Legal Opinion
American Optical Co. v. New Jersey Optical Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 9, 1943No. Civil Action 1583PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEALEY, District Judge.
This action was commenced in the Municipal Court of the City of Boston to recover unpaid royalties under license and sublicense agreements, copies of which are annexed to the declaration as Exhibits A, B and C. Exhibits A and B are sublicense agreements which recite that the licensor (plaintiff) is the exclusive licensee under certain United States Patents. The agreements grant to the sublicensee a non-exclusive license to make, use and sell the inventions covered by the patents involved. The licensor reserved the right to determine and fix prices, sales plans and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Freeman v. Bee MacHine Co., IncSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Alfred Hofmann, Inc. v. Knitting MacHines CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
- Contracting Division, A. C. Horn Corp. v. New York Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Caldwell Manufacturing Co. v. Unique Balance Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1955
- Snyder v. Dravo Corp.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1947
- HPM Development Corporation v. Watson-Stillman Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1947
- Emich Motors Corp. v. General Motors Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1953
- Riss & Co. v. Local 107 of International Brotherhood of TeamstersDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1961
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