S JGISG 1,4,/4 0 C fth November, 1967.
To: Dr. Griffith, Mr. Laporte, Herr Sottorf, Mr.
Preston, Dr. Felton.
I ncw have a copy cf tha Bell/LaIng patent and I
am
sending y--u a copy together with a copry lett--r
from k.1r. jcmns,
their ags.M.
I think we have established a vacy good
re-lations'lip with
.fr. Jones and I am quits sure we could reach an
agraemert to have
3 oma of axclusivity with r-.spect to thi3 patert
if we wished.
Ycu -mill rszi-3:7,ber that w.-) hav-- already a
patent for puttiag a hole
down t1ha :nidldlaa of a cigarette, In c-thar
words for prcxducing ---ne-
thing sl=dlar to tha Belt/Laing cigaratta. The
dam. onstrutions I
,av3 scon of tha 3all/LaIng cigar-Ata are not at
all Ui;ro3siva
but naverth-,lass tt rnight be worthwlaile testing
tiiis proposal.
I said Initially that we would ba will1ing to test
it, that Is to put
tnto it a fairly considerabI2 divelopment :affcrt,
only if w0 had
scme dograna of exclusivity. I have aLqo made it
quite c la r that
we would not be prepared to pay any considerable
sum of =ney.
I should be grateful if you would let aw have your
views
ca whathcr you think you wotild like to see us
testing this and
if so what sort of figure wouk-1 you suggest would
be appropriate
in securing axclusivity during the davelopment
Wlod at lea3t
fOr YOUr WOItOry.
I should be most gratafui Lf you could reply verf
quickly
3,-, that I a-m nst obliged to kB.P.) i4r. Jones
walting any lcnq~,r
than ne-cassary.
th. k i r-1 nag a r d s ,
Ycn;rz sinczra-ly,
J. CIR 1"'U.,.
ncl:
BATCO document for Province of British Columbia 5
November 1999