Velsicol Corp. v. Hyman

The Appellate Court reversed a decree of the superior court of Cook County in favor of appellant, Velsicol Corporation, and against appellee, Julius Hyman. Leave to appeal was granted.

The suit involves four applications for patents pending in the United States Patent Office and all applications for letters patent filed in foreign countries corresponding to said four applications and all patents which may issue thereon. It seeks a decree requiring appellee to assign the applications to appellant, and for an injunction restraining appellee from using or from disclosing the processes, formulas,…