Another thing that comes to mind is the United States vs The Motion Picture Patents Company
The case of the United States vs. The Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC), also known as the Edison Trust, was a landmark antitrust lawsuit filed in 1912 against a coalition of major film producers and distributors in the US, led by Thomas Edison and his company, the Edison Manufacturing Company. The MPPC had used its dominant market position and its control over patents and technology to monopolize the film industry and to corner the market on production, distribution, and exhibition of movies.

The lawsuit challenged the legality of the MPPC’s practices and sought to break up its monopoly. It was based on the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which prohibited monopolization and restraint of trade. The case went through several courts and appeals, and in 1915, the US Supreme Court upheld the government’s claim and ordered the dissolution of the MPPC, on the grounds that it violated the antitrust law and stifled competition and innovation in the film industry.

The case had significant implications for the film industry, as it paved the way for independent studios and filmmakers to flourish and to challenge the dominance of the MPPC and its affiliates. It also marked a turning point in the history of antitrust regulation and intervention in the economy, as it demonstrated the power of the government to break up monopolies and to promote economic democracy and diversity.
There are stories that Edison tried (Unsucsesfully) to take the patent for the internal operating machnisum of the Motion Picture Camera away from the Brothers Lumière in a Paris court
Yes, that’s correct. Thomas Edison, who was an American inventor and businessman, is known for his pioneering work in the field of motion pictures, including the design of the first practical motion picture camera, the Kinetograph, and the development of the Edison Manufacturing Company, which became a major film producer and distributor in the early 20th century.

However, Edison’s involvement in the film industry was not without controversy and conflicts. In the 1890s, Edison and his company were competing with other inventors and companies around the world who were trying to improve on the early experiments and inventions in motion pictures. The Lumière brothers, who were French inventors and filmmakers, were among Edison’s rivals, and they had invented their own motion picture camera and projection system, called the Cinématographe, in 1895.

Edison claimed that he had patented many of the key features of the motion picture camera and that the Lumière brothers had infringed his patents. He sued them in a Paris court in 1900, but he lost the case, as the court found that the Lumière brothers had developed their own independent design and did not copy from Edison’s patents. The Lumière brothers also won a similar case against Edison in the US, where Edison had tried to sue them for patent infringement.

The disputes between Edison and the Lumière brothers were part of a larger struggle for control and dominance in the emerging film industry, with many inventors and entrepreneurs trying to claim credit and ownership for the new technology and its applications. The cases also exposed the limits and challenges of patent law and international cooperation in regulating and protecting intellectual property.
Wasn’t this the case the forced tighter controls by the US Patents Office on Fradulent and Spurrious Pattant Claims?
The case of Edison vs.