> On Feb 9, 2017, at 2:02 PM, Chris Hanson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It doesn’t matter if the company hasn’t existed since the late 80s - Someone >> somewhere owns the IP rights and as soon as they see interest in it they’re >> going to see potential dollar signs. > > As near as I’ve been able to find, without hiring lawyers to do more in-depth > research, the assets of the former Lisp Machine, Inc. were seized as part of > the GigaText affair; do a Google search for GigaText Guy Montpetit for some > details. The IP in this case is likely owned by either the government of > Canada, Saskatchewan, the United States, or Massachusetts, depending on who > did the actual seizing, what entity owned the IP at the time, and whether the > seized assets were ever transferred as a result of the case(s). > > Do you have any pointers to the situation being different?
The information I got was that GigaMOS held the assets until it was put into receivership, and Coopers & Lybrand were appointed receiver. They did not find a buyer. Much of the physical assets were surrendered to former employees and other debtors in lieu of payment, since GigaMOS was unable to make payroll. Coopers & Lybrand were merged into PwC a couple years later. What PwC did with things in the meantime is unknown.
