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Good evening Mr. LeChevalier,

My name is Michael Adelman, and I am currently a third-year student at
Harvard Law School. I am currently working on a paper that focuses on
whether constructed languages should be subject to any form of intellectual
property regime.

The *Loglan Institute, Inc. v. Logical Language Group, Inc.* decision is
(as best as I can tell) the only instance of an American court addressing
whether there is some type of intellectual property ownership right in a
constructed language. Therefore, it is with great interest that I have been
researching the context and substance of this legal dispute.

In addition to the Federal Circuit decision itself, I have read your
account of the dispute entitled "The Loglan-Lojban
Dispute<http://www.lojban.org/tiki/The+Loglan-Lojban+Dispute>"
on the lojban.org website, as well as your
biography<http://www.lojban.org/tiki/Biography%20of%20Robert%20LeChevalier>on
the site which provides some extra detail.

I would be interested to hear your thoughts on what, if any, intellectual
property protections might be appropriate for constructed languages.
Additionally, I would be very intrigued to learn what kind of copyright
claims Dr. James Cooke Brown threatened to assert, and why the legal
proceedings took the form of a trademark dispute instead.

I am writing this research paper in order to receive credit for my Advanced
Intellectual Property
Law<http://www.law.harvard.edu/academics/curriculum/catalog/index.html?o=64269>course,
although you should know I am also considering submitting the paper
for publication in a law journal after this semester.

I would greatly appreciate your assistance and expertise as I attempt to
puzzle out these legal principles. I would be happy to correspond through
email, or speak by phone or Internet-client (e.g. Skype). My contact
information is included below.

Best,

Michael Adelman
*Harvard Law School, JD Class of 2013 (expected)*
*Email: madelman@jd13.law.harvard.edu*
*Phone: (203) 414-9450*

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Good evening Mr. LeChevalier,<div><br></div><div>My name is Michael Adelman=
, and I am currently a third-year student at Harvard Law School. I am curre=
ntly working on a paper that focuses on whether constructed languages shoul=
d be subject to any form of intellectual property regime.</div>


<div><br></div><div>The <i>Loglan Institute, Inc. v. Logical Language Group=
, Inc.</i> decision is (as best as I can tell) the only instance of an Amer=
ican court addressing whether there is some type of intellectual property o=
wnership right in a constructed language. Therefore, it is with great inter=
est that I have been researching the context and substance of this legal di=
spute.</div>


<div><br></div><div>In addition to the Federal Circuit decision itself, I h=
ave read your account of the dispute entitled &quot;<a href=3D"http://www.l=
ojban.org/tiki/The+Loglan-Lojban+Dispute" target=3D"_blank">The Loglan-Lojb=
an Dispute</a>&quot; on the <a href=3D"http://lojban.org" target=3D"_blank"=
>lojban.org</a> website, as well as your <a href=3D"http://www.lojban.org/t=
iki/Biography%20of%20Robert%20LeChevalier" target=3D"_blank">biography</a> =
on the site which provides some extra detail.</div>


<div><br></div><div>I would be interested to hear your thoughts on what, if=
 any, intellectual property protections might be appropriate for constructe=
d languages. Additionally, I would be very intrigued to learn what kind of =
copyright claims Dr. James Cooke Brown threatened to assert, and why the le=
gal proceedings took the form of a trademark dispute instead.</div>


<div><br></div><div>I am writing this research paper in order to receive cr=
edit for my <a href=3D"http://www.law.harvard.edu/academics/curriculum/cata=
log/index.html?o=3D64269" target=3D"_blank">Advanced Intellectual Property =
Law</a> course, although you should know I am also considering submitting t=
he paper for publication in a law journal after this semester.</div>

<div><br></div><div>I would greatly appreciate your assistance and expertis=
e as I attempt to puzzle out these legal principles. I would be happy to co=
rrespond through email, or speak by phone or Internet-client (e.g. Skype). =
My contact information is included below.</div>

<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Michael Adelman</div><di=
v><i>Harvard Law School, JD Class of 2013 (expected)</i></div><div><i>Email=
: <a href=3D"mailto:madelman@jd13.law.harvard.edu">madelman@jd13.law.harvar=
d.edu</a></i></div>

<div><i>Phone: (203) 414-9450</i></div>

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