Waltham Watch Co. v. Keene

COXE, Circuit Judge.

The principal question presented by this demurrer is whether the owner of two letters patent covering certain improvements in watches known as “Riverside movements” may, by notice attached thereto, impose conditions as to their sale, including the price at which they may be resold, which notice shall be binding upon purchasers from complainant who sell said movements in violation of its provisions.

To put a concrete case, Is a retailer who purchases from the complainant a “Riverside movement,” with instructions not to sell the same for less than $25, liable in equity if he…