Legal Opinion
American Harley Corp. v. Irvin Industries, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 8, 1970PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Fuld.
Harley Patents (International) Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as British Harley) owned certain patents covering an automobile seat belt buckle. In 1958, it granted American Harley Corp. an exclusive license to manufacture and sell that buckle in the United States and Canada. It had previously granted similar rights to the buckle to a European subsidiary of Irvin Industries, Inc., for England and Europe but not for the United States.
In 1959, owing to its success in Europe, Irvin gave thought to expanding its market to include the United States. It commenced negotiations with…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- T. B. Harms Company v. Edward Eliscu and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by16 opinions
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