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Re: Meta Platforms, Inc. Board of Directors - USPTO, Digital Assets and Moscow Exchange
by Gunnar Larson 09 Mar '24

09 Mar '24

Dear Ms. Chollet: Hope you are doing well from our September 1, 2022 conversation below. Are you still representing Meta Platforms on this matter? Thank you, Gunnar -- Gunnar Larson xNY.io | Bank.org MSc - Digital Currency MBA - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-917-503-9179 New York, New York 10001 On Thu, Sep 1, 2022, 3:20 PM Chollet, Nicki <NChollet(a)kilpatricktownsend.com> wrote: > Dear Mr. Larson, > > As we have previously stated, before we can properly evaluate or respond > to your claim, you will need to provide additional details regarding the > basis for your claim and documentation of your relationship with Moscow > Exchange or ownership in the Moscow Exchange mark (for example, trademark > registration certificates evidencing your ownership of the alleged marks in > question). Until we receive this information, we will not respond further > to your correspondence. > > Meta Platforms reserves all rights. > > > Sincerely, > > > > > *Nichole Davis Chollet Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP* > Suite 2800 | 1100 Peachtree Street NE | Atlanta, GA 30309-4528 > office 404 815 6010 | cell 404 906 6948 | fax 404 541 3387 > nchollet(a)kilpatricktownsend.com | My Profile > <http://www.kilpatricktownsend.com/en/People/C/CholletNicholeDavis> | > VCard <http://www.kilpatricktownsend.com/vcard/NicholeDavisChollet.vcf> > > *From:* Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 31, 2022 4:53 PM > *To:* Chollet, Nicki <NChollet(a)kilpatricktownsend.com> > *Cc:* Meta_Defensive_Disputes < > Meta_Defensive_Disputes(a)kilpatricktownsend.com>; cypherpunks < > cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org>; investor(a)fb.com > *Subject:* Re: Meta Platforms, Inc. Board of Directors - USPTO, Digital > Assets and Moscow Exchange > > > > > > > > Ms. Chollett: > > > > We have not heard from you. Is there some reason why? > > > > Gunnar > > > > Gunnar Larson > > xNY.io - Bank.org > > > > On Tue, Aug 30, 2022, 6:05 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > > Ms. Chollett: > > > > Are you free to discuss this tomorrow? > > > > Meta seems to be fanning the flames. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Gunnar > > > > Gunnar Larson > > xNY.io - Bank.org > > > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 4:44 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > > Ms. Chollett: > > > > Thank you, kindly, for continued correspondence related to Meta Board > questions specific to xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC's concern to protecting > cross-border digital asset innovation. > > > > xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC first became alarmed through Meta's obvious > digital asset market problems related to Libra, Diem, Novi and USDP. > Through Meta's continued digital identity transitions, xNY.io - Bank.org, > PBC has pioneered cross-border digital asset logic(s). Moreover, the Moscow > Exchange and Meta introduced market events over March that jeopardize > digital asset market purty. Ms, Chollett, xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC will not > pay for market effects related to Meta's cross-border disruption of digital > asset innovation, related to Meta's obvious mark exactness (by definition) > to the Moscow Exchange. > > > > *Ms. Chollett, we cannot concern ourselves with Meta's intentions, good or > otherwise, given clear problems that exacerbate market risk: * > > - March 11, 2022 > <https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/russia-moves-to-declare-meta-an-ex…>: > Russia's leader, who is in charge of the Moscow Exchange cites Meta as an > 'extremist organization' ... > - March 14, 2022 > <https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=ff9f1af5-cc8a-473a-822b-8890…>: > Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC Benjamin G. Murray published SDNY insights > to a Russian State-Sponsored TV Network's Attempt to Dismiss Copyright > Lawsuit On Fair Use Grounds Denied. > - March 17, 2022 > <https://www.sberbank.com/news-and-media/press-releases/article?newsID=cd44d…>: > Moscow Exchange is the backend to Russia's largest bank, Sber. The > announcement on 03/17/22 confirmed Sber (via the Moscow Exchange > technology, at various levels) would issue digital assets. > - March 18, 2022 > <https://cointelegraph.com/news/meta-files-8-digital-asset-and-web-3-0-trade…>: > Meta Platforms Inc. filed USPTO mark applications for a mark EXACTLY > DEFINED to that of the Moscow Exchange. > > > - Ms. Chollette, below my signature you will find Meta's filing > numbers and descriptions related to a mark defined as Moscow Exchange, with > plans to engage the mark in commerce related to digital assets and virtual > reality. > > > - March 24, 2022 > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f_fq1GaKNaAUGEyztdm-oMtIuEW2yXj4C5aoN0G…>: > xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC contacted meta, with a memo introducing our direct > plan to protect cross-border digital asset innovation. Ms. Chollette, > please note that Russia has labeled Meta as an 'extremist organization' ... > So who really knows what the Moscow Exchange will thi > > xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC is a very reasonable digital asset pioneer, and > sitting in Manhattan the jury is in on market contributions from Libra, > Diem, Novi and USDP. Ms, Chollette, Meta and the Moscow Exchange matter > really suggest only losing marketplace contributions, obviously potentially > devastating digital asset marketplace innovation(s). We aim to solve this > problem immediately: > > 1. Ms. Collette, xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC recently shared Citigroup's > Metaverse and Money > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1REoa87GCmt2uhDp7ZYswbTRw4ygQgjsL/view?usp=…> > whitepaper, with 33 highlights to our grave concern to Meta's potential > marketplace delinquency related to Meta's mark exactness to Moscow > Exchange. > 2. Furthermore, Mr. Zuckerberg and Mr. Putin are both highlight quotes > to Citigroup's Metaverse and Money research. > 3. With the date order, footnotes, and highlights xNY.io -Bank.org, > PBC kindly petitions Meta's board to understand the opportunity ... The > Moscow Exchange is not our problem, and for whatever reason Meta will have > no opportunity to make mark exactness our problem. > > The United State of America's cross-border approach to digital asset > innovation will be cultivated, fostered and protected by xNY.io - Bank.org, > PBC. > > We aim not to be adversarial with Meta, but we will stop at no cost to > invest in claim rewards if necessary. Perhaps, we can organize a time to > discuss potential resolutions in the immediate term. > > > > xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC must reserve all rights specific to harm from March > 14, 2022 > <https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=ff9f1af5-cc8a-473a-822b-8890…> > > and March 18, 2022 > <https://cointelegraph.com/news/meta-files-8-digital-asset-and-web-3-0-trade…> market > events. > > > > Please feel free to call or email anytime. > > > > Sending you the very best from New York City, > > > > Gunnar Larson > > -- > > *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xNY.io> | Bank.org <http://Bank.org>* > > MSc > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> > - Digital Currency > > MBA > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> > - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) > > > > G(a)xNY.io > > +1-646-454-9107 > > New York, New York 10001 > > > > 97320155: Online social networking and dating services, including a > specific branch tailored for networking between cryptocurrency investors. > > 97320153: Design and development of computer hardware and software > relating to Web3, including gaming, e-commerce, blockchain transactions, > etc. > > 97320149: Entertainment and electronic publishing services, partly within > virtual reality. > > 97320147: Telecommunication services for electronic assets held on its > platform. > > 97320146: Financial transaction processing services relating to tokens, > blockchain assets, cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets. > > 97320144: Advertising services via virtual or augmented reality networks > and the metaverse. > > 97320140: Wearable peripherals for video games connected to virtual > reality. > > 97320136: Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application, > such as for user authentication, online charitable fundraising and most > notably, for hardware or e-wallets. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Confidentiality Notice: > This communication constitutes an electronic communication within the > meaning of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 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FBI on Women and Change Video
by Gunnar Larson 08 Mar '24

08 Mar '24

Video FBI on Women and Change: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4Qtt9vNHmf/?igsh=MW4waWU1cnJoMDlyMA==

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Trump Can't Delay Paying Carroll $83M, NY Judge Says
by Gunnar Larson 08 Mar '24

08 Mar '24

Trump Can't Delay Paying Carroll $83M, NY Judge Says <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1811463?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Gina Kim A New York federal judge refused to hold off on former President Donald Trump's $83.3 million judgment he owes E. Jean Carroll after losing a defamation trial, noting in a Thursday order that "Mr. Trump's current situation is a result of his own dilatory actions." Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1811463?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1811463?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Wells Fargo Charged For Unwanted Programs, Customer Says
by Gunnar Larson 08 Mar '24

08 Mar '24

Wells Fargo Charged For Unwanted Programs, Customer Says <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1810949?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Emilie Ruscoe An Ohio resident is the latest to bring proposed class claims against Wells Fargo over the bank's recent disclosures that some of its customers were unwittingly enrolled in certain financial products offered by the bank as far back as 2007, and charged fees for them. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1810949?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1810949?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Wells Fargo, Goldman Escape Some Climate Proxy Proposals
by Gunnar Larson 08 Mar '24

08 Mar '24

Wells Fargo, Goldman Escape Some Climate Proxy Proposals <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1811221?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Sydney Price The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. may exclude from their upcoming proxy statements shareholder proposals calling for reports on their clients' climate change commitments, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange staff, which also wouldn't let Wells Fargo or Texas Instruments Inc. escape including separate labor and human rights-related proposals. 4 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1811221?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1811221?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Bitcoin Hits $70,000 Mark for First Time Ever Before Retreating
by Gunnar Larson 08 Mar '24

08 Mar '24

Bitcoin Hits $70,000 Mark for First Time Ever Before Retreating https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-08/memecoins-ether-are-outp… Bitcoin rose to $70,000 for the first time, before quickly retreating as traders appear to be already shifting their attention elsewhere for higher returns in fringe tokens known as memecoins. Dogecoin and Pepe are among the biggest gainers this week

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Female Genital Cutting Continues to Increase Worldwide - The New York Times
by Gunnar Larson 08 Mar '24

08 Mar '24

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/07/health/female-genital-cutting.html It’s the United Nations’ International Women’s Day — a day that sprang from the commemoration of the 15,000 women who protested in New York against harsh working conditions and paltry pay in 1909. Though women’s rights have improved on paper since then, in reality things remain grim the world over. More than 230 million women and girls around the world have undergone female genital cutting, according to a new analysis by UNICEF, an increase of 30 million since the organization’s last global estimate in 2016. While the data shows that in some countries a new generation of parents have chosen to forgo the practice, in other countries laws and campaigns against it have had no impact. In Burkina Faso, the share of girls aged 15 to 19 years who have undergone cutting has fallen to 39 percent from 82 percent over the past three decades. But in Somalia, where an estimated 99 percent of women have had their clitoris excised, the level of cutting has not changed. Because the countries where the practice is most prevalent are also those with the highest rates of population growth, the overall number of girls who are subject to cutting is growing each year. “The total number of women and girls is 15 percent higher than the last estimate,” said Claudia Cappa, an expert on global trends in female genital cutting with UNICEF. “The progress that has been made is too slow compared to the growth of the population of girls who are born each day in the countries that are most affected.” The United Nations has set the goal of eliminating female genital cutting by 2030, but change would need to be occurring 27 times faster than the current rate to meet that goal, she said.

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Equity Concerns Follow Mass Torts' March Into Bankruptcy
by Gunnar Larson 08 Mar '24

08 Mar '24

Equity Concerns Follow Mass Torts' March Into Bankruptcy <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1810843?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Brandon Lowrey After decades of suffering and waiting, a group of more than 82,000 childhood sexual abuse survivors recently reached a $2.5 billion bankruptcy settlement with the Boy Scouts of America and related groups. Yet the survivors may once again be in suspense. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1810843?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1810843?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Robinhood Teams With Rich Paul, Klutch To Expand To Sports
by Gunnar Larson 08 Mar '24

08 Mar '24

Robinhood Teams With Rich Paul, Klutch To Expand To Sports <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1811120?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> By David Steele Robinhood is partnering with Klutch Sports Group to help it extend its reach into sports, entertainment and media, with Klutch founder and CEO Rich Paul as its strategic brand adviser, the financial investment app announced Thursday. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1811120?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1811120?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…>

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Crypto Founder's Extortion Suit Fails Yet Again
by Gunnar Larson 08 Mar '24

08 Mar '24

Crypto Founder's Extortion Suit Fails Yet Again <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1811213?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Katherine Smith The founder of a cryptocurrency token company cannot bring racketeering and trade secret claims against former consultants he alleges extorted him for millions of dollars and tried to ruin his company's reputation, an Illinois federal judge has ruled. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1811213?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1811213?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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