National Cash Register Co. v. Remington A. Co., Inc.

This is an action to compel assignment of patents. The material facts are briefly as follows: Plaintiff employed an experienced inventor named Fuller at a $5,000 salary for one year from February 17, 1909. Fuller agreed to transfer to plaintiff all- cash register mechanisms made by him during his employment, and if at the end of the contract he left plaintiff’s employ, plaintiff being willing to retain him on the then existing salary, not to enter the service of any other cash register company for the year immediately following the severance of his connection with plaintiff, and to assign to…