From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Page from a licensing agreement regarding patent infringement, fees, and improvements to the Kadenacy System.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 133\3\ scan0156 | |
| Date | 1st January 1940 guessed | |
| -5- and that proceedings against the infringers will have reasonable prospects of success then (unless circumstances exist which would make it imprudent to take proceedings or unless Armstrongs otherwise decide) proceedings shall be commenced and prosecuted against the infringer and both parties shall give all assistance in their power in connection therewith all costs and expenses incurred in connection with any proceedings instituted for the infringement or revocation of any Letters Patent licensed hereunder, and all damages which may be received as a result thereof shall be borene or received by Armstrongs provided always that if Armstrongs and Mr.Kadenacy shall decide not to take action against such an infringer the Licensees shall be entitled to institute proceedings at their own expense and any damages and costs awarded to the Licensees in any such proceedings shall belong to the Licensees. 11. DURING the existence of this Licence Armstrongs shall pay all renewal fees and do all such acts and things as may be necessary to maintain and keep on foot the Letters Patent covered by this Licence. Armstrongs shall also pay all patent registration fees payable in respect of new or additional Patents covered by this Licence. 12. THE Licensees shall forthwith and from time to time during the subsistence of this Licence communicate to Armstrongs all improvements which the Licensees or employees or the officers or sub-licensees of the Licensees may make on and all further inventions in direct connection with the Kadenacy System as applicable to heavy oil direct injection compression ignition engines which they or any of them may discover (whether such improvements or further inventions shall be patentable or not) and shall fully disclose to Armstrongs the nature and manner of performing the same Armstrongs shall have the sole right to apply for Letters Patent in respect of such improvements or further inventions | ||