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

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Exhibit 4. FORM OF LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN MOTION PICTURE PATENTS COMPANY AND THE RENTAL EXCHANGES. EXCHANGE LICENSE AGREEMENT. Whereas the Motion Picture Patents Company, of New York City (hereinafter referred to as the '' Licensor") is the owner of all the right, title, and interest in and to reissued Letters Patent No. 12192, dated January 12, 1904, granted to Thomas A. Edison for kinetoscopic film, and also Letters Patent Nos. 578185, 580749, 586953, 588916, 673329, 673992, 707934, 722382, 744251, 770937, 771280, 785205, and 785237, for inventions relating to motion picture projecting machines; and Whereas the Licensor has licensed the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, of New York City; the Edison Manufacturing Company, of Orange, New Jersey; the Essanay Company, of Chicago; the Kalem Company, of New York City; George Kleine, of Chicago; Lubin Manufacturing Company, of Philadelphia; Pathe Freres, of New York City; the Selig Polyscope Company, of Chicago; and the Vitagraph Company of America, of New York City (hereinafter referred to as ^'Licensed Manufacturers or Importers^'), to manufacture or import motion pictures under said reissued letters patent and to lease licensed motion pictures (hereinafter referred to as ^^ Licensed Motion Pictures") for use on projecting machines licensed by the Licensor; and Whereas the undersigned (hereinafter referred to as the '^ Licensee"), desires to obtain a license under said reissued Letters Patent No. 12192, to lease from the Licensed Manuturers and Importers licensed motion pictures and to sublet the said licensed motion pictures for use on projecting machines licensed by the Licensor; 55498—12 11 79