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Director Al Lever of the United Patent resources Ltd. called me on the morning of 2/11/08 in an attempt to blackmail me in return for a refund. UPR had gotten wind of my Rip-Off Report, and in attempt to keep there perfect 3 year no complaint record they propositioned me to write a retraction. Apparently someone who was looking to pay $20,000 for a United States, International patent through them read my report, and Changed there mind.
United Patent Resources wanted me to call this person, and convince them they were a good up standing company which obviously is not true, but I made the call anyway. Honestly I couldn't in good consience stoop so low as to make them look good, so I gave that individual every piece of dirt I could drag up on them, and also recieved some even more startling information in return.
The patent search that the company had done for me is by no way an extensive search in fact I payed $795.00 for info. I could have reasearched for free, and most of the official USTPO patent numbers they supply aren't even on the USTPO website, because they are fake, they don't exist. Plus there is a negative paper trail a mile long on almost every employee working for this company, and even though they claim to have been in business for many years, this company has only existed under its current name for 1 year.
Having been associated with many companys that have been shutdown, they changed there name, so when you look them up on the BBB you will probaly see a 3 year no complaint record. This is actually what suckered me into trusting this company in the first place, I just figured if the BBB doesn't mark them with any complaints then they must be legit. When nothing could be farther from the truth, it is misleading, because the BBB only holds a record for 3 years, and anything that has happened before that time isn't listed. All the company has to do is changed there name, and they come out looking squeaky clean.
This company is already under investigation, and what goes around comes around, so please if you have any negative comments, or experiences to share, file a report. Lets shut this company down once, and for all. Have already saved one person since filing my reports from losing $20,000, so it's good to know one can make a difference, and I urge you to do the same.
Yuri
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
U.S.A.
3 Updates & Rebuttals
poppajoeseppi
Blue Ridge,Georgia,
USA
Please explain the comments of Darrell Mormando
#4
Sat, September 19, 2009
I have been privately investigating an issue that I had with Patent and Trade Institute of America, relating to a product that I submitted to them.
In my research through the Ripoff Report, I discovered names of individuals involved and one of them was Darrell Mormando. In report #256869 Mr. Mormando offers his rebuttal to this complaint entitled "the complete account".
In his rather lengthy dissertation he makes a statement that most of the rest of the personell of PTI formed United Patent Resources.
Ms. Hunt in this report #308122 rebuttal states that "UPR has at no time, ever been another company", and "UPR has never been associated with or worked under any other companies previous to it's start in 2007".
Technically Ms. Hunt's statement is true since a corporation is an entity of itself, however if Mr. Mormando's statement is true, then the people involved with the UPR entity did indeed come from the background of PTI.
It is not my intent to imply that either of the parties listed are lying, and it is not my place to judge them. I am simply shining a light on what may seem to be darkness.
Amanda Hunt
Olney,Maryland,
U.S.A.
Further Clarification
#4UPDATE Employee
Fri, January 16, 2009
The patent numbers given to Yuri as part of the patent search he contracted for are correct. Apparently he doesn't know how to look it up on the USPTO website. It can be fairly difficult. All of our patent searches are done through a registered patent attorney, not a google search. The benefit of having a professional do the search is that the professional knows where to look, which sub categories to search in, and what is truly relevant to each case.
UPR has, at no time, ever been another company. As for the complaint history, the BBB keeps records for up to 3 years on the companies they list on their site. Just because they keep records for 3 years does not mean we have been in business for that long. As a matter of fact, the listing on the BBB states when our business started, and, at the time of Yuri's complaint, we had only been in business for about 1 year. This is a very good example of how people can misinterpret what they read. The disclosure on our contract uses the language in the previous 10 years because that is how the required disclosure is worded by the FTC. This does not mean that we have been in business for 10 years. Furthermore, it also explains that some of our employees had worked previously with other companies, NOT that UPR was previously another company. Actually, this is one of the main reasons this company was started, because the owner saw a problem with how some other companies were operating, by not fulfilling their contracts and by not even attempting to help clients sell or license their patents. This is why UPR has partnered with Universal Licensing, an experienced licensing company with an 8+ year record to prove it. UPR has never been associated with or worked under any other companies previous to its start in 2007. If we're under investigation, it's news to me.
To read what our clients have to say about their experiences with our company, please check our company blog. A link to the blog can be found on our homepage. We also have testimonials listed in the About Us section of our website.
Yuri hired our company in August of 2007 and received the work and materials for which he contracted in October of 2007. We were not aware that he was unsatisfied until his post on ROR turned up 3 months later in January of 2008. As for the retraction and refund statements given by Yuri, he was simply asked to correct his statements once the facts were explained to him. Apparently he wrote a retraction on 2-11, at 9:31 A.M., and rescinded his retraction 45 minutes later, at 10:15 A.M. Then he continued to follow information that has nothing to do with us. Yuri, in fact, was given a full refund. It was issued and mailed out on February 12th.
Respectfully submitted,
Amanda Hunt
888-997-7113 x709
Amanda Hunt
Olney,Maryland,
U.S.A.
Further Clarification
#4UPDATE Employee
Sat, January 10, 2009
The patent numbers given to Yuri as part of the patent search he contracted for are correct. Apparently he doesn't know how to look it up on the USPTO website. It can be fairly difficult. All of our patent searches are done through a registered patent attorney, not a google search. The benefit of having a professional do the search is that the professional knows where to look, which sub categories to search in, and what is truly relevant to each case.
UPR has, at no time, ever been another company. As for the complaint history, the BBB keeps records for up to 3 years on the companies they list on their site. Just because they keep records for 3 years does not mean we have been in business for that long. As a matter of fact, the listing on the BBB states when our business started, and, at the time of Yuri's complaint, we had only been in business for about 1 year. This is a very good example of how people can misinterpret what they read. The disclosure on our contract uses the language in the previous 10 years because that is how the required disclosure is worded by the FTC. This does not mean that we have been in business for 10 years. Furthermore, it also explains that some of our employees had worked previously with other companies, NOT that UPR was previously another company. Actually, this is one of the main reasons this company was started, because the owner saw a problem with how some other companies were operating, by not fulfilling their contracts and by not even attempting to help clients sell or license their patents. This is why UPR has partnered with Universal Licensing, an experienced licensing company with an 8+ year record to prove it. UPR has never been associated with or worked under any other companies previous to its start in 2007. If we're under investigation, it's news to me.
Yuri hired our company in August of 2007 and received the work and materials for which he contracted in October of 2007. We were not aware that he was unsatisfied until his post on ROR turned up 3 months later in January of 2008. As for the retraction and refund statements given by Yuri, he was simply asked to correct his statements once the facts were explained to him. Apparently he wrote a retraction on 2-11, at 9:31 A.M., and rescinded his retraction 45 minutes later, at 10:15 A.M. Then he continued to follow information that has nothing to do with us. Yuri, in fact, was given a full refund. It was issued and mailed out on February 12th.
Respectfully submitted,
Amanda Hunt
888-997-7113 x709