Legal Opinion
Vitascope Co. v. United States Phonograph Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey
Decided September 4, 1897PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.
The amended hill or complaint in this cause sets out that Raff & Gammon, the assignors of the com plainants, in January, 1896, began the manufacture of a certain machine or device invented by Thomas A. Edison and Thomas Arinat, to project upon a screen apparently living figures and scenes, in view of an audience, and that the said Raff & Gammon coined the word “Vitaseope,” and applied it to designate the said machine or device; that afterwards the said Raff & Gammon assigned to the complainants their rights to manufacture the said machines or devices, and to lease…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Garrett v. T. H. Garrett & Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1896
- Fischer v. . BlankNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Apollinaris Co. v. SchererU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1886
- Sawyer v. HornU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maryland · 1880
3Cited by13 opinions
- Duffy v. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2000
- A. Bourjois & Co. v. KatzelCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921
- Champion Spark Plug Co. v. ReichCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
- Squeezit Corp. v. Plastic Dispensers, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1954
- Duffy v. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2000
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