Legal Opinion
King v. Ionization International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 4, 1987No. Nos. 86-2594, 86-2663PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This litigation over liens in a patent license raises questions of Illinois lien and fraudulent-conveyance law — some of which, however, we are able to duck — plus jurisdictional issues, which we can never duck.
Andrew Pincon owns a patent (actually two patents, but we shall simplify the facts to make the opinion easier to follow) on the “photozone” process for purifying water. In 1977 he formed Ionization International, Inc. to exploit the process. He was its principal officer and shareholder. He gave the corporation an exclusive license to practice the patent in North…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- In the Matter of MORSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., Debtor. Appeal of HOOSIER FENCE COMPANY, INC.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by35 opinions
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