diff --git a/utils/pointers.hpp b/utils/pointers.hpp
index a1a306b51..f811c7d52 100644
--- a/utils/pointers.hpp
+++ b/utils/pointers.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Tenstorrent AI ULC
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+//This file incorporates work covered by the following copyright and  permission notice:  
 //
 // Copyright (c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 //