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[LOGO OF INVENTA]
September 27, 2000
Via EDGAR and Facsimile
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
Attn: Peggy Fisher, Esq.
Russ Mancuso, Esq.
Re: Inventa Technologies, Inc.
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Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed on January 31, 2000
File No. 333-95813
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Inventa
Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") requests the withdrawal of the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1, file number 333-95813 (the "S-1 Registration
Statement"). The Company has elected not to proceed with the offering due to
general market conditions. No sales of the Company's capital stock have been or
will be made pursuant to the S-1 Registration Statement.
If you have any questions, please call Richard Picheny of Wilson Sonsini
Goodrich & Rosati at (650) 493-9300.
Very truly yours,
/s/ David A. Lavanty
David A. Lavanty
Chief Executive Officer
cc: Russ Mancuso, Esq., Securities and Exchange Commission 20549-0306
Michael O'Donnell, WSGR
Richard L. Picheny, WSGR
