•In 2006- Case of Davison & Associates Inc., now
known as Davison Design and
Development, Inc., Manufacturer's Support
Services, Inc., based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but operated nationwide.
–Judge Ordered an Award of $26 Million.
•In 2007, The Federal Trade Commission filed a civil contempt action against four individuals and eight
business entities for allegedly
operating a fraudulent invention promotion
business in violation of a court order.
–They had been charged with fraudulent business practices
in 1997.
•But the same scam was revived under the name, “Patent
and Trademark Institute of
America” (PTI).
–Scam Operation Took More Than $60 Million from
17,000 Consumers.