Invention Promoter's Name:Invention Technologies Incorporated

Complainant's Name: Derrick O. Richardson

Response:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Inventor's Assistance Program
P.O. Box 2327
Arlington, VA. 22202

Attached, please find signed copies of Mr. Richardson’s:

This letter serves to respond directly to a recent complaint filed with your office by our client, Derrick Richardson.

In short, we consider this complaint to be wholly frivolous and without merit. We categorically deny Mr. Richardson’s claims of our failure to keep “promises” made to him and that he was “scammed” by Invent-Tech.

For the record, on March 29, 2004, Mr. Richardson contracted with Invent-Tech to prepare an Invention Research Portfolio (IRP) about his Collar Link Shirt invention for $844.

Presumably satisfied with his IRP, on May 13, 2004, Mr. Richardson then executed a two-year, legally binding Advanced Development Agreement (ADA) for $3,950 while only paying us $2,000. Mr. Richardson has never attempted to make any subsequent payment toward his contractual balance due. All the same, Invent-Tech has never suspended or otherwise interrupted the fulfillment of Mr. Richardson’s services as a result of his non-payment.

Since execution, Mr. Richardson has received, accepted, approved and/or made use of the following services and more: Inventor’s Companion Handbook; Disclosure Document Registration with US Patent Office; Creative Development of Press Release; Digital Rendition Illustration; Invention Website & Hosting.

On an ongoing basis since execution of the ADA, Mr. Richardson has received nine (9) Media Packs containing copies of the Press Release and pre-prepared mailing materials for not less than ninety (90) selected media contacts. The last Media Pack was sent to Mr. Richardson on 11/28/2005.

Mr. Richardson has also received twelve (12) Manufacturer Introduction Packages containing a brochure, press release copy and pre-prepared mailing materials for not less than one hundred-twenty (120) selected prospective manufacturers and/or licensees. The last Manufacturer Introduction Package was sent to Mr. Richardson on 5/10/2006.

Pursuant to our ADA, since execution, Invent-Tech has attended or exhibited at approximately 8-10 major trade show events per year where a variety of information regarding the Collar Link Shirt has been made readily available through our Invention Datavault. Details and photos are posted following each event and a historical archive of all shows attended is readily available for viewing at any time in our Trade Show area of our website: www.invent-tech.com.

Clearly, Invent-Tech has delivered to Mr. Richardson, in a timely and professional manner, all of the services as set forth in the ADA, and he has accepted, approved and/or made use of all of the good and valuable services provided by Invent-Tech.

Prior to filing his complaint with your office, Mr. Richardson has never expressed any dissatisfaction whatsoever. In fact, as you will find in his Quality Assurance Questionnaire (copy attached), Mr. Richardson is extremely positive in his assessment of our services and his overall satisfaction with Invent-Tech.

Attached, please find signed copies of Mr. Richardson’s: Invention Research & Documentation Proposal (IRDP), Affirmative Disclosure Statement (ADS), Advanced Development Agreement (ADA), Advanced Development Authorization Form (ADAF), Quality Assurance Questionnaire, as well as copies of Mr. Richardson’s approvals for his Press Release and Digital Rendition Illustration.

With regard to Mr. Richardson’s claim that we failed to keep our promises to him, he clearly acknowledges, in writing, that no promises outside the scope of our ADA were ever made to him.

Additionally, Mr. Richardson’s suggestion that we “scammed” him is equally frivolous and baseless. In the documentation enclosed with this response, you will find that Invent-Tech has carefully provided to Mr. Richardson all notices required by law and he has clearly received services greater in value than the consideration paid to date.

Invent-Tech has incurred substantial monetary cost in fulfilling both of Mr. Richardson’s contracts and has lived up to the letter of our agreements. Additionally, Mr. Richardson still has an uncollected contractual balance due of $1,950, which Invent-Tech has made no attempt and will not make any future attempt to collect.

We categorically reject these claims as merely an attempt to bolster an utterly frivolous complaint presumably filed by Mr. Richardson in an attempt to recover his costs, now that his contract has expired and his services have come to an end.

We thank you for the opportunity to respond to this complaint. If you require anything further from us, please do not hesitate to contact our offices again.

Very truly yours,
/s/   Brian McLeod
Director, Corporate Communications

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