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From 243 U.S. 490 - Straus v. Victor Talking Machine Co. · 1917Most cited · 199 citing opinions

Convinced, as we are, that the purpose and effect of this 'License Notice' of plaintiff, considered as a part of its scheme for marketing its product, is not to secure to the plaintiff any use of its machines, as is contemplated by the patent statutes, but that its real and poorly-concealed purpose is to restrict the price of them, after the plaintiff had been paid for them and after they have passed into the possession of dealers and of the public, we conclude that it falls within the principles of Adams v. Burke ... and of Bauer v. O'Donnell.