Subject:

US Design Patent Des.400,941

Date:

Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:32:00 -0800

From:

"Rondeau, Jr., George" <georgerondeau@dwt.com>  

To:

osman.lee@dorsey.com

CC:

bulzidave@yahoo.com

Hi Lee:

I hope things have been well with you.  As you may recall, I handled the StairMaster patent portfolio prior to its purchase out of bankruptcy by your client Nautilus and the subsequent transfer of all patent files to you.  I assume Nautilus still owns the StairMaster business and you represent the company in patent matters.

I have been asked by Dave Allen, who was a client of my former firm Seed and Berry LLP, to introduce him to you, and provide you with his design patent Des.400,941 (copy attached).  For reasons unimportant here, I do not represent Dave, but only provide this introduction as a courtesy and to facilitate what will hopefully be an amicable resolution of the matter described below.

Dave had for some time attempted to interest StairMaster in his "Rack for an Exercise Apparatus" invention shown in his patent, but without much success.  You can get the full story as described by Dave by going to http://bulzi.net/rackitdoor.html and clicking through the various links.  Dave and I have been discussing this matter off and on over the past six weeks.  While I do not represent Dave, I suggested he discuss the matter with you since I knew you took over the StairMaster patent matters for your client Nautilus, and would be a good person to contact.  Dave would like to finally get a favorable resolution of this matter.  I assume Nautilus is still selling a rack such as the one shown in Dave's patent.

After you review the history of the matter, I urge you to communicate directly with Dave.  Of course, Dave may eventually elect to get an attorney involved on his behalf to bring this matter to closure if he cannot work out a satisfactory resolution on his own.  Again, since I do not represent Dave and Dave wishes to discuss the matter personally with you, please direct all your communications to Dave.  His email is:  bulzidave@yahoo.com, and he goes by the on-line name Commando Dave (as you will note on his Bulzi Marketing Group web site).

Please give the matter serious consideration and a prompt reply.

<<D000400941.pdf>>

Thanks,

George Rondeau
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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