Forwarded Message From: Mike Scozzari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 11 Feb
2006 17:26:47 -0800 To: Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: TMO
Legal: Cease and desist Letter?
Hi Rick
If possible, please post on Fairfield life. This is the most recentl letter
i received from the TMO. According to one attorney, it's mostly saber
rattling.
Mike
Shuttleworth Ingersoll, p.l.c.
V.C. Shuttleworth 1900-1965
T.M. Ingersoll 1902-1972
Mi
William R. Shuttleworth
James C. Nemmers
February 11, 2006
VIA EMAIL FEDEX & CERTIFIED MAIL
Mr. Mike Scozzari
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
Dear Mr. Scozzari:
As you know, we represent Maharishi Foundation, Ltd. and its
licensees (³Foundation²) who own all the rights in the United States to the
federally registered service marks ³Transcendental Meditation², ³Maharishi²
and ³TM² (³service marks²). We wrote to you in a letter dated November 10,
2005, demanding that you take the following action within seven business
days of receipt of our letter:
1.Cease all use, reproduction or publication of the
Foundation¹s service marks ³Transcendental Meditation², ³TM² and
³Maharishi² as well as any other registered marks of the Foundation in the
marketing of any services or goods in the United States. This includes
immediately taking action to discontinue the use of these service marks:
(a) in any and all advertising, marketing or promotional activities
and materials in all media including, but not limited to print and online
materials, URLs, email addresses, telephone listings, brochures,
newsletters, and emails; and
(b) in any and all educational, teaching or instructional activities
and materials in any medium, including but not limited to print, tape, DVD,
CE, video, audio, or any other electronic form.
2.Destroy all existing materials listed in 1(a) and (b) that are in
your control.
3.Transmit immediately in electronic and regular mail to all those
to whom you have provided or promoted your instruction in the
³Transcendental Meditation² or ³TM² the following notice:
Please be advised that I am no longer licensed or certified to teach the
³Transcendental Meditation² or ³TM² program. Should you wish certified and
authorized instruction, follow up instruction or other courses involving
Maharishi¹s programs in Florida you should contact the certified
³Transcendental Meditation² center by phone at 561-994-6990 or go to the
web site: http://tm.org/learn/where/states/florida.html
4.Remove all telephone directory listings which use the
Foundation¹s service marks and disconnect all such phone lines directed to
the listed numbers.
You have not responded to our letters, and we have been advised
by our client that you have not taken any steps to comply with our
demands. Therefore, unless you immediatelycomply with our demands and no
later than seven (7) business from the receipt of this letter by you, the
attached Complaint will be filed in federal court in Florida, our client
intends to add to the Complaint counts for violation of Florida state
statutes and common law principles.
Please confirm by telephone or email to the undersigned that you
are taking steps to comply with our demands and then notify the undersigned
when all the actions have been completed. Thank you for your anticipated
co-operation.
Very truly yours,
JAMES C. NEMMERS
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
JCN:dlr
Cc:Andrew McFarlane, Esq.
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