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).
Strategy for patent renewals, favoring numerous inexpensive, defensive patents.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\V\October1930-February1931\ Scan211 | |
| Date | 15th January 1931 | |
| ~~BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} F.H.R.~~ ) FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} ~~To. HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}~~ ) (At Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence.) ~~Copy to SC WOR{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}~~ re. PATENT RENEWALS. ORIGINAL R2/W15.1.31. Y1898. I agree with Mr. Bailey's report and proposals. I think we should continue to have plenty of new patents but not continue many beyond the inexpensive stages. Very few of our patents are of much importance outside the object of preventing someone else patenting the things we have schemed and want to make, and therefore stopping us or demanding a good fat royalty. RECEIVED 1931 JAN 20 F R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||