Scott (01)
-----Original Message-----
From: Gullette, Robert L
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 8:34 AM
To: Griffin, Scott D
Subject: RE: NLS/Augment (02)
Scott: After some minor revisions, the letter has now gone out. You
might want to inform Mr. Gust. (He never contacted me directly.) Rob (03)
-----Original Message-----
From: Griffin, Scott D
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 10:23 AM
To: Philip Gust
Cc: Gullette, Robert L; Jamieson, James M
Subject: NLS/Augment (04)
Phillip, good to hear from you. My colleague Rob Gullette, our VP of
Intellectual Property, has agreed to help. Please give him a call on
(206) 655-5231. (05)
Scott (06)
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Gust [mailto:gust@NouveauSystems.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 5:54 AM
To: Griffin, Scott D
Subject: (07)
Hi, Scott, (08)
This is a follow-up on or earlier discussion of the NLS/Augment issue. (09)
We've definitely traced the ownership of NLS/Augment from SRI through
Tymshare/Tymnet to McDonnell Douglas. We have indications that ownership
transferred to British Telecommunications: two trademarks for Augment
(73256814, and 73647182) transferred to BT on 11/20/1989, prior to
Boeing's acquisition of McDonnell Douglas. We also have indications
that BT transferred ownersihp to MCI: one of the trademarks (73256814)
transferred from BT to MCI on 7/25/1995. (010)
We've taken stock of Boeing's earlier feedback, and are now trying to
get a simple, non-binding statement from each of the companies for the
CHM NLS/Augment restoration project records. BT has agreed to supply
such a statement (see attached). With the help of Vint Cerf, MCI's
former CEO, we're working with Janis Manning, MCI/Verizon's Assistant
General Counsel, Trademarks & Copyrights on a similar statement. (011)
We were hoping to get a similar non-binding statement from Boeing.
Kathy Gallagher had originally agreed to give us such a statement.
However, her supervisor wasn't comfortable with issuing it from their
office, since it isn't strictly speaking a legal issue, and recommended
going back to you. (012)
The statement we'd like to have is exactly along same lines as the one
from BT: (013)
"Boeing believes that ownership of of NLS/Augment passed with other
assets formerly from McDonnell Douglas to British Telecommunications PLC
in late 1989, prior to Boeing's acquisition of McDonnell Douglas.
As far as Boeing is concerned, we have no issue with the Computer
History Museum using such NLS/Augment copyrights in a not-for-profit
capacity for the benefit of the general public. Boeing makes no
representation or warranty as to such use." (014)
Would you be able to write a letter that includes such a non-binding
statement on behalf of Boeing, or refer us to someone within your circle
at Boeing who could? I know that you are in touch with Jim McNerney,
and it might even be helpful for you to approach him informally to see
if he'd support doing that. If you do, feel free to share the attached
letter from John Toole to BT with him as background. I know that Lew was
eager to help us with this, and hope that you and perhaps Jim might be
willing to carry the banner on this request. (015)
I really appreciate your help on this, however things turn out. If you
do visit the SF Bay area, please let me know. I enjoyed talking with
you earlier, and It would be great to get together in person. (016)
Philip Gust
Nouveau Systems, Inc. (017)
phone: +1 650 961-7992
fax: +1 520 843-7217 (018)
mailto: gust@NouveauSystems.com (019)
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