Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1899 — COURT AWARDS MILLIONS. [ARTICLE]

COURT AWARDS MILLIONS.

Old Patents Held by a Tooth Crown Company Are Valid. A decision rendered by Judge Townsend in the United States Circuit Court at New York is estimated to affect claims amounting to $10,000,000. The decision is in favor of the International Tooth Crown Company and sustains the validity of 1881 patents held on the system of applying tooth crowns. Although the patents expired during the litigation, the decision confirms the right of the complainant company to collect royalties on all infringements covering the whole existence of the patents.