IS WWW.cbtdr.com offering a genuine business opportunity? 2.does it
hold patents in the name cbtdr or Cabletraders

Dear nibor1946-ga,

As a researcher I cannot give legal advice on this question and my
comments are my own. You must make up your own mind from the
information I supply. Also I have to remind you of the disclaimer
posted at the bottom of the page by Google.


The company appears to be offering training in "Internet currency
trading". It appears to be aimed towards the UK market as fees are
quoted in UK Sterling. There is only a United States address supplied
for the company, otherwise there is no contact information.  How do
you get in contact with the company if they refuse to answer their
emails? How do know who you are dealing with? Is the company
transparent and open?

I would suggest a little more information than this would be required
to give you peace of mind:
Cabletraders
Oceanside
California
USA

http://www.cbtdr.com/



A domain name check on cbtdr.com reveals the following registration details: 
 
Domain name: cbtdr.com

Registrant Contact:
Admin CBTDR
+1.7600014536
Fax: none
Cable House
Oceanside, CA 92054
US

Administrative Contact:
Admin CBTDR 
+1.7600014536
Fax: none
Cable House
Oceanside, CA 92054
US

Created: 2003-10-02 
Expires: 2004-10-02

http://www.whois.sc/


The only other reference to the company is a discussion on a Forex
Market Forum discussion board. I recommend you read it.
http://www.moneytec.com/forums/_showthread/_threadid-5981/_s-ae2565a9feb46c3ca5acbd9d57c1d09b


In the US, the Better Business Bureau has a record for the company.

Principal : Mr John Dickel Owner 
Type-of-Business Classification: Business Opportunities 
Website Address: www.cbtdr.com

There are no complaints recorded against the company but I recommend
that you read their general advice on this type of business
opportunity.
http://www.sandiego.bbb.org/commonreport.html?compid=20007004



The company is registered in San Diego County as a Fictitious Business
Name (Sole Trader in UK terms)

Primary Business Name  CABLETRADERS  
Number of Businesses  001  
Business Name CABLETRADERS 
Number of Owners  002  
Owner  DICKEL AVRIL MARY 
Owner  DICKEL JOHN HOWARD 
Filing Date (CCyy/MM/DD)  20020311 
Expiration Date(CCyy/MM/DD) 20070311 
Business Conducted By  Husband & Wife  

http://arcc.co.san-diego.ca.us/services/fbn/SearchDetail.ASP?filing_number=2002007295

CBTDR is also registered.
http://arcc.co.san-diego.ca.us/services/fbn/SearchDetail.ASP?filing_number=2003032771

Other business names held by Dickel appear on this link
http://arcc.co.san-diego.ca.us/services/fbn/search.asp?Business=&Owner=dickel&FileNo=&cmdSearch=Search

You will note that most of these dates are 2002 onwards. The web site
has copyright dates of 2000 onwards.


This article is by a journalist from the Daily Mail newspaper in the
UK. He refers to a John Howard Dickel who has left the UK. I do not
know if this is the same person.
http://www.thisismoney.com/20010220/si28245.html
Advertising Standards Authority on the same subject.
http://www.asa.org.uk/adjudications/show_adjudication.asp?adjudication_id=31868&from_index=by_issue&dates_of_adjudications_id=all


I have conducted searches at the following databases but can find no
reference to the company, owner  or cabletraders or cbtdr

United States Patent and Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov/
UK Patents
http://www.patent.gov.uk/patent/index.htm
European Patents
http://ep.espacenet.com/


Use the following search term to access advice, recommendations and
companies offering similar systems. Use these to compare what is being
offered by cbtdr.

"Internet currency trading"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22Internet+currency+trading%22
http://www.actforex.com
http://www.derivativesstrategy.com/magazine/archive/1999/0899fea5.asp


I hope this answers your question. If it does not, or the answer is
unclear, then please ask for clarification of this research before
rating the answer. I shall respond to the clarification request as
soon as I receive it.
Thank you
answerfinder

Search strategy
Known sites as detailed above
"cabletraders"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=cabletraders
"cbtdr.+com"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22cbtdr.%2Bcom%22

Iwas given a quick response which was quite informative and if I had
done it earlier would have saved me a lot