The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-07

his patent upon the multiple arc sys-
tenn OF distribution, and his patent on the
socket for incaniescent lamps. which was
recently held to be valid by Judge Cox
In suit against tine Westinghouse Com
pany.
Among the other interests affected un-
der the decision is a company which was
operating under patents granted Tor the
reclamation OF rubber from old rubber
goods, and did a business amounting 10
more than 100000 annually The patents
were exceedingly valuable. This company
finds that its patents expired rev
months ago. instead OF running until l~l'
as was thought.
The effect Of the decision will be notice.
able in the future In the Patent once
for It Is probable that the long delays,
which were caused purposely 10 proven.
the granting of a patent in order that
the American patent could nave loIls
life after the foreign patent had eNpireu'
will cease and the office VIII no lohsei
be blocked with patent cases for years.
CONTEST OF LEGAL GIANTS.
The history of the case OF me Bate
Refrigerator Company against SuiZperseI'
the subject OF yesterday utcisio"' -
very int resting. The caste Involves W
rectly small sum Of money anu me
compldinants would probably nave HeNoI
thought it worth while TO Drils lhe case
to hearing had not the lawyers OF ths
General Electric company ard the Bell
Telephone Company discovered that inc
case directly involved the point In Wnlch
they were 50 vitality interested.
The result was that the complainant
found itself represented in court Dy suth
expensive counsel as James 9. carter
James j. Starrow. Of Boston, counsel 10Y
the Bell Telephone Company ana eN-
Observation-Disclosures {. +. MltcheI.
Of New York. counsel FOR the General
Electric Company.
Then the defendant Sulzberser, found
himself represented by counsel retained
by the Westinghouse Electric Company
and the anti-Bell Telephone Company, in
Guiding Whoc.ef II. P-ckhar' Elm u d
Wetmo-e. ana BcnJl n'l n. Bristow. all
q New York
From this time on tho bItlie was one
between giants. The question "Is ellb-
oratey argued before The Cir.uit Court
c: Appeals COR ,h' New York circuit.
judges Wallace, Shpmdh and LacOmbe
sitting, but this CClr, declined 10 take
the responsibility Of deciding the ques-
ticn apd certified it up to the Supreme
Court of the United Stutrs This Court
rtated the case as one of 50 great I'M
pCrtance that it took the very unusual
course of assigning il for hearing some
three years I'm advance Of tna regular
order. and also allowing about double
the usual time for the argument
KILLS THOUSAND PATENTS.
NEW YORK, March 6.-Local patentees
say that the decision yesterday Of the
United States Supreme Court In the Bate
patent case is only surpassed i'm practical
effect by the legal tender decision. 1t IS
calculated that more than a thousand
patents have expired under the decision
where the owners thought that they
had several years OF life. Hundreds of
suits now in the courts will lapse because
of the decision.
The Bell Telephone Company and the
General Electric Company, whose patents
are most affected, apparently put their
faith In future success on their superior
organization. The telephone company re-
lies upon its immense connections, rather
than on the patents under which il did
business while the electric monopoly as
serts that it has done business for some
time without regard to the Edison in
candescent light patent, relying upon its
exceptional facilities for manufacture 10
make money. rather than upon the pat
ents it controlled.
AN ELECTRIC ATTORNEYS GRowL.
BOSTON. MASS, March 6.-Frederick