WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1379, 4 March 1912, Page 5

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

PATENT RIGHTS CASES. By Telejfraph-Presß Association-Copyright Sydney, March 2. The Australian Wireless Company is issuing writs against tho Adelaide Steamship Company and the Maritime Wireless Company, for alleged infringements of patent rights. Tho case affects the Federal Government, which has adopted the Maritime Company's system.

M. Pichon, a, French wireless export, is in Australia on behalf of the Telefunken Company, making inquiries concerning the position of patent, rights. "I have coino here," he stated, "to see hpw patent matters are standing, chiefly with respect to tho claims of Marconi, who has asked for the appointment of a commission in England. I think it will bo in May or June that tho case will come on. Tho facts of the case—which is to bo regarded as a test—are that Mr. Halsilhe, vour wireless expert, having lost his case hi England, Marconi holds that every system of wireless infringe!) his patents. Some 'companies—Telofunken is one ot ihem—are trying to find out whether Marconi's is the basic patent or not. On behalf of certain companies, I have wen looking into the matter. I can find a hundred reasons why the patent which has been declared to be invalid, is valid. Telefunken decided to assist in the elucidation of this trouble by joining issue and claiming that Marconi's patent is an infringement of theirs. Marconi was, _ of course, obliged to take a cross action. Marconi has altered the ground of his complaint, necessitating this further inquiry. My business in Australia is to see how' far ihe situation may be different here from wlint il is in Knglnnd. So far in I have been ulili' d> «'<'. there is no big difference between the position in the two companies." Tho Telefunkeu Company, it. is learned, hns indemnified tho Australian Wireless, .Ltd., which linn acquired the Australian rkkt ol Us ftj-etsm, apJjMt Idm bj. s^Uoa,