New Britain herald., 1922-09-25
MAY BRING SUIT
 ON COL0RED FILMS
PriZma, Inc, Claims Infringe.
 ment Of Patent Rights

New York, Sept. 25.--Onicers O,
 Prizma. Inc, pioneer makers of col. Iored moving pictures, announced yes.
 terday that they would bring sui,
 immediately for alleged patent in. i ifringements against Techni Color. Inc
 the new million dollar syndicate
 formed by William Travers Jerome and r45 prominent business men for l the manufacture of colored pictures under processes invented by Daniel Frost Comstock, noted chemical engineer of Boston. In a statement authorized by Vice President H. G. Stokes, the Prizma Company said:
 William Travers Jerome, vice.
 president Of Techni Color, Inc. was notified today by Prizma, Inc, pro- ducers of Prizma Color pictures. through it's attorney Julian s. Woes
 ter, 1l5 Broadway, not to manufac-
 ture, exhibit, lease or sell any color motion picture films made according
 to the process and with the appara- tus described and claimed in United States patent to Mason, No. 1,34s,O2e. dated July 27. 1920, which is owned
 by Prizma Inc. Mr. Jerome and Techni Color, Inc. are also request ed to immediately discontinue fur. their exhibition of the film new being exhibited at the Candler building and to account to Prizma. Inc. for all gains and advantages received there from,
 This initial move on the part of
 Prizma, Inc, to protect it's interests in the field of color motion photo graphy was not entirely unexpected by the moving picture industry in view of the claims made in behalf of Techni Color, Inc" during the past few days in the New York news papers, and the recent appearance of Techni Color stock on the New York curb market.
 "Prizma, Inc. has been producing color film for the last four or five years, During that time it has ex- pended nearly a million and a half dollars to bring its process to the present state of perfection. II owns a large number Of patents for color motion photography, including all the patents of William Y. D. Kelley. pion- ger in color motion photogra phy. Dur ], ing the last three years it has pro duced at it's laboratory in Jersey City and released more than four hundred | of color-in-t the film pictures, and 1 these pictures are being shown daily in hundreds of moving picture thea tcrs in the United States, Canada and | Europe
 Tt made the first full length feature |, picture ever shown in color. "The Glorious Adventure" starring Lady Diana Manners, which had it's pre- miere at the Capitol theater in April of this year It has made nearly one it's own regular distribution, and many color sections, art titles and scenes for practically all Of the principal l black and white producers. It's pat ents and processes have therefore been given the practical. severe test of actual production under conditions a1 they are found in the moving pie lure industry,
 Tn discussing the claims of Technj Color. Inc. an officer of Prizma. Inc, selected from Prizma's many patents he following claim from T s. Patent Q Mason No. 1,348.o29, owned by | orizma. to illustrate the difficulties of making a double coated color-in-the i'm product without infringing Priz- mas patents: 39 The process of con inuously treating a film having inn lges on opposite sides consisting In moving the film over and in surface II 'ontact with a coloring liquid, re- 'ersing the film out of contact with he liquid, and passing the other side if the film over and in surface con act with a second coloring liquid.
 "Prizma is now taking steps for the m ediate fling of suits through ;hurch X Church, Washington, D. C.. md Julian s. Wooster to fully protect Is interests