According to the California Business Portal the status of Cadtrak
Corporation is suspended.
CADTRAK CORPORATION
Number: C0988167
Date Filed: 7/2/1980
Status: Suspended
Jurisdiction: California
Mailing Address
P O BOX 8207
FOSTER CITY, CA 94404-8207
Agent for Service of Process
EUGENE W. EMMERICH
1012 WINDJAMMER CIR.
FOSTER CITY, CA 94404
http://kepler.ss.ca.gov/corpdata/ShowAllList?QueryCorpNumber=C0988167
STATUS DEFINITIONS
Suspended:
?The California Corporation has lost all rights and powers for failure
to meet statutory filing requirements of either the Secretary of
State's office or the Franchise Tax Board. Information regarding the
type of suspension can be obtained by requesting a status printout.
Fees and instructions for requesting a status printout are included on
the Corporate Records Order Form.?
http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/corp/corp_help.htm#statinfo
Download the Corporate Records Order Form here:
http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/corp/pdf/ircform.pdf
A posting at the Association Electronique Libre regarding Cadtrak:
Excerpt:
?Cadtrak has collected large sums of money from 1978 to 1998 and
successfully defended its patent on the concept of an "xor cursor", US
patent No. 4,197,590.?
Source : Association Electronique Libre
http://wiki.ael.be/index.php/EnglishSWPatentExamples
From the Book Rembrandts in the Attic: Unlocking the Hidden Value of Patents
by Kevin G. Rivette, David Kline:
On page 122 - chapter 5 :
?The little patent finally expired in 1997, but not before Emmerich
had signed licensing deals with an astonishing 400 companies.?
Read about it from page 120-122
Amazon: Search inside book feature
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0875848990/qid=1087701843/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-8828267-4371969?v=glance&s=books
Additional information that may interest you:
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
Everex Systems, Inc. v. CADTRAK CORPORATION,
Filed July 16, 1996
http://vls.law.vill.edu/Locator/9th/9416960.asc
Find Law
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=search&case=/data2/circs/9th/9416960.html
Read more about Everex and CadTrak here:
http://www.swiggartagin.com/articles/reconcile.html
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CadTrak
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I hope you find this helpful!
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Bobbie7 |