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Hi George,
Thank you! That is a great source. If I can be of any help in your research,
just ask.
Bill
> Bill,
>
> Owens was not the only company to restrict licences to their bottle
> blowing machines. Hartford-Empire, Owens Bottle Company, Ball
> Brothers, Corning Glass and others entered into a patent pool that
> restricted who had access to the machines and thus an ability to make
> bottles. In 1945 this group was taken to the Supreme Court in a case
> called Hartford-Empire versus the United States. That case named 12
> glass companies and 101 individuals on anti-trust violation for the
> abuse of their patents through the restrictions imposed by their
> patent pool. A summary of the case can be found at
> www.ripon.edu/Faculty/bowenj/antitrust/hart-emp.htm.
>
> Peace,
> George L. Miller
> URS Corporation
> 561 Cedar Lane
> Florence, New Jersey 08518
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