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From: |
"Commando Dave"
<bulzidave@yahoo.com> |
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Re: Unfinished Seed, IP Business |
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To: |
"Rondeau, Jr., George"
<georgerondeau@dwt.com> |
Mr: Rondeau:
Thank
you again for your reply.
Since
you are “still not convinced” that you should be
involved with this matter, I’ll be more direct. You
are involved in this matter. I specifically went to
Seed’s website to find you. When you were not there,
I
located you nonetheless.
Allow
me to me reiterate, that I sought out Seed &
Berry
for one main reason, George B. Fox, the only
African-American,
intellectual property attorney in
Seattle. As an African-American inventor, that was a
necessary relationship for me; proprietarily and
intellectually.
After
my patent search with another firm, it was
imperative to find an attorney like
Mr. Fox. And the
moment I stepped off the elevator on the 63rd floor
of
the Columbia Center, I got the feeling that I
would be
taken care of by Seed & Berry. Meeting Mr. Fox
immediately cemented that feeling and
working with him
on the development of my intellectual property,
gave
me unshakable faith in the firm.
So
there is no doubt in my mind that had Mr. Fox not
taken ill, we would not be having these
discussions.
But
unfortunately during his absence, the matter of
patent infringement by (StairMaster
Sports Medical
Products,
Inc., now Nautilus, Inc.) a Seed & Berry
client came to the fore. I, among others with whom
I’ve
conferred, believe this should have simply
resulted in an “in-house, amicable, ‘business is
business,’ agreement of parties.” Yet, my notes
indicate it was your decision to side with the “more
important Seed & Berry client” and forego such an
agreement.
After
waiting a few years for Mr. Fox to recover, I
conferred with him on this matter. He left no
question about your role as Partner at Seed &
Berry or
your “straight shooter” mentality. In fact, Mr. Fox
got me believing in a code of ethics in addition
to
the one you have referred to. Simply stated, because
of my connection to Seed & Berry through
Mr. Fox, I’m
connected to you through Mr. Fox and Seed & Berry.
Even
in his most difficult stage of recovery, Mr. Fox
said, “George Rondeau
is the
As
you wrote, attorneys may generally be “advised to
avoid even any potential appearance of conflict of
interest,” however I trust you’re beginning to see
this is a matter of mutual interest. Additionally, I
trust it is clearer why your “past experience at
the
Seed
& Berry firm,” is not only “a good idea,” but a
reasonably logical one for
resolution. I appreciate
you reiterating “there are plenty of other good
patent
attorneys in
reasonable nor logical move for me
at this point.
This
is a “connect the dots” intellectual property
matter. From
the idea, to the patent search, to Seed
&
Berry, to product development, to marketing, to
manufacturing, to distribution, to
product refinement,
to patent, to patent infringement, to conflict
of
interest, to non-resolution, to seven-year runaround,
to still unresolved, to Seed IP, to you. This case
involves complexities that require a simple solution
that you undoubtedly can facilitate.
I
agree there are other good patent attorneys, but
you’re the one that made a crucial decision in this
matter.
You’re the one with the connection with
Nautilus,
Inc. to resolve this matter expeditiously
and quietly, once and for all. And you’re the
one with
as much to gain as I have to lose. The suggestion in
my
“…expediently
facilitate a deal, with a percentage
going to your firm,” was merely pointing to one of
many possible gains. Nonetheless, payment for your
services does not present a problem.
I
trust you now understand why “a smaller firm” that
can give me “legal representation completely
independent of any prior connection
with the Seed &
perhaps one willing to work based on a percentage of
the recovery,” is of no interest or value to me.
You’ve
read the background information, so as a
specialist, in intellectual property
dispute,
resolution and enforcement, at this
point, you have
the best “evaluation of my situation and the
potential
damage recovery,” since I’ve presented the
“practical
factors and best strategy” to make “infringement
litigation” completely unnecessary.
Mr.
Rondeau I’m not trying to flatter you. I just
know what I know.
Not only are you the best attorney
to serve my needs, you are the only one that
can
satisfy this uniquely complicated situation. I
strongly suggest that we start working towards that
end.
Please
confirm receipt. Thank you.
Standing
by;
Commando
Dave
Bulzi Marketing Group
253.222.3091