United States v. General Electric Company

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United States v. General Electric Company
by William Howard Taft
Syllabus

United States v. General Electric Co. is a 1926 decision of the United States Supreme Court holding (per Chief Justice Taft) that a patentee who has granted a single license to a competitor to manufacture the patented product may lawfully fix the price at which the licensee may sell the product.

874400United States v. General Electric Company — SyllabusWilliam Howard Taft
Court Documents

United States Supreme Court

272 U.S. 476

United States  v.  General Electric Company

 Argued: Oct. 13, 1926. --- Decided: Nov 23, 1926

The Attorney General and Mr. James A. Fowler, of Knoxville, Tenn., for the United States.

[Argument of Counsel from page 477 intentionally omitted]

Mr. Charles Neave, of New York City, for General Electric Co.

Mr. Fred H. Wood, of New York City, for Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.

Mr. Chief Justice TAFT delivered the opinion of the Court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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