The United States of America, petitioner, v. Motion Picture Patents Company and others, defendants (1912)

Record Details:

Title:
The United States of America, petitioner, v. Motion Picture Patents Company and others, defendants
Date:
1912
Publisher:
Washington D.C. : United States. Government Printing Office
Volume:
The United States of America, petitioner, v. Motion Picture Patents Company and others, defendants
Leaf #:
0003
Language:
English
Collection:
Government & Law and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
December 14, 2023
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INDEX Page. I. The defendants 1-5 II. Description of the business 5-8 III. Motion Picture Patents Company 9-12 IV. Preliminary agreements for the assignment of the patents 12-16 V. The manufacturers' license agreements entered into with the Motion Picture Patents Company 16-20 VI. The rental exchange agreements 20-23 VII. Licensed exhibitors 24-25 VIII. License agreements with manufacturers of exhibiting machines 25-27 IX. General Film Company 27-30 X. Agreement between Motion Picture Patents Company and General Film Company 31-33 XI. Agreements between the General Film Company and Patents Company licensees 34-35 XII. Conclusion 35-39 XIII. Jurisdiction 39 XIV. Prayer 39-42 EXHIBITS. Exhibit 1. Charter of Motion Picture Patents Company 43 Exhibit 2. Preliminary agreement for assignment of patents between Motion Picture Patents Company and Edison Manufacturing Company, December 18, 1908 45 Exhibit 3. License agreement under the camera and film patents between Motion Picture Patents Company and Biograph Company, December 18, 1908 52 Exhibit 4. Form of license agreement between Motion Picture Patents Company and the rental exchanges 79 Exhibit 5. License agreement under the exhibiting-machine patents between Motion Picture Patents Company and Armat Moving Picture Company 87 Exhibit 6. Charter of General Film Company, April 18, 1910 99 Exhibit 7. Agreement between Motion Picture Patents Company and General Film Company, April 21, 1910 104 Exhibit 8. Agreement between General Film Company and Edison Manufacturing Company, April 21, 1910 116 Exhibit 9. Reissued Letters Patent 12192 123 55498—12 1