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Dear Snorri,<br><br>
Congratulations and thank you! This is an absolutely terrific piece of news and a great development for the OpenID community around the globe. This is a huge step and I am grateful for how you've made this happen. Let's talk right away about all the details.<br>
<br>Best regards,<br>-bill<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 8:33 AM, Drummond Reed <<a href="mailto:drummond.reed@cordance.net">drummond.reed@cordance.net</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Snorri,</span></font></p>
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<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">This is a great step forward. Thank you
for shepherding this on behalf of the OpenID community.</span></font></p>
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<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">=Drummond </span></font></p>
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<p><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> <a href="mailto:general-bounces@openid.net" target="_blank">general-bounces@openid.net</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:general-bounces@openid.net" target="_blank">general-bounces@openid.net</a>] <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf
Of </span></b>Snorri<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, June 23, 2008 3:31
AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:general@openid.net" target="_blank">general@openid.net</a>;
<a href="mailto:legal@openid.net" target="_blank">legal@openid.net</a>; <a href="mailto:eu@openid.net" target="_blank">eu@openid.net</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> 'Raj Mata'<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [OpenID] Assigning the
OpenID EU Trademark to the OIDE Foundation<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Importance:</span></b> High</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Dear OpenID Europe Community -- Dear Members of the
Trademark Committee,</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">In March of this year, Johannes Ernst was the first to
make a remarkable commitment directly relating to the "OpenID" brand,
which had been protected in the USA (USPTO) until then by his company
(R-Objects Inc); Johannes assigned it to OIDF for the token sum of $1 (one
dollar).</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">I had expressed also at that time that I would do the same
for Europe as soon as it would be legally possible.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Just a reminder: just like Johannes, I had, of my own
initiative, protected the OpenID brand in Europe at the start of 2007, before
the OpenID Europe Foundation had any legal existence. As you know, the process
of registering intellectual property in the UE is slow (up to 15 months) and
rather costly.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">I am pleased to announce that I have received today the
official certificate of registration of the brand name "OpenID" in
Europe (OHIM), which will allow me in turn to do what Johannes did, by
assigning the brand name "OpenID" to OIDE for the token sum of €1
(one euro).</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Because I have spoken with many of you, but also with
future businesses and member organizations, I know that you are comforted by,
and appreciative of the fact that the OpenID brand will be protected by the
laws of the European Union. This will be achieved in just a few days.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Although this process represents an important step for
what concerns IPR, it is not yet over. It is indispensible that it be actively
pursued further, to finalize a single, Worldwide TM/logo Policy upon which all
the OpenID Foundations/Chapters in the world will be able to rely to warrant
fair and free use by the totality of the OpenID Community...</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">The document "TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT" adapted from
Johannes' model (and thanks Yahoo) is attached for your perusal.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Best regards,</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">-Snorri</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><font face="Calibri" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT </span></font></b></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"> </span></font></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">Between:</span></font></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"> </span></font></b></p>
<p><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Mr. Snorri Giorgetti</span></font><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, residing at 66, avenue des
Champs Elysées, 75008 Paris, France</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: right;" align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">(hereinafter, "<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Assignor</span></b>") </span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: right;" align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">And:</span></font></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">The OpenID Europe AISBL (OIDE)
(openideurope.eu), an International Association having its principal office at
avenue de Broqueville, 297/5, 1200 Brussels, in Belgium.</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: right;" align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">(hereinafter, "<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Assignee</span></b>")</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">Whereas</span></font></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">:</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">The
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Assignor</span></b> </span></font><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">has adopted, used, is using and
is the owner of the following trademark now registered in the Office for
Harmonization in the Internal Market ("OHIM"):</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><u><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">« <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">OpenID</span></b> » registered under the N° <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">005796412</span></b></span></font></u></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: right;" align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">(hereinafter "<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">the Trademark</span></b>")</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">In the following 27 countries:</span></font></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Austria</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (AT) </span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Belgium</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (BE)</span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Bulgaria</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (BG) </span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Cyprus</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (CY) </span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Czech Republic</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (CZ)</span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Denmark</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (DK) </span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Estonia</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (EE) </span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Finland</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (FI)</span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">France</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (FR) </span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Germany</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (DE)</span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Greece</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (GR) </span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Hungary</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (HU) </span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Ireland</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (IE) </span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Italy</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (IT)</span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Latvia</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (LV)</span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Lithuania</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (LT) </span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Luxembourg</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (LU)</span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Malta</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (MT) </span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Netherlands</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (NL)</span></font><b><b><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></font></b></b></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Poland</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (PL)</span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Portugal</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (PT) </span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Romania</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (RO) </span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Slovakia</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (SK) </span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Slovenia</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (SI) </span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Spain</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (ES) </span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">Sweden</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (SE) </span></font></li>
<li><b><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB">United Kingdom</span></font></b></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-GB"> (UK) </span></font></li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">Whereas:</span></font></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"> </span></font></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">The<b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Assignee</span></b> is desirous of acquiring <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">the Trademark</span></b>.</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">Now, Therefore,</span></font></b><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> in consideration of the sum of
one Euros (€1.00) and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
legal sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Assignor hereby assigns to
Assignee all right, title and interest in the European Union (in the 27
countries listed) in and to the Trademark together with the goodwill of the
business symbolized thereby and all registrations thereof.</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Assignor
further agrees to execute all papers and to perform such other proper acts as
necessary to secure to Assignee the rights herein assigned.</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">This
Agreement is to be interpreted under the laws of the Belgium without regard to
any choice of laws provision which would require construction under the laws of
any other jurisdiction.</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">This
TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT is dated this the 23th day of June, 2008.</span></font></p>
<p><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">
</span></font></p>
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<p><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">The Assignor - Mr.
Snorri Giorgetti</span></font></p>
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<p><b><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;"> </span></font></b></p>
<p><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">
</span></font></p>
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<p><font color="black" face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">The Assignee - OpenID
Europe AISBL</span></font></p>
</div>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></font></p>
</div></div></div>
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