The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-07

patents, y hiCh were so strong that
the Automobile board OF trade de-
| cides II was best to obtain licenses
to- manufacture under these patents
for rregent and future members of
the organization. The board Of trade
has paid to the Enterprise Automobile
company. the holding corporation that
owns the Dyer patents. a lump sum
for which the right is secured TO
apply for licenses without cost up
TO certain specified number.
The most important patent of all
these. which Leonard II. Dyer obtain
cd, liz dated April IS, 1908, and has
a tritie less than thirteen years Still
tn run. Roughly. this CO vars the
Is used in practically every automobile
made. William A. Redding, patent
counsel representing the Automobile
board OF trade says that this patent
liz broader and more Intimately re-
lated TO the automobile trade than
the Selden patent was deemed to be.
Mr.. Redding says the present type
OF Collective transmission in general
Use throughout the Industry comes
within the terms of the patent. IT
can be seen readily. therefore, how
important the admission OF the va
1lidity of this patent is and how enor-
.nnlis will be the returns to Mr.. Dyer.
His disa greement with the Auto
mobile b1 ard Of trade has been set
tied and the leading automobile con-,
Germs of the country are now eligi~
BILE % license under this agreement
Suits were brought against four man
ufscturers who are represented In the
Automobile hoard 81 trade to prevent
a continuation Of what was called fur
Their infringement.
Discussing the litigation. Mr.. Red
ding said: The suits have been in
the United States District court South
ern district of New York. for about
a year. Even before the fling of the
formal actions We had begun sys-
tenate search OF the prior art. At
cost of thousands of dollars the
Tinted sstass~ patent ssfaseR and the
similar institutes of Switzerland. Ger
many. France. Belgium. Italy and
Great Britain were thoroughly exam
med. Time and money were spent
in profus on to make the search radi-
cal and comprehensive and + can say
that in the thirty-eight years during
which I have handled patent matters
none has come under my notice in
which more care was used. more pains
exerted.
THE patent IN imposing In It's
breadth and has been a threatening
t.t''ena ~ a"F 'afs w w 800
Our search oiscioses mass III oasa'
out ,ha 'hausny a.am ~ s ~
CONCLUSIONS srouH tue iaSe si'st ~
clients were strongly .t4eise hy me
as early as last winter 10 take out
licenses and avoid the possible danger
and expense that must have fNlowed
complete and favorable adjudication
of the patents IN question.
since that pNiiou $500 -
ieFshces nave usen 'a1ta -
interested paftiss ana an $3.50 ~
gwen Ds the r'h'si pi isV ,r,t.
company 10 take oat -.
option would haNs pu $50
lsth am NOT AT 49, ~ ~
the TERMS uf va
par tteuihIs OF use - 1900.
just htsttae i.efs y 9 . $50
IN the oIiSina, S...is,. ro,,narv
on henaif 81 Ahe r.'.er, =. ~ INNER
and some changes ~ wy ,,antr ia
proposition hneee ps s
The Enterprise eoihpa"s ' -
gay the agreement Is ssiis'"e'o's
both sides ~.
1t raises the shauow tas, ~ ~,
Likelihood OF suits asaiiiS. h'a So
users or ahtoihopffes -.
aufenooiie BOARD OF iaus -
and gives them certain Naiaanle 49,
under the patei,'s aug :" -. .a,,l
time the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -. -,
lily of the patents by the aet =. sane
licenses under them must psuNs -.
apie to the eatshtee ana ms 1850 re
Mr Dyer, the ihNeh.o'' sp $50. NJ
the patents. satd fees"t's at,ass,,.
Redding said tnat cSinP, , ene
research Of tae prior uss - -
nothing sound upon "n,en -.
against the patents could ne oasa ~
confirmed my epihion AZ -, :.
rs 's'r ~ - =. tyis
turn up mass OF oaaa' on. "a -,
instance none oi ~ couia ue app.e
by the dstehsea nis - a...on ,',,..s.,s
by the fact that MT heau.ns .,,.,s
have agreed 70 take out haahuiaeiorn's
licenses .,...,
IHere mss =
opinion ffiat th~ Dyer patents ~ !, =
allowed 70 sieep m Use pa'eHs e's,sss
ana a1ter tne inoussIs mao ,ssts e
up around tneH We're issuea
not true. Inc EXACT iact IN ne Vase
IS that through interference pro'esa-
ing with the henauit passhs app
ration for which was pehoi1s .oinci
lentaily with my own. the oates anu
claims OF my pateht Wers .esea.ea
and the INDUSTRY appFoprfatea tHs
dea and Incorporated II INTO tnH H'sa-
srn antonioniie'