A PHOTOGRAPHY PATENT

Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1927, Page 4

A PHOTOGRAPHY PATENT

supreme Court action

WELLINGTON, June IG. Ju the action arising out of an invention of coloured photography which is being heard before the Chief .) ustieo in ti]ie Supreme Court the defence was opened to-day. The plain till's. Frank Broomfield, civil engineer, and four others, claimed that tlu- defendants, Edward Nieol Sutherland, merchant, and three others, were trustees for a process invented by William Bold for the pui-

pe.se of reproducing in natural colours, of objects in einematgraphy. and as trustees had received £15,820 for the

purpose of exploiting the invention. 1; It was alleged that while acting as u trustees defendants had failed to file t „ complete patent specification; that v thev had sold shares; that they had , charged brokerage and remitted, the < monevs to the inventor and another , a few months after they knew tbo , venture had failed, and that they otherwise failed to exercise P>’opei , diligence as trustees. Plaintiffs there- , fore claimed to have the trust administered by the court. Tlio defence filed stated that the. patents protection for the process was allowed to lapse in New Zealand on the joint advice of patent agents and solicitors for the reason that now protections were being taken out .» England They said that no interests had been sold or brokerage charged on the sale of shares for lull) six I months before film date of the alleged failure of the invention, and that all other transactions had been earned out and recorded in a reasonably practical manner. Defendants further claimed that they wanted to wind up ' the affairs of the. trust at the wish ol ’ most of the interest holders m order fo ’ facilate the formation ol a 1 « liability company of beneficnmcs - desired to proceed with the venture, t Defendants further claimed that theic were only a few minor matters re.nam- ' i„g to he concluded in connection with * tike trust, and that the taking ot Accounts by the court would enta. Adorable expense «»d 1 ’ "“" C ‘ i- the majority of interest holders wee

noxious to avoid. Mr Mazengarb, for the clolenct.

„ ZZ onllcuV, process made by Air M’Kay. managed of Kodak C<»n nanv, Wellington. The report stated that there was a true vendition. (•(dour and the process was a 'ia h improvement on the old system. 1 wither, Hold’s method was a rial practicability as regards the a ora . Jt was stated that he vegauP ed Reid’s claims as porlectly og>ca and practical. Counsel submitted tha he could show that the trustees ha a reasonable and well toundod helm in Reid’s claims. X Sutherland, chairman ot th trustees, said he had no doubt ahou Reid’s claims when he accepted «d u The New Zealand patent was allowu to lapse in U>2s on a patent agent advice, and Reid was instructed t ]intent in Kn^iiunl. f l lie ense is uniinislieil.