THE WIRELESS CASE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8250, 22 September 1915, Page 6

THE WIRELESS CASE.

A CONVICTION, RECORDED

SYDNEY, September 21. In the case of the Amalgamated tWireless of Australasia, Ltd., Mr H. R. Dennison, chairman of directors of the Amalgamated Company, gave lengthy oyidence concerning the negotiations with the Telefunken. Company, which led up to the Amalgamated Company securing certain patents, and the execution of the indenture of license. He explained that the patents did not really belong to the enemy j but unfortunately they were on the register in-an enemy name, and the directors were faced with the position that they might lose the use of the patents. They had received expert advice that the only way to protect the patents and tho shareholders was to register, the formal license proving ownership. Be-' fore and since the negotiations, the Amalgamated Company had been the exclusive user of these patents without interruption, since July, 1914. His company had no communication whatever with the Telefunken Company, either directly or indirectly. The Magistrate decided to convict upon the evidence, but said he must Consider the question of penalty. Counsel for the Crown intimated that lie did not intend to proceed with the other cases pending.