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Amazon Whispernet -- Trademark Information Discovered!
First off, a mea culpa is in order, I was trying to split off some posts into their own thread so that they could have the front page exposure they deserve, and managed to delete them instead.
So, I'm left with reproducing them as best I can from the cached pages in my browser (thank the powers that be for browser caches!) This was originally posted by Nate the great, who is quickly living up to his moniker! -- NatCh Quote:
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10-14-2007, 11:56 PM | #2 |
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This is why you always leave a copy of it open in a different window as a backup.
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10-15-2007, 12:01 AM | #3 |
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Yup, and I'm very glad I did that, otherwise I wouldn't have had the other copy to reconstruct from. I suppose that's the bright side -- I get to be an object lesson for others.
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10-15-2007, 05:58 AM | #4 |
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Great find Nate!
Now, all we need is the official presentation of the Kindle today and we'll be fine... |
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I googled the address of the trademark owner. The address is a storefront in a shopping center in Seattle, WA. I do not know if this address is current, just that it is on the paper work that was filed back in May.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=20126+...i=map&ct=title In case anyone is interested in going there and checking them out, the address is: Izy, Inc. #216 20126 Ballinger Way NE Shoreline WASHINGTON 98155 |
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Let's hope we have somebody here who lives nearby and can check it out. Validationg rumours that way is always the very best way...
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10-15-2007, 09:16 AM | #7 |
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Nice work Nate the great. You put in hours of good journalistic qualities. Sad we didn't have your words to build up around it.
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10-15-2007, 09:30 AM | #8 |
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Izy, Inc. is registered in Delaware. (It's really easy to do this, you don't even have to go there.)
https://sos-res.state.de.us/tin/GINameSearch.jsp I am currently looking up a phone # for the address in Seattle. BRB. |
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Yes, but what does it !%@!$*$!&#!! look like?!?
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11-02-2007, 01:26 PM | #12 |
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It's amazing what you learn with a 20 minute phone call
The state of Delaware has a number you can call to get info on a corporation registered there. You can learn some really interesting things.
For instance, the 2006 annual report for IZY, Inc. lists Rick Hansen and Michael Hatch as corporate officers. An address is not provided, but a phone number is: 206-266-2335. The 2005 annual report list the corporate officers as Ellenore Angelidis and Terri Israel. Again, there is no address provided; but the phone number is the same. The phone number and names generate some quite interesting Google search results. I have found a PDF with Ellenore Angelidis described as Amazon.com associate counsel. I have found the cover sheet for from Amazon.com that lists Terri Israel as an executive assistant (who has the authority to sign off on it). Unfortunately, I cannot find anything relevant for Michael Hatch or Rick Hansen. (Actually, I did find multiple listings for the names on www.whitepages.com, but I am trying to pursue this through Amazon rather than cold-calling them. ) Oh, by the way, that phone number is a direct dial for Amazon customer assistance . |
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