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Federal Trade Commission v. World Patent Marketing, Inc. et al
Case Number:
1:17-cv-20848
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November 07, 2018
Trump's Acting AG Linked To Patent Scam Shuttered By FTC
Matthew G. Whitaker, whom President Donald Trump appointed acting attorney general Wednesday after firing Jeff Sessions, served as a board member at a so-called invention promotion company that the Federal Trade Commission shut down last year on allegations that it "bilked millions from consumers."
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October 31, 2017
FTC Says Fla. Invention-Promotion Co. Is Delaying Scam Case
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday struck several defenses asserted by the operators of an invention-promotion company that allegedly duped consumers out of about $26 million, a day after the Federal Trade Commission asked the court to also compel them to participate in discovery and mediation.
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August 17, 2017
FTC Wins Injunction In Fla. Invention-Promotion Scam Suit
The Federal Trade Commission won a preliminary injunction Wednesday against the operators of an invention-promotion company that allegedly duped consumers out of about $26 million, as the judge found proof of material misrepresentations and a likelihood the government will prevail on the merits.
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June 08, 2017
FTC Revamps Claims Over Alleged Invention-Promotion Scam
The Federal Trade Commission has revised claims against the operators of an alleged invention-promotion scheme that involved duping consumers out of millions of dollars by falsely promising to help monetize their creations and suppressing complaints from scammed customers, the agency said Thursday.