Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-07-29

have good example of their methods.
1t appears that Sears, Roebuck & Co. |
stole. or tried to steal, the patents be- I
longing to other companies and lncor-
porated them into their separators.
The ether companies had paid large
sums of money for these patents.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. are then sued
and found guilty but what do they tell
their customers. In circular sent out
to the users of their separators, and
others, they say 1--WE won d clean cut
and decisive victory sweeping
and everlasting decision in our favor.
This appears to be pure falsehood
as the decision of the court shows.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. were beaten,
and are enjoined and compelled to
pay the costs of the suit. all damag-
es the companies owning the patents
'can show, and must furnish list OF
customers to whom<%they have sold.
And the Monitor understands users OF
their separators who continue their
use since this decision are also liable
for Injunction and damages. This is
but one example of mail order house
methods. We quote below from the
decision as handed down by Judge
Hough:
"ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND
~ hot $hn nj q
recover from the defendant, Sears,
Roebuck & Company. all the gains,
profits and advantages which the said
defendant and it's confederates have
derived. received or made, or which
has arisen or accrued to said defend
ant and it's confederates from infringe
ment of the said Letters Patent No.
555. 1898. and that the said complaluants
do also recover, in addition thereto.
any and all damages which complain.
ants have sustained by reason OF salo
INFRINGEMENT of their exclusive rights
nv the said defendant and It's cOnte0'
crates; and it is further
"ORDERED, ADJUDGED AM
DECREED that it be referred to Saml
M. Hitchcock, ESQ, one of the Masters
of this Court, to ascertain, take, state
and report to this Court an account o.
the number of all Centrifugal Separa
ting Apparatus and parts thefeo
made, used or sold by the said defend
ant and it's confederates IN infringe
ment of each or any of the said claim
of said Letters Patent and to whom
sold and at what price, and an accoun
of the number Of such articles and part
thereof which the said defendant ha
on hand. and also all of the gains
profits and advantages which the sal
defendant and its confederates hav
received or which have accrued to sal
defendant and it's cOnfederates from o
through the said infrin cement, and t
assess the damages suffered by tn
J complainants by reason OF said IN
fringement by the defendant and 1t
confederates and report to this Cou1
with all convenient speed; and 1t
! further
e "ORDERED, ADJUDGED AM
= DECREED that the compliments o
such accounting shall have the right
Il cause an examination of the oftlce1
I'd >and directors and agents and employee
of said defendant ore tenus or othel
wise. and also the production OF tn
books, vouchers, exhibits, statement
IS and documents Of said defendant G
re- the said Master may direct, and tina
- the said defendant attend for such pu
e0 pose from time to time as the sal
d Master shall direct and it is further
n. "ORDERED, ADJUDGED AN
n DECREED that perpetual lnJunctlc
:: be issued out of and under the seal
II this Court against the said defendan
s. Sears, Roebuck & Company, enJolnlr
and restraining it, its confederate
associates, servants, agents, attorney
clerks and workmen, and all who hay
De contributed toward the expenses OF l
We defence in this case, from making, u
ne ing or selling, or in any way dlsposlr
oy of, Centrifugal Separating Apparat
" embodying or containing the inventiC
at Of said Letters Patent No. 555, 1913,
;;ai any apparatus like Or similar theret
by or any of the parts of said epparatu
ck and from infringing in any way sa
ILL., Letters Patent No. 555, 1898, and it
further
1t "ORDERED, ADJUDGED AN
bic DECREED that the compliments
-oa recover from the defendant, Seal
'0" Roebuck & Company, the costs, char
a es, and disbursements of this suit
be taxed, and that the complaina1
have execution against said defends
49, therefor.
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