Ford Motor Co. v. Union Motor Sales Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of-Ohio; Howard C. Hollister, Judge. Suit by the Ford Motor Company against the Union Motor Sales Company and others. From a decree dismissing'bill (225 Fed. 373),. plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff is a manufacturer, seller and distributor of automobiles, important and essential parts of which are patented. It marketed its product under a so-called ‘"’license system,” by which dealers purchased the automobiles and were given definite and restricted territory, and in turn agreed to resell only at plaintiff’s full list prices. Ford automobiles could thus be obtained at no less price except by inducing Ford dealers to break their agreement with plaintiff. Defendants obtained Ford machines from a dealer or dealers, and sold them and advertised to sell them…
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