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I recently replied to a web site for inventions, and didn't expect to get called! And to my surprise I got a response for Jason. He sweeet talked me and sent me the information, I avoided the first meeting he set up and he contacted me a day later, saying how there were 3 potential manufacturers interested in my product. He even said I could make payments on my $685 since I couldn't afford it! I discussed this with a few people, because I was sceptical. They are very tricky with thier paper work and wording and my brother in law said, make sure you will not get charged any more, as I read on, the paper work got even more suspisous. I decided to go on line and really research them. Thank god I did. I have not signed anything and burned the papers he sent. I left a message on sweet talking Jasons machine and said I can't afford to do this and told him that I checked them out and everyone says how you have to come up with more money. I am a stay at home mom, I couldn't afford that! So I told him to forget it!

I guess what they say is true, if it sounds too good to be true, it is!

I recently replied to a web site for inventions, and didn't expect to get called! And to my surprise I got a response for Jason. He sweeet talked me and sent me the information, I avoided the first meeting he set up and he contacted me a day later, saying how there were 3 potential manufacturers interested in my product. He even said I could make payments on my $685 since I couldn't afford it! I discussed this with a few people, because I was sceptical. They are very tricky with thier paper work and wording and my brother in law said, make sure you will not get charged any more, as I read on, the paper work got even more suspisous. I decided to go on line and really research them. Thank god I did. I have not signed anything and burned the papers he sent. I left a message on sweet talking Jasons machine and said I can't afford to do this and told him that I checked them out and everyone says how you have to come up with more money. I am a stay at home mom, I couldn't afford that! So I told him to forget it!

I guess what they say is true, if it sounds too good to be true, it is!

I recently replied to a web site for inventions, and didn't expect to get called! And to my surprise I got a response for Jason. He sweeet talked me and sent me the information, I avoided the first meeting he set up and he contacted me a day later, saying how there were 3 potential manufacturers interested in my product. He even said I could make payments on my $685 since I couldn't afford it! I discussed this with a few people, because I was sceptical. They are very tricky with thier paper work and wording and my brother in law said, make sure you will not get charged any more, as I read on, the paper work got even more suspisous. I decided to go on line and really research them. Thank god I did. I have not signed anything and burned the papers he sent. I left a message on sweet talking Jasons machine and said I can't afford to do this and told him that I checked them out and everyone says how you have to come up with more money. I am a stay at home mom, I couldn't afford that! So I told him to forget it!

I guess what they say is true, if it sounds too good to be true, it is!

I recently replied to a web site for inventions, and didn't expect to get called! And to my surprise I got a response for Jason. He sweeet talked me and sent me the information, I avoided the first meeting he set up and he contacted me a day later, saying how there were 3 potential manufacturers interested in my product. He even said I could make payments on my $685 since I couldn't afford it! I discussed this with a few people, because I was sceptical. They are very tricky with thier paper work and wording and my brother in law said, make sure you will not get charged any more, as I read on, the paper work got even more suspisous. I decided to go on line and really research them. Thank god I did. I have not signed anything and burned the papers he sent. I left a message on sweet talking Jasons machine and said I can't afford to do this and told him that I checked them out and everyone says how you have to come up with more money. I am a stay at home mom, I couldn't afford that! So I told him to forget it!

I guess what they say is true, if it sounds too good to be true, it is!

My husband has an Idea that he was all excited about. Somehow he got in touch with this Davison Inventegration. We received the packet in the mail and have been expecting a phone call from "Jason" except his name isnt Jason Zerbach anymore it is Jason Michalski ; Director of New Products now.

According to the BBB (found on the BBB website) here is a list of AKAs for the business on 595 Alpha Drive in Pittsburgh PA

180054ideas.com
Davison & Associates
Davison 54
Davison Inventegration
Invention Inventigrations

Here are the phone numbers as also listed on the BBB website
412) 677-6382
(412) 767-0350
(412) 828-5855
(412) 828-9530
(412) 967-0137
(412) 967-0171
(800) 544-3327
(800) 545-3332
(800) 677-6382.


So glad I made sure we checked them out before we dropped the $695.00 and needless to say we have a phone appointment with him tomorrow, we will tell him where to go with his "helpful patent and product marketing plan"

i would just like you know that i have been dealing with davison for about 8 months and, have had good luck using davison in fact my invention is no longer just a dream but a reality now. I know everybody thinks of ideas ever day but only a few ideas are selected for marketing, unlike what has been said i did receive a prototype, news from the manufactuer, also a contract from the manufactuer and signed with them. My invention is doing rather well, so as you can see patience is all you can hope for. Davison stands by what they say, it's not just a sells pitch....

I just got off the phone with my first conversation after playing phone tag with Matthew for about four days. I decided to pray about this situation and what to do. God led me to this site and all the stories so I would be protected. Here's how my occurence came about:

I selected to have information sent to me from a pop up choice when doing the "free iPod" challenge. I was sent nice looking marketing material along with a page the asks for a design drawing and a synopsis of my idea and when I thought of it.

Yes, the call today was "scripted", from being in sales I noticed right away. Since they asked for no money "upfront" until I read and accepted their proposal packet they'd be sending to me, I actually thought it could be legitimate.

I had just looked up their name from a google search during our phone call. I did not read any of the stories, I only saw the complaint listed and the companies replies. I interrupted him immediately to address the issue of the website research showing about the "fraud/rip-off" reports. Matthew said, "the person that was involved with that has since been removed from the company and the he was practicing unethical business practices. In addition, all issues have since been rectified." I thanked him for addressing my question rather than avoiding it.

I'm glad I prayed and found this site. I spent the next hour reading all of these replies. Don't think your idea is seperate from the rest, a few too many bad reports is a "HUGE SIGN" not to "SIGN". I found this information on the Inventors Digest Website that was suggested in a reply above. I now know there really is help out there...but "you" must be willing to make some investment with "yourself" and do some of the upfront work needed "before" outsourcing the rest. Make sure you get your idea patented FIRST!

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There is AlWAYS hope for the weary and willing!
Blessings,
Edmonds, Washington

Dear sir's
I sure am glad i looked up for info on this co.
I talked to one of there reps. the other day about my idea and he told me what they can do for me and that it would cost me $55.00 d0llars an hour for 13 hours,and i got the packedge in the mail just yesterday and was going to send in the money this morning $685 bucks.
I said let me look this web site up.
The guy who talked to me was quick talker and i had to slow him down a little with questions and his name wasn't Jason it was Richard C.Schachner,and he had me pumped up i seen his add on tv and called the no.
Well thank you again and i hope other suckers look at this report and don'1 get beat by this guy.
Very truly yours John W.Rohloff

WOW! I had filled in an info box about 3 invention ideas I had.

Manys missed phone calls later and 1 postcard in the mail I decided to call the man whose name was on the post card. I cannot find the postcard right now or remember his name but he is calling me at 930 this morning (it is 12:27 am now).....anyway he called me last thursday morning and was all yadda yadda talking a mile a minute, saying oh i am going to mail you out a packet of info in about 3 days. well it hasn't come so tonight i thought maybe its a joke, so I looked up Davison Design on yahoo and found this site. apparently many people have had THE SAME problems with this company and a man saying he is the director of new products and yadaa yadaaaaa.

NOW I AM WORRIED

I told this man my ideas!!

I havent signed anything but he can still steal my ideas, wtf, what do I do? Is there anything I can do besides run to get a patent??????

ugh I just have to wait and see if he keeps his meeting call this morning. hopefully he will and i am going to confront him with this website and other peoples claims. I am very concerned now, I am not a dupe, and I would never hand over money, so thank heavens I found this site before hand.

I will wait for his call and find out whats going on, but if anyone has any info on how I can protect my idea b/c I have told him about it, please post it here so I can know what to do.

Thankyou,

i am only 15 and i was about to pay Davison 685.00 dollers when i came on this site and saw that it was a fake thanks..

I was very apprehensive about this whole thing from the first call I had with "Tom." It just felt too much like a sales pitch which to me says SCAM all over it. After checking here and the BBB's website I realized that this a SCAM. I was on the verge of sending money to this company after several phone conversations with them. They put a very positive spin on a situation which is a hard one at best to profit from. Something needs to be done about this company. It is outragous to me that they can sit out there taking thousands of dollars from people and returning nothing on it. Thanks again for saving me a lot of trouble.

I was very apprehensive about this whole thing from the first call I had with "Tom." It just felt too much like a sales pitch which to me says SCAM all over it. After checking here and the BBB's website I realized that this a SCAM. I was on the verge of sending money to this company after several phone conversations with them. They put a very positive spin on a situation which is a hard one at best to profit from. Something needs to be done about this company. It is outragous to me that they can sit out there taking thousands of dollars from people and returning nothing on it. Thanks again for saving me a lot of trouble.

I was very apprehensive about this whole thing from the first call I had with "Tom." It just felt too much like a sales pitch which to me says SCAM all over it. After checking here and the BBB's website I realized that this a SCAM. I was on the verge of sending money to this company after several phone conversations with them. They put a very positive spin on a situation which is a hard one at best to profit from. Something needs to be done about this company. It is outragous to me that they can sit out there taking thousands of dollars from people and returning nothing on it. Thanks again for saving me a lot of trouble.

I was very apprehensive about this whole thing from the first call I had with "Tom." It just felt too much like a sales pitch which to me says SCAM all over it. After checking here and the BBB's website I realized that this a SCAM. I was on the verge of sending money to this company after several phone conversations with them. They put a very positive spin on a situation which is a hard one at best to profit from. Something needs to be done about this company. It is outragous to me that they can sit out there taking thousands of dollars from people and returning nothing on it. Thanks again for saving me a lot of trouble.

All I can say is thank you so much for this site!!! The stories are identical to the sales pitch, package and 'scripted' conversations I've had with "Tim"...not "Jason". I am an educated, intelligent person with alot of common sense,as I am sure many of you are as well & which is why I found this site before I sent them my $685.00! It is funny how everyone idea comes to be the same amount of $685.00!?!

I am on a fixed income and truly cannot spare the money, so my 'investment' is/was a huge decision and Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
People, do the research and if it sounds too good to be true it probably is!

Here's another hint that I noticed in my 'appointment' conversations...He always spoke so rapidly and kept me on speaker, which I didn't like at all. It was also hard to ask him a question and if I managed to interrupt him to ask my question I never really got an answer.

Of course, I only realized this after the dust had settled in my head after I had hung up and sat quietly and thought about what I just experienced. Protect yourself, No one else will!

As I noted above, try Inventor's Digest Magazine, on the web at www.inventorsdigest.com

I have been in the Patent business since 1987, when I went to work for the Patent Office. Since then, I've seen hundreds, if not thousands of people with similar stories to yours.

Most of the Patent Bar doesn't seem to care or do much about it, although the Patent Office is trying, along with the FTC (the case you cited above). Most of these cases are settled, however, and the companies continue to operate.

Joanne Hayes-Rines, editor of Inventor's Digest has made it her goal to provide a place where inventors can get the "straight dope" about Patents and inventions. I support her efforts and those of the United Inventor's Association.

The only thing you CAN do is educate yourself and learn more about Patenting and inventions.

There is no easy money in inventions, period. But if you are serious about promoting and developing an invention, magazines like Inventor's Digest can be a great help.

Good luck with your endeavors!

Thank you so much for all the information sent in. I have the money in hand for my invention and was going to be mailing it out Monday. I assure you after reading this I will not. It's kinda funny how everyone's project @ $55 an hour always adds up to $685. After reading the complaints there is a pattern I have noticed.
I found a lawsuit filed against them. It's alittle lengthy but helpful... If we believe our idea can succeed and obviously most of the Davison like companies are basically all scams does anyone know what you can do on your own??
If anyone has any info that isn't very costy I would appreciate it.


DEFENDANTS' COURSE OF CONDUCT

Since approximately December 1989, and continuing thereafter, defendants have maintained a substantial course of trade in offering and selling research, patenting, and invention-promotion services to individual inventors who want to profit from the sale of their ideas for inventions.

Defendants have solicited the sale of patent and invention-promotion services through the use of, among other things, advertisements on television, in newspapers and in magazines, including but not limited to Entertainment Weekly, correspondence and contracts sent through the United States mail and telephone sales presentations.

Defendants' advertisements invite consumers to call an 800 number. When consumers call the 800 number, they are asked to give their name, address and telephone number, and are sent sales literature.

In a typical letter consumers receive, defendants state that "[o]ur firm's team is made up of international award winning designers, engineers, marketers, former U.S. Patent Examiners and many other support staff members. We have hundreds and hundreds of corporate executives who are working with our organization in the development of new products."

Several days after receiving the sales literature, a sales representative for Davison & Associates typically telephones the consumer. After soliciting information about the consumer's invention, the sales representative typically invites the consumer to send in a form describing the invention and represents that Davison & Associates will review it to determine whether it is patentable and marketable.

In most cases, the sales representative then tells the consumer that the idea has passed the scrutiny of the reviewers at the company. The sales representative then attempts to sell the consumer a product research report and patent search costing approximately $790.

The product research report is a document about seventy pages long and consists of copies of prior patents, journal articles, and an engineer's report. The product research report purportedly evaluates the marketability of an idea or product. In most cases, the product research report concludes that, based on the research in the report, the product should be commercialized.

After the consumer has received the product research report, the sales representative typically calls the consumer again and attempts to persuade the consumer to enter into a promotion agreement authorizing Davison & Associates to promote a customer's idea for an invention, for a service fee of as much as $12,000. The agreement provides that, in exchange for this service fee, Davison & Associates will promote the idea or product to industry in an effort to secure a licensing, marketing or manufacturing agreement for the customer.
Consumers who utilize Davison & Associates' services virtually never recoup their investment. Of the hundreds of sales made by Davison & Associates, only a handful have resulted in a licensing agreement, and of those actually licensed, few if any have resulted in consumers making an appreciable amount of money.
Defendants' course of trade is in or affecting commerce, within the meaning of Section 4 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 44.this

Hi Rachel. I just wanted to say that I did my homework, that's why I didn't send them anymore money. That's why I got my 50 dollars back. I also filed a report with the betterbusinessbureau (way before you even said anything about their lawsuit) I had stated what happened to me and how they lied to me and the BBB got in touch with them and they completely lied to the BBB... They told me my idea was going to be in stores nationwide and they lied about that to the BBB..... But the good news is since I didn't sign a contract of release , they can't use my ideas... But my sent one in and she didnt sign a contract with them at all, and they used her idea.. The tote bins with the brackets or locks whatever you want to call them, on the sides...So that pretty much sucked.. We were so mad... I know it was them who sent it in because a few days after she told them the idea it was out..... Assholes, that they are!!!! I am not trying to be mean but the way you said we all should our homework,, It just rubbed me the wrong way...

Davison has contacted me, twice in the past week. However, I searched out information about them on the Pittsburgh Better Business Bureau website. There is a pending lawsuit against them.

The web link is here
http://www.pittsburgh.bbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&strBCode=01410000&ComID=0141000012000782&ComName=Davison+54

The report on the company is interesting, and condemning.

I tore up the packet they sent me.

Two excellent resources for solo inventors are the United Inventors Association:

http://www.uiausa.com/

and Inventor's Digest Magazine:

http://www.inventorsdigest.com/ME2/default.asp

Both are dedicated to serving the needs of solo inventors and have lots of helpful advice for individual inventors. Subscribe to Inventor's Digest Magazine if you are serious about developing an invention.

My advice to most inventors is to put your money in the bank and forget about developing an invention unless you really have the time and energy to do so. You cannot hand this task off to a company and realisitically expect them to make you a millionaire. You have to do all the hard work.

As Edison said, inventing is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. There are no inventors who just came up with an idea and made millions - they all had to work hard to develop and market their ideas and get them accepted.

The idea that you can come up with an idea and have someone just hand you a check is an Urban Legend. It just isn't true. Sorry.

Inventions for products that are only marginal improvements over existing products are particularly hard to make money from. People will often not pay extra for only incremental improvements. Price sells a lot of products, not innovation.

The inventors I have represented who are successful are the ones who realistically assess the value of their own inventions (hard to do!) and spend the time, money, and effort THEMSELVES to develop, market, and promote their inventions.

Raw ideas on paper are rarely sucessful.

I cannot comment on the specific company mentioned here, only to say that you should read any contract carefully and do not sign anything that you do not understand, and do not rely upon verbal promises. It takes two to tango!

Disclaimer: I am a Patent Attorney, and I do advertise in Inventor's Digest and am a member of USUIA. At the present time, however, I am not taking on any new clients, so please do not call or e-mail asking for assistance. You may find some helpful articles on my website, however:

www.robertplattbell.com

Good luck with your endeavors!

Regards,

I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT GETTING MY MONEY BACK AFTER GOING THROUGH EXACTLY WHAT THESE OTHER PEOPLE ARE TELLING SAME STORIES AS MINE...EXCEPT I WENT ONE STEP FURTHER AFTER STEVER CIANFLONE OFFERED VERBALLY ON PHONE MEETING THAT OF THE 1-4 OPTIONS FOR PAYMENT TO GET PROJECT STARTED, ALL I HAD TO DO WAS COME UP WITH $1,00.00 DOWN OF THE 8,718.00 AND GEORGE DAVISON WOULD HANDLE THE REST IF I ALLOWED MORE ROYALTIES FROM THE SALE OF MY INVENTION....WAS ALL I LIE, MR CIANFLONE DENIED EVERYTHING ONCE I MAILED $1,000.OO, AND KEPT DEMANDING THE $7,718.00 OR PROJECT WILL CEASE...WELL THEY ARE REFUSING TO GIVE ME MONEY BACK SENT LETTER FROM THEIR LAW FIRM AND OFFERED REFUND OF $775.00 OUT OF $1,685.00 AFTER I SIGNED PAPERS THAT EXCLUDED THEM FROM LAWSUIT....WHAT DO I DO.....

Well everybody, it looks like we've all been duped. I myself sent in an invention idea and the "Director of New Inventions" worked the details out with me over the phone in the same manner. Only he didn't say his name was Zerbach.
At the time I was living about 30 miles outside of S.L.C., Utah and was struggling. But I knew that if I could just get my invention promoted than I could go to work full time working on all these "potential ideas" running through my head.
Of course "Jason" assured me that the retainer would be the only fee I would end up paying. Eager to get the ball rolling I went ahead and sent about a third of the retainer before I saw the contract and even then I was too excited to really read the small print...
I was struggling with retaining a job after the 2002 Olympics and so I chose to move to California. I've tried to get a hold of this "Jason" character and I'm beginning to be convinced that this company could be a front for an elaborate scam that seems to be working quite well.
I would like anyone who has had this same problem like me to consider joining forces and taking these "scam artists" to court. For me it's not about the money that I spent, but the idea that some "company" has a contract with me that binds me from being able to continue developing that single idea because of the nondisclosure agreement that I signed. I have been ripped off and I intend to seek justice.

After reading bad reports on DAVISON I was !!!!! and figured I had been ripped off too. First of all I am a average man with four kids and a wife to support and cannot afford to be ripprd off by crooks like this.... now I am in a financial bind. about three years ago a friend of ours lost her littlegirl in a power window when her knee hit the button and the window came up on her neck. since then I thought of a safety idea and called it the safety seal. then I had my idea noterized and faxed them a copy . Shortly after I recieved a phone call. after a conversation about my idea they sent me a confidentiality sheet to sign and send them 685.00 dollars. All together they ended up with 5885.00 dollars.. I have been ripped off. WHERE is my design idea and hard earned money?

Well my name is Robert. I was looking over my agrement sent by the same company. I was getting ready to send the $600+ in to them. I am glad I seen this. I am very upset over this right now.

Hi I am writing to you because you stated in your report that your idea is history, not necessarily... I found this information on the Better Business Bureau....------

Be aware that as of January 2000, The American Inventors
Protection Act of 1999 provided new protection for inventors:

The invention promoter must disclose in writing the number of positive and negative evaluations of inventions they have given over a five-year period, and disclose their customer's success in receiving net financial profit and license agreements as a direct result of the invention promotion services.

Customers harmed by failure to make required disclosures or by any false or fraudulent representation by the invention promoter can sue to recover statutory damages of up to $5,000, or actual damages.