Motion Picture Patents Co. v. Universal Film Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. The case is stated in the opinion. The restrictions on the right to use the machine were fully brought home to the Prague Amusement Company and were binding. This is settled by Henry v. Dick Co., 224 U. S. 1, and no doubt is cast upon that case by Bauer v. O’Donnell, 229 U. S. 1, which did not involve the right to impose restrictions on use.
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CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. The case is stated in the opinion. The restrictions on the right to use the machine were fully brought home to the Prague Amusement Company and were binding. This is settled by Henry v. Dick Co., 224 U. S. 1, and no doubt is cast upon that case by Bauer v. O’Donnell, 229 U. S. 1, which did not involve the right to impose restrictions on use. In the present case there were two distinct restrictions: First, that the machine should be used only-with motion pictures leased from a manufacturer licensed by the plaintiff;,and second,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clarke
In this suit relief is sought against three defendant corporations as joint infringers of claim number seven of United States letters patent No. 707,934 granted to Wood-ville Latham, assignor, on August 26, 1902, for improvements in Projecting-Kinetoscopes. It is sufficient description of the patent to say that it covers a part of the mechanism used in-motion picture exhibiting machines for feeding a film through the machine with a regular, uniform and accurate movement and so as not to expose the film to excessive strain or wear.
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