Brief for the United States (1914)

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l'Ai;i A. I think that was ciistoiiiary with thrm, ;!s I hclicNC it is ciistoinary with all other maiiii fact ii I'crs. {}. Now, iiaiiic some ol' tlir ('ninj)aJii('S which wvw takinii* that liiuli stand ! A. What liiu-h stand do yon rclVi'lo:' Ol* inrrinjiinu the rii^'hts of the Latham ])at('iit when lie was niiahic to l)rinii: suit / A. The l>i()^'ra])li Co., tlic Kdison Mainifactiirinu* Co., Pathc' Freres, A'ita^ra])]i Co., Kalem Co., C. Molies, Essanay Co., the Selig Polyscope Co., and all of tlie users of ])rojeeting niaeliiiies throiigdiont the United States. The eagerness of the defendants to admit infringement during the period 1903-1908 is evidenced by the following testimony of Mr. Marvin (I, 225, fol. 3; 226, fols. 1-3.) Q. * ^ * Do you mean to say that each one of these defendants in this suit were doing business prior to the formation of the Patents Company in an unlawful manner, so far as patents were concerned? A. I do. Q. Each one of them was wilfully and deliberately violating all the patent rights of every other? A. Yes, sir. Q. Xot one of them had any regard or paid any attention to ordinary rules of property rights respecting patents? A. Xot to my knowledge.