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Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Friday 22 December 1911, page 6

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MARCONI COMPANY'S ACTION,

WILL PROTECT ITS PATENTS.

| Further developments in counection with
‘wireless telegraphy are said to he pending in
Australia, The Marconi Compsny has given
a formal intimation to the Commonwealth
(iovernment that it intends to teke mich
action as may be necewary to protect its
patenta.

The Postmaster-General (Mr. Frazer), re-
forring yesterday to a leading article in
“The Argus on the subject, said thet the
Government was simply going on with the
sywtem which it intended to register. “The
Argus” hed sad that he should lay all his
‘garda on the table, but he did not agree

ith thet, He had made a pronouncement
That, if 1 ahoadd be discovered that the
Commonwealth was infringing, any patent,
reasonable compensation would be paid for
the infringement. He did not feel any vense
of kniquity in the matter, It ae to be
a generally accepted idea that the Marconi
Company an8 ee ee Company Pos,
wirclexs, and each alleged that the other was
infringing ita patent. The Commonwealth
‘ave “os ny could rot — chest gg
‘pght, bat it was certs erm im:
eaincte a wireless paipe round the coast
of Australia

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