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frames - In a message dated 4/30/04 2:38:49 AM Central Daylight Time,editor@telecom-digest.org writes, in a comment on my message as towhether Amoco Corp. is still in existence: From: Wesrock@aol.com Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 19:28:45 EDT Subject: as In a message dated Thu, 29 Apr 2004 09:43:33 -0400, Joe Wineburgh writes: Other unwitting companies and agencies whose computers were used include Unisys Corp., Amoco Corp., the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the U.S. Army Information Center, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit on Wednesday. I thought Amoco Corp. ceased to exist a number of years ago, becoming an integral part of BP, Inc. Wes Leatherock wesrock@aol.com [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: The American Oil Company was absorbed by Standard Oil of Indiana many years ago and the new combined company became known as (AM)erican (O)il (CO)rporation, or 'AMOCO' for short. But because of regulations and laws pertaining to the ways the Standard Oil Company had to do business, with antitrust laws from years ago, and marketing rules the various Standard Oil Companies had agreed on, Amoco did business under that name everywhere *except* about five midwestern states where it was known as 'The Standard Oil Divison of Amoco'. When BP (British Petroleum) bought out Amoco, they chose to retain the 'Standard Oil Division of Amoco' name for some parts of their empire. Some of their computer facilities company wide are still known as 'Amoco' (or now) 'Amoco Division of BP'.Yes, I am familiar with all the history you provided. But thecomplaint specifically mentioned that the spammers had made use ofAmoco Corp.'s computer system."Amoco Corp.," or any other corporation, has or has not aspecific legal existence. Regardless of whether BP uses "Standard" or"Amoco" as a trade name, or refers to one or more of its divisions orbrands by those names, that does not re-create the corporation "AmocoCorp." if it has passed out of existence or ever existed. (I mightnote Pan-American Petroleum Corporation, later Stanolind, later Amoco,had, and I think still has, vast computer operations in Tulsa. TheAmerican Airlines and Amoco computer centers were and probably aresuch vast operations that they attract all kinds of computer expertiseto Tulsa and in turn make it a center of all kinds of computeroperations -- including First Data which was involved in the Wal-Martdouble/triple billing discussed here earlier.)The corporate parent of Amoco, up until the time it wasacquired by BP, was "The Standard Oil Company (incorporated inIndiana)."Note that a corporation has one and only one name. When yousee a bank with the name "in Kansas City" or "at Kansas City," ratherthan the more normal "of Kansas City" (or whatever place), it almostalways means the original bank of that name failed, usually during theGreat Depression, and the reorganized bank is a different bank. Or,for that matter, when NationsBank acquired Bank of America NationalTrust & Savings Association, NationsBank changed its name to Bank ofAmerica National Association. Bank of America N.T.& S.A. ceased toexist and became part of Bank of America N.A., nee NationsBank.My question was only about whether "Amoco Corp." had a legalexistence, not whether the name "Amoco" was used by the owner ofwhatever computer system was allegedly being used. My former Amococredit card was renewed as a BP card, but is also good at Amocostations. That does not mean that the "Amoco Corp." has a legalexistence, only that it is a brand named owned by BP and used on someof its stations.I have been told by another person interested in oil companyhistory that BP is also rebranding a few of its stations as "Standard"in the states where it succeeded to the right to the "Standard" name,to maintain its ownership of the "Standard" trademark in those statesby its continuing use in trade and commerce.Wes Leatherockwesrock@aol.comwleathus@yahoo.com[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: While Wes is co
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