Legal Opinion
Thys Co. v. Brulotte
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 6, 1963No. 36357PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRosellini, J.
This is a suit for royalties claimed due under sale and licensing contracts covering certain portable hop-picking machine patents listed therein. The trial court awarded judgment to the plaintiff for accrued and unpaid royalties, finding that such royalties were due and owing and that none of the affirmative defenses alleged by the defendants had been established.
Mainly, the defenses urged by the defendants on appeal relate to the validity of the licensing contracts. It is contended that the contracts were illegal because (1) they placed restrictions on the subsequent free use of the patents…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. Masonite Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Automatic Radio Mfg. Co., Inc. v. Hazeltine Research, IncSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Mitchell v. HawleySupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Pressed Steel Car Co. v. Union Pac. R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920
- HPM Development Corporation v. Watson-Stillman Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1947
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Brulotte v. Thys Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- State v. St. JohnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- McLeod v. CrawfordNebraska Supreme Court · 1964
- State v. BleaUtah Supreme Court · 1967
- Green v. Rocket Research Corp.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1975
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