Show UNCLE SAM LOSES I IN PATENT SUIT I Government Must Pay Krupps For New Field Gun Design Washington Oct Oct 17 The Tho Tho ordnance burc bureau burcu u oC of ot tho tio war ar department must chango change th deIgn Ign of ot n lc ns ns' ns as ns now in made moJo ado for tor tho the arm army because tho the gUI guns are an ment Infringement upon the patent rights right of the tho Kruppa of Germany If I this thiN can not be done 1010 lon and tho Krupp gun must be used It Iti i becomes necessary an for fot the tho war de department do- do re- re to pa pay the for t their t patents before any moro more can COD be bo built buit at government gun factories This Thie Is tho time effect of or a decision handed handed hand hand- ed down by the District Court of Ap Ap- peals The Tho case was brought against Gen- Gen oral William llam Crozier rl chief ordnance officer It I shows that tile tle government go was making field guns gun which I Krupp A. A asserted were Infringements of oC United States paten patents t Time The government maintained it ha hind had a Q right to make tho guns gum for its Us own o u use e. e but tho the court held that Inasmuch as S time tha Krupp patents pat pat- ants would be valueless In this countr country coun- coun tr try ry except to tho the government that the tho manufacture of ot the tho gun 1 should be forb id The Time action asked that no at moro more guns bo ho manufactured the tho authorIty authority author author- ity of and as os the court ourt was It not flot asked to Interfere with tho the property prop prop- ort erty orty of the government go which It could coull not do hut but only to prevent further manufacture tho court decided Joch that It was waR Just JURt to protect Krupp in his lila patent for no man is so o nigh high that ho he Is above t tho the low law |