Legal Opinion
Meyer v. Roesel
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 8, 1986No. 85-334PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIMES, Acting Chief Judge.
This appeal turns upon the construction of certain agreements concerning the exploitation of an invention.
In 1967, John F. Roesel, the inventor of an electric generator and the owner of patents thereon, entered into an agreement (1967 agreement) under which Rohe Meyer acquired a 10% interest in the invention in consideration of his legal services rendered as a patent attorney concerning the invention. The agreement recited that the “sale is a sale of a ten percent (10%) interest to all rights in said invention, including the right to make, use and sell same.” The…
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