I was a client of John Rizvi, "The Patent Professor®," and my experience has been extremely damaging--both financially and emotionally.
I paid a total of $5,000 to secure work being done on my invention idea, which is entirely human-centered and not based on software or apps. Despite my clear explanation, the law firm began drafting a Provisional Patent Application (PPA) based on their own assumptions, attempting to frame it as an app--when my invention had nothing to do with that.
Even worse, I later discovered that my confidential patent search results were shared with a third party without my consent--a serious breach of client trust and professional responsibility.
When I asked for clarity about whether my invention was patentable, I was ignored for almost a week. Eventually, I was told my idea was "too abstract" unless it was tied to a system. However, I have legally recorded calls and messages where John Rizvi himself told me that my idea was patentable if we could just "get the right examiner," and that he was "hoping to convince him."
Additionally, Joel Mesa, a former USPTO examiner working with Mr. Rizvi, promised me that my abstract idea was patentable and even told me that "no one would be able to copy it." These promises were made despite the fact that, as both of them later admitted, they never fully understood my invention and had been drafting based on their own assumptions.
I have every email, recorded call (legal in my state), and internal message saved. This was not just professional mishandling -- it crossed into emotional manipulation.
During our communications, Mr. Rizvi sent me a highly emotional song he claimed to have written for his late mother. He asked me to keep it a secret, saying it was personal and no one else had seen it. This request -- in the middle of a professional dispute -- was presented in a way that made me lower my guard and feel emotionally responsible for his pain.
However, I recently discovered that he later posted the same song publicly on his Facebook page, encouraging the public to view it. This wasn't private. It wasn't sacred. It was a manipulative tactic to gain emotional leverage -- and it worked, until the truth revealed itself.
No client should be placed in that position. No professional should ever exploit their personal grief to emotionally disarm a client trying to advocate for themselves.
I am now preparing legal action and sharing my experience to warn others. If you were also ignored, manipulated, misled, or had your invention misunderstood by this law firm, you are not alone. I am currently gathering others to explore class action or RICO litigation.
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