Legal Opinion
Unarco Industries, Inc. v. Kelley Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 7, 1972No. 71-1522PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is a suit for declaratory relief seeking the proper construction of a written agreement. The critical question is whether or not the patent license herein considered was assignable without the consent of the licensor. The District Court held the agreement to be assignable. A motion to restrain production and sale of the patented product pending a decision by the District Court was held in abeyance and finally denied.
The principal product manufactured by Kelley Company, Inc., the defendant herein, is based upon a patent granted to Garrett P. Kelley. The Company…
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