost me almost $4000 for their services and products and I feel like I got ripped off. I called several times about the product I received and told them that I feel that the products and services were poor and that what I am paying for and what I received just do not add up. I still owe the finance company $1700 but for what?

I just don't see what Invent help did for the almost $1900 I paid and I feel like I should get a refund and they should cancel my contract. Ms.** said that she would cancel my contract for the balance and make sure that the finance company would not put anything negative on my credit report, but I feel that I should get some of my money back too. If I am wrong about the way I feel I will be the first to apologize and I will accept the initial agreement with Ms.**.

I called InventHelp and ended up meeting with a Mr. Paul *** at the Rockville, MD location. I also met with him at a restaurant in Stafford, VA just off 610 to do paperwork for my so-called invention "Bra Pac. " I was lead to believe that this company would help me put this on the market and submit my idea to different companies and this was started in 2005. Mr. *** presented the company well with never, ever making any eye contact with me! I put up a down payment of $1500 and had a balance of about $7000 to pay off.

What I did not realize is that my funds paid for a presented package to give me the impression that my idea was original! What I did not know is that even with all the words I am associated with, the one key word I did not use is the one key word that threw me into this company. If I had used the one key word to show me that the idea was already on the market I would not have wasted my money. I am 99% sure that the individuals that represent InventHelp in Rockville, MD and in Pittsburgh, PA had the time of their life using my funds for the idea I submitted that I thought was original. Anybody with an idea should definitely go to a lawyer first, not InventHelp, because you will truly lose your money.

Also, before signing any paperwork make sure you use all resources to see that there are no other inventions or ideas like the one you are coming up with. There is nothing wrong with believing in your idea but when you are emotionally, mentally pushed into believing in something and then spend all your money you will be making a mistake without doing the proper research. It pays to have the funds to do everything the legal way prior to signing the company's documents.

I went there to get an idea patent on a product called the Rock-A-bye. I didn't have all the money to get it manufactured but I had the concept and everything down to the wire. Now a couple of years later I see the product online ready to hit stores. I know deep down inside my idea was stolen and sold and not kept confidential like I was told it would be. I'm feeling hurt and robbed out of millions. This was an idea for kids. For you to have a meeting with someone and share all ideas about the product—that's just wrong!

My business partner and I contracted the services of Invent Help to assist us in an effort to patent, and market our product idea. The initial payment of two thousand dollars we gave them, was for a domestic patent search. The results of the search came back with the conclusion that there were no similar patented items found similar to ours.

They only revealed two related items, and one of them was for an animal. Our product is for people. After two years our contract with invent Help ended. We subsequently decided to have a local patent attorney firm, do another patent search and product assessment. Within three weeks they had a report ready for us with there findings. They had found several similar invention ideas, and one product that was basically the same idea my partner and I had. Invent Helps patent searches we feel are inadequate at best, and incompetent at worst. Buyers beware. The total amount my partner and I are out is $13,000.00.

I presented my idea which I had on my position prototype to a gentleman at the San Marcos Corporate Office. After I called and made an appointment, a man named W as last name talked to me. He went through his company policy and options. I filled out some paper work and I told him that I had a prototype and I showed it to him. His demeanor changed and he said that we can try it and we did. He requested that I allow him to call his partner. His partner came in the office.

They stepped out of the office for 10 minutes or so and he said that there's what they have in mind. He said that they have a video crew next door. They are going to video this idea and said to call them in 2 weeks. I called back and the receptionist said that the man I talked to is gone! This is only the start. I'll be happy to talk to some one in person. I'm so upset. This was 3 years ago and my idea is in this person's hands. Please call me somebody. My invention is hot and one of a kind. I've been beside myself and this has affected my health tremendously. Please, is there any body that really cares? God I hope so.

I found a local location to invent help in my area and decided to walk in. I met a man by the name of Arron. He was willing to help me after we spoke for a moment, even though I did not have an appointment. So we proceeded to his office to talk. He explained who he was and that he could help me 6 weeks later after giving a downpayment and all the articles he needed such as photos, detailed drawings, and his reassurance.

I never received any feedback, so I took it upon my self to review where my file stands and what step it was at after calling the corperate office. I found that he never submitted any of my paperwork, so I asked the woman I spoke to from the corporate office what I had to do to resolve my issue. She said I had to deal with him.

So I called, and he had every excuse in the book to try and calm me. I told him politely the situation and that I would rather deal with someone else who would help me and not want to deal with him. Now he will not leave me alone repesded calls text messages. I haven't heard anything in 6 weeks. And after I tried to report my issue, he called me over 10 times within an hour, trying to explain his self. I refused to talk to him, and he texted messages to me.

Then 5 minutes later, he has another rep call me saying that corporate emailed him my file saying that he was in charge of my case. Then he slipped and said corporate will FedEx him my case the following day. Needless to say, I paid them to do nothing; and they never submitted my paperwork. I feel i have been robbed. Where did my money actually go? These guys are a bunch of wannabe con men till they met me. Now, they will not leave me alone. I don't know where to go from here. Please help me. I can explain more over the phone. I'm not really sure I got everything in this letter.

I don't have a complaint at this time. I need to find out if this company is legit at what they offer. My husband and I went to speak to Ms. ** on 5/14/10 at 3 pm at the location listed above about an invention that he has in mind. It all sounds great and dandy but as I read the statements left on this site, I wonder should we try to deal with them? I told my husband we shouldn't. It is a lot of money that we as unemployed people shouldn't be wasting. But we are desperate. So my question is do you have any company that will help us with the invention and not take us and our money for a ride? Has anything been resolved with these people that have complaints against InventHelp? And I also would like to know about any lawsuits or other complaints about InventHelp so I can finally convince my husband that I will not use my hard earned so it can go to waste. Thank you.

I feel victim to Invent Help's lies.I gave them a large amount of money using my credit card, and I got nothing but a book with what they thought I wanted to hear. They then told me they had given my product to some business. They asked me to wait around while see new products first. I checked with a few of the companies. They had never remembered seeing my product. Others where not reachable at all. Me and my lawyer are looking for others to join in a class action suit against Invent Help. My credit rating was ruined. My credit cards were shut off. I am unable to get a home loan, or a long time career, I have wanted for many years.

Back a number of years ago, I went and discussed my invention with them. I filled out the paperwork, paid them close to $1,400.00 or so (I do not have exact amount in front of me!). However, we drafted up papers for them to do a research on any previous patents, review the product's potential to market (market analysis) and to make recommendations as to whether I should proceed with a patent. Of course, the response was yes. I was then offered three packages of marketing/patenting options, all over $9,000.00. I did not have the money to cover that amount then of course they offered a payment arrangement. Still I was apprehensive.

For years prior to my visit to their office, I queried the internet to see if my product or something similar was already being made or sold. There was never any hits. Strangely enough, after about a year of my visit to ISC, there it was on the internet! In another country and then another! Crazy enough, I discovered that these two countries are affiliated countries of ISC. Now, isn't that a coincidence? It isn't in the US but the description and the product is so similar it is amazing. They almost use my description "word for word" and it reflects in my paperwork. I did print off the pages that I could of the product online. I am so upset! I held onto my idea for over 20 years and then trusted them and this is the thanks I get. Talk about a company ripping of the consumer.

In my opinion, I can prove they stole my idea and are using/selling it in their associated countries (I had a relative that knew a patent attorney that searched for my idea. The report ISC gave me did not bring up a search that came close but this other attorney said he doesn't see how they could have missed it, but it was closer than the ones they included in their report). Just many other interesting actions they did in the beginning was strange. I am out money and feel violated knowing that my idea is selling in other countries and like I said, it is almost word for word that I explained to them. I am afraid that someone will think that I am trying to steal their idea now if I proceed to develop/market/attempt to license here in the US.

InventHelp has scammed me out of close to $5,000 in the last 2 years. They do not render the services that you pay for. I told them I wanted my invention materials back and I would finish paying for their services, I was told that I could not get my materials back. Why not? They belong to me. The consequence is $5,000 down the drain. I could be dealing with a company that is honest.

I invented two items that cost me approximately $30,000 that I put out of our family's pocket. It took two years for Invent Help to let me know that my inventions didn't pass because of some safety concerns. The law firm contracted by Invent Help then requested more money to redesign my inventions. The impression I received when I contracted with Invent Help was that they would review my designs and help me with any flaws in them to help market them to potential investors. That is what I was told I being charged for, not review now and charge more later. I am very new to this and I had ideas. I feel that Invent Help took advantage that I was inexperienced in this and now want to charge me more money for my ideas. I don't agree with the new charges for redesign since that is what I paid for to begin with; meaning I paid for them to find the flaws before we submitted them to potential investors. My family has been very supportive, but now we need real answers and all they want is more money.

i sighed up with invent help and i have been making all these payments and still in contract with them. i have been struggling to make $200 payments every months and they cant seem to tell me what is going on and i feel that am being scammed

I submitted an idea for an invention, FIREXCELL,(Fingerprint Activated Firearm), that would use the finger print recognition, (biometrics) to access and unlock a weapon. I received a book, many bogus letters of submissions to companies and after the last payment was made, it was like, I fell off the earth. The only thing InventHelp did was, help themselves to my money, dream and humiliation. I have no idea how to handle this matter for a refund as all my money was tied up with the invention.

I can still remember it like if it was yesterday: my mother, father and I were sitting across from Jay R. Hoke, the Sales Representative at the Long Island InventHelp branch, discussing with us how much our dreams of inventing our own product could become a reality. Fast forward an initial deposit of $945, another $11,490, and three years later, and all I have to show for it is a stupid book and a brochure that a 10 year old could've made.

After three years and many nights of researching InventHelp, I decided to call their HQ today and spoke with a woman named Sarah Worthington. I asked her to please fax me all progress reports including proof that my invention has been marketed or at least DISCUSSED with companies, shown at the INPEX show, as well as the Concept Catalog. She (along with a woman named Mara) informed me that they do not keep copies of the letters that they mail out to companies, nor do they do any type of proof of mailing or anything of the sort, and that instead, I would have to take a leap of faith that what they're telling me they've done is true.

I blatantly told her that if that was the case, then she should have just taken a leap of faith on the concept of me paying them rather than to charge me upfront, to which she slyly replied that I could at any time stop making payments to them. This simply is NOT true; or rather, it is, but not if you want your credit report to go unaffected by them.

Aside from a few confirmation letters, a book, and a brochure, I have not received any of the services promised to me the day I signed the contract. Not to mention that it's damn near impossible to contact any of the companies that allegedly do business with InventHelp, and the ones that I have found, don't know my invention at all. Sarah informed me that this may be because they sent my marketing proposal over a year ago, and so of course they would forget. Sound bogus yet?

The most they promised me they could do, is try to find out who was at the Galleria show, get their hands on one of the exclusive brochures since they're in such limited quantities, and re-send me the correspondence letters that they've sent. I told her that this simply isn't good enough, because my mother and I invested $12,000 of hard earned cash that we didn't have and at the end of the day, there's NOTHING to show for it. She even tried to get me to sign up for further marketing/promotion efforts on their behalf. No thanks!

Sarah then tried to explain to me that they wouldn't lie about the work they've done because they've been in business for over 20 years and have never had a problem, to which I informed her that I'm aware of the FTC ruling of 1994. She then tells me that they were found to have done no wrong in that case, to which I asked her that if this was true, then why did they have to dish out $1.2M in settlements to various unhappy clients? I don't think I ever got that question answered.

I told her that unless I'm getting a refund, I will be filing charges and complaints with the BBB, FTC, the Pennsylvania Attorney General, USPTO, and my own personal attorney and seek litigation against this company. The most she promised me? That she would pass on my suggestion of keeping better and more accurate records.

I cannot believe that a company like this can still exist and scam people the way that they do. Inventhelp is a scam; they are in violation of the consent decree covered under the FTC violation from 1994 where they agreed to no longer rip people off through their sales/representative tactics.

I'm out of $12,435.00 with nothing that was promised being delivered or done.

I believe this company has taken me and my Investor for a ride. Here is my story:

Me & my Investor (My step-dad) sat down with a Inventhelp Rep. who told us that we had a wonderful invention (Which we already knew before we walked in the office). He also stated that it is a great invention and he said that it can be on the shelves in a years time if we hurried the payments and got the ball rolling. I had already paid the first cost ($945) out of my own pocket, before involving my step-dad. I only involved my step-father because the Rep. (George Palmer) said it would be better to find a family member to invest in my invention, rather than placing an Ad in the paper for an Investor, which would only make someone else rich!!

We were then convinced to pay them over $13,000 to start everything we needed to get our invention and patent rolling. It was paid in full the day me and my investor left his office. Since that day it has been nothing but a lie, and a scam. The companies they had contacted, they didn't. They sent my information to companies that had nothing to do what so ever with the invention (i.e..Winchester Systems Or Motorola.). There was never an address or phone number or any information to say they contacted these people or any proof that they even contacted them. .

I contacted some of those companies and some of them stated that they threw away that junk from that company (Quote) .Some said that they never got anything at all and never heard of the InventHelp company. This set off alarms.

InventHelp said that there are so many companies in there Data Bank (Which is not true). They were quick to take my family's money but not so quick to send out information as requested. I believe they send letters out, and could care less to who or if they even exist!!!. The companies are not in any way affiliated with their services. I also believe they lied about having all the resources that they say they have. They are just a bunch of ink and paper scam artists who represent themselves as a legit inventor service. They can care less if their customers succeed, they already won, all they had to do is cover their backs by sending papers and collecting their fee's, without caring or providing a genuine service.

This company has misrepresented themselves.You know what makes me mad the fact that people work hard for their money and no person or company has the right to misrepresent themselves or their company. I intend to tell the world about Inventhelp Co. I will contact the news media and everyone who will listen in all the internet forums across the globe!!. I will also seek legal advice. I want all of my money, not half, but all!

Don't Deal With InventHelp, they are a fraudulent company. They are in violation of FTC-94 which can be read here:

ftc.gov/opa/predawn/F95/invention-2.htm

We sat down with a Inventhelp Rep Thoams Fields. who told us that we had a wonderful invention (We already knew that) in which he proceeded to tell us the first cost. ($945) in which would start the ball rolling. Well the ball rolled alright, right into there pockets.

We paid them over 13,000 to start everything and it was paid in full. Since that day it has been nothing but a lie all of it. The companies they stated they had they didn't, they sent my information to companies that had nothing to do what so ever with the invention.(Furniture Store_Example) There was never an address or phone number or any information to say they contacted these people . I contacted some of those companies and some of them stated that they threw away that junk(Quote from that companie).Some say they never got anything. They said that There were so many companies in there Data Bank(Lied Again).Many calls were made and each time they lied again .They were eagered to take customer money but not eagered to send out information when requested or do there job correctly.

All companies that has contacted Inventhelp has come from me alone.This company has misrepresented themselves.They even had the nerve to send in a Regional Director who said she was coming in to see us,well she came in just to collect the money and leave.(ZULA BERRY).

You know what makes me so made people work hard for there money and no person or company have the right to mis represent themselves or there company. I entend to tell the world about Inventhelp Co. Through the news and to everyone who will listen. I will also seek legal advice. I want all of my money not half but all.