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

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OEIGINAL PETITION^ EXHIBIT 5. 89 be acted upon until the Licensor becomes bankrupt, ceases doing business or shall be dissolved voluntarily or otherwise, or its charter shall be repealed ; and (c) Whereas the Licensor represents further that it is the owner of the entire right, title, and interest in and to reissued Letters Patent of the United States Numbered 12192, dated January 12, 1904, the original letters patent of which werB numbered 589168, and dated August 31, 1897, and that it has granted licenses under the said reissued letters patent only to the following-named persons, firms, or corporations : American Mutoscope & Biograph Company of New York City; Edison Manufacturing Company of Orange, N. J.; Essanay Company of Chicago, Illinois; Kalem Company of Xew York City; George Kleine of Chicago, Illinois; Lubin Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia, Pa.; Pathe Freres of New York City; Selig Polyscope Company of Chicago, Illinois; The Vitagraph Company of America of New York City; and that all of the said persons, firms, or corporations have covenanted and agreed to lease only and not sell in the L^nited States, its Territories and possessions except its insular possessions and Alaska (hereinafter referred to as the ^4ease territory aforesaid^'), motion picture films manufactured or imported by them, of a width greater than approximately one inch (1^0^ ^^^ under the condition and restriction that the said films shall be used only on exhibition or projecting machines licensed by the Licensor under United States letters patent owned by the Licensor; and {d) Whereas the Licensee is engaged in the manufacture and sale of motion picture exhibiting and projecting machines, and relying upon the representation of the Licensor and induced thereby, desires to obtain from the Licensor a license under the said United States Letters Patent; (e) Now, therefore, the parties hereto, for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to each in hand paid by