Legal Opinion
Universal Oil Products Co. v. Vickers Petroleum Co.
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided April 4, 1941PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Layton, Chief Justice:
The plaintiff, owner of certain patents for the cracking of oil, on the 1st day of June, 1934, granted a nonexclusive license to use the patents to the defendant; and it has sued in covenant to recover unpaid royalties accrued during the period from March 1, 1936 to March 31, 1940.
The license agreement contained this provision: “Universal agrees that in the event that Universal shall enter into any license agreement, or shall modify any existing license agreement, covering operations in the United States providing for a lower or more advantageous royalty rate, then and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- De Forest Radio Telephone Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Raytheon Manufacturing Co. v. Radio Corp. of AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Snavely v. BoothSuperior Court of Delaware · 1935
- McKay v. SmithU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1889
- St. Joseph Iron Works v. Farmers Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Waterloo Furniture Components, Ltd. v. Haworth, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Johnson v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- Wang Laboratories, Inc. v. Oki Electric Industry Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1998
- Studiengesellschaft Kohle v. Novamont Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Searle Analytic Inc. v. Ohio-Nuclear, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1975
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