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Subject: Re: From David Levy - Addendum

Author: Larry Proffer

Date: 07:31:46 05/15/01

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On May 15, 2001 at 10:23:14, Larry Proffer wrote:

>On May 15, 2001 at 09:47:59, Larry Proffer wrote:
>
>>On May 15, 2001 at 08:03:25, Graham Laight wrote:
>>
>>>On May 15, 2001 at 06:12:51, Ed Schröder wrote:
>>>
>>>>1) World Micro will be in Maastricht, the Netherlands in August. Provisionally
>>>>Aug 19-23. Exact dates to be confirmed soon.
>>>>
>>>>2) The 5th Mind Sports Olympiad will take place in Prague, July 1-8 2001. Chess
>>>>is part of the event.
>>>
>>>I can't believe the MSO will still go ahead given that the organising company
>>>has gone bankrupt.
>>>
>>
>>Just to clarify, else the above post concerning 'bankruptcy' is in danger of
>>being misleading ....
>>
>>The company in liquidation is actually called:
>>
>>"Mind Sports Organisation Worldwide Limited"
>>
>>It shares some initials with "Mind Sports Olympiad" but perhaps should not be
>>confused with it.
>>
>>As far as I am aware from available documentation there is also a "Mind Sports
>>Olympiad Limited", and one of the associated directors has told me there is also
>>a "4th Mind Sports Olympiad Limited". The latter item can be checked by a search
>>at Companies House, London, who would be able to confirm whether or not it
>>actually exists.
>
>On checking at Companies House the above company is actually called "Fourth MSO
>Limited"
>
>Companies registered with names that could be considered somehow connected:

All these companies have different trading addresses, there is no evidence for
or against that they have a connection. Simply that they have similar name
segments or initials.

>
>Mind Sports Limited
>Mind Sports Olympiad Limited
>Mind Sports Organisation Worldwide Limited
>Mind Sports Promotions Limited
>Fourth MSO Limited
>
>The URL for Companies House is www.companies-house.gov.uk
>
>and lists all UK companies with their registered addresses, whether they are
>dissolved, or trading; their accounting dates, and so on.
>
>
>>
>>I would presume that the key factor in being able to organise a "Mind Sports
>>Olympiad" is ownership of the Intellectual Property Rights giving the right to
>>use the names "Mind Sports Olympiad" and "MSO" or any derivative or
>>representation thereof.



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