In a message dated 3/30/2007 10:49:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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From: Ingegerd Espås [mailto:iespas@ Ingegerd Espå
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 2:46 AM
To: Rick Archer
Subject: Re: Court Case between TMO and the Norwegian Government
Dear Rick.
Yeasterday I received the result from the Court Case between the TMO and the
State in Norway regarding that the TMO did want the Monopoly of the words
Transcendental Meditation and TM.
I was a wittness on behalf of the State in Norway and I am happy to tell you
that the TMO lost regarding the Monopoly of the words Transcendental
meditation and won the Trademark of the words TM.
The Court says that Transcendental Meditation is a description of a state of
consciousness and knowbody can own a description. They also lost because the
TMO has not been consistent in using the words Transcendental meditation.
They have used TM-Technique - TM-program - Deep meditation. Maharishis
Techniques in books and advertisements. The Court says also that it is a need
to be
free regarding to compete activities as i (Ingegerd) do - in the papers it is
referred to my domene _www.transcendentalmwww.transcww_
(http://www.transcendentalmeditation.no/) and that I teach in free time -
because I have an other
full time job too. The TMO would not tell how many initiations they had done
last year - I was open about how many I have teached. The TMO made a point
of the Agreement forms that the TM-Teachers has signed - so did I. The Court
did not consider that. The Court made a point that MMY is a very old man -
and after he die, who will be the owner of the TMO and all his techniques.
The TMO tried to stop me from being a wittness - they wrote a letter to the
Court in forhand of the Court Case and almost demanded the Court not to allow
me to be a wittness. Not a smart thing to do - I think.
In the Court Case - it was really a difference between Ole Markman (The
lawyer of the TMO - Danish TM-Teacher - with no Carisma - pale and grey -
talking
the language of the TMO - telling that I (Ingegerd) do not keep the
knowledge pure - not easy to understand for common people) and the Lawyer of
the
Norwegian Government, a very smart man.
Some other Norwegian teachers of Transcendental meditation is happy too -
they are very successfull in their teaching.
You are free to use this as you like - send it to FFL if you want.
Ingegerd Espås
Very interesting. Ingegerd Espas has spiritual courage. The judge has a
very honest question to the TMO
The Court made a point that MMY is a very old man - and after he die, who
will be the owner of the TMO and all his techniques. Maybe the passing over of
MMY will make legal issues between the TMO and other
affiliates a very interesting time. The purity could slip right through
their hands. God knows the purity of the teaching could use other places that
it
feels more comfortable growing in. Lsoma.
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