Legal Opinion
Adkins v. Lear, Inc.
California Supreme Court
Decided December 14, 1967No. L.A. 29204, 29205, 29206, 29207PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMosk, J.
John S. Adkins, an inventor and mechanical engineer, was engaged in the development and improvement of gyroscopes 1 for Lear, Incorporated, a manufacturer of gyroscopes and related mechanisms. Adkins brought this action against Lear, alleging in his first cause of action that prior to 1955 he had conceived certain inventions and made them available to Lear and that on September 15, 1955, he entered into a written agreement with Lear under the terms of which he granted Lear a license to use these inventions in products manufactured by it, in exchange for which Lear was to pay a stated…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Lear, Inc. v. AdkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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