Besser Mfg. Co. v. United States
1952 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Besser Mfg. Co. v. United States, 343 U.S. 444 (1951), is a 1951 patent–antitrust decision of the United States Supreme Court in which the Court upheld a ruling that the dominant U.S. manufacturer of concrete block–making machines violated the antitrust laws when it acquired its two principal competitors (attaining a 65% market share), bought important patents, made bad–faith threats of patent infringement suits, and entered into patent licensing agreements in which the parties were given veto powers over any prospective additional licensees. The Supreme Court approved the district court's grant of compulsory, reasonable–royalty licensing of the patents and compulsory sales of patented machines, holding that such relief "is a well–recognized remedy where patent abuses are proved in antitrust actions, and it is required for effective relief."[1]
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Argued April 21, 1952 Decided May 26, 1952 | |
Full case name | Besser Manufacturing Company v. United States |
Citations | 343 U.S. 444 (more) |
Case history | |
Prior | 96 F. Supp. 304 (E.D. Mich. 1951) |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Jackson, joined by a unanimous court |
Clark took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |