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No. 32.

Assignment of entire interest in letters patent, subject to reservation of personal license by the assignor.22

KNOW ALL MEN that,

WHEREAS, I, John Doe, residing at No. 111⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, County of New York, State of New York, did obtain letters patent of the United States for an improvement in boilers, which letters patent are numbered A.87654, and bear date the 5th day of January, 1918; and

WHEREAS, I, the said John Doe, am now the sole owner of said letters patent and of all rights under the same; and

WHEREAS, Richard Roe, residing at No. 371⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, and State of New York (herein called "the Assignee"), is desirous of acquiring the entire interest in the same, subject to the license hereinafter mentioned:

NOW, THEREFORE, KNOW ALL MEN, that in consideration of the sum of five hundred ($500) dollars in hand paid by the said Assignee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, I, the said John Doe, hereby sell, assign and transfer to the said Assignee the whole right, title and interest in and to the said invention and in and to the letters patent therefor aforesaid (subject, nevertheless, to the license hereinafter mentioned); the same to be held and enjoyed by the said Assignee, and his legal representatives, to the full end of the term for which the said letters patent are, or may be, granted, as fully and entirely as the same would have been held and enjoyed by me had this assignment and sale not been made.

This assignment is made, however, subject to the following express condition, to which the said Assignee assents by the acceptance hereof, or by doing any act in accordance therewith, to wit: I hereby save and reserve to myself the unrestricted personal right and license (which right and license I may exercise and make use of in person, or through and by my duly authorized agent) to contract for, make, erect, design, and sell in any part of the United State, or the territories thereof, boilers embodying the said invention, or improvement, described and set forth in letters patent numbered A.87654, without the payment of royalty, or license fees,

22 Adapted from Lock Joint Pipe Co. v. Melber (1916), 234 Fed. Rep. 319, 148 C. C. A. 221.

of any kind whatever; it being expressly understood and agreed that this license shall not be assignable to any other person or corporation.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal at the Borough of Manhattan, in the County of New York, and State of New York, this 5th day of January, 1923.... John Doe (L.S.).

In the presence of

John Jones,
Henry Koe.

No. 33.

Assignment of territorial interest in letters patent after grant of patent-official form.23

WHEREAS, I, John Doe, residing at No. 1111⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City, did obtain letters patent of the United States for an improvement in boilers, which letters patent are numbered A.876554, and bear date of the 5th day of January, 1922; and

WHEREAS, I am now the sole owner of said patent and of all rights under the same in the below recited territory; and

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WHEREAS, Richard Roe, residing at No. 37% Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City, is desirous of acquiring an interest in the same:

Now, THEREFORE, TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, be it known that, for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred ($500) dollars to me in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, I, the said John Doe, have sold, assigned, and transferred unto the said Richard Roe, all the right, title and interest in and to the said inventions, as secured to me by said letters patent, for, to and in the state of New York, and for, to, or in no other place or places; the same to be held and enjoyed by the said Richard Roe within and throughout the above specified territory, but not elsewhere, for his own use and behoof, and for the use and behoof of his legal representatives, to the full end of the term for which said letters patent are, or may be, granted, as fully and entirely as the same would have been held and enjoyed by me had this assignment and sale not been made.

"Adopted by the United States Patent Office.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal at the Borough of Manhattan, in the County of New York, and State of New York, on this 5th day of January, 1923. John Doe (L.S.).

In the presence of

John Jones,

Henry Koe.

No. 34.

Assignment of judgment, with covenants of amount due and freedom from attorney's lien.24

KNOW ALL MEN, that I, John Doe, residing at No. 111⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignor"), in consideration of one ($1) dollar paid by Richard Roe, residing at No. 371⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignee"), hereby assign to the Assignee all my right, title and interest in a certain judgment obtained by me against Henry Koe, in the sum of one thousand ($1,000) dollars, which was duly docketed in the office of the clerk of the county of New York, on January 5, 1923.

And I, the said Assignor, covenant:

1. That there is now due to me upon said judgment, without offset or defense of any kind, the sum of one thousand ($1,000) dollars, with interest from January 5, 1923.

2. That the said sum is free from the lien, or liens, of any attorney or attorneys.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 5th day of January, 1923.

In the presence of

John Jones.

John Doe (L.S.).

No. 35.

Assignment of lease-statutory form.25

KNOW that John Doe, Assignor, in consideration of one ($1) dollar, paid by Richard Roe, Assignee, hereby assigns unto the Assignee, a certain lease made by Henry Koe to John Doe, dated

24 Cf. In re Gates (1900), 51 App. Div. 350, 64 N. Y. Supp. 1050, 31 N. Y. Civ. Proc. 88.

25 Adapted from New York Laws, 1917, Ch. 681, Sec. 1.

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the 5th day of January, 1921, and recorded on the 6th day of January, 1921, in the office of the register of the county of New York, in liber 50A of conveyances, at page 20, covering premises 992 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City, together with the premises therein described, and the buildings thereon, with the appurtenances.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto the Assignee, Richard Roe, and assigns, from the 5th day of January, 1923, for all the remainder of the term of five years mentioned in the said lease subject to the rents, covenants, conditions and provisos therein also mentioned.

And the Assignor hereby covenants that the said assigned premises are free from ercumbrances.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor has hereunto set his hand and seal, this 5th day of January, 1923.

In the presence of

John Jones.

John Doe (L.S.).

No. 36.

Assignment of life insurance policy, with covenants and power of attorney.20

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KNOW ALL MEN, that I, John Doe, residing at No. 111⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignor"), in consideration of one ($1) dollar paid by Richard Roe, residing at No. 371⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignee"), hereby assign to the said Assignee all my right, title and interest in the policy of life insurance, numbered 459, issued by the Koe Life Insurance Company of New York, together with all moneys, dividends, interest, benefits, and advantages whatsoever, now, or which may hereafter become, due, by virtue thereof.

And I, the said Assignor, covenant, as follows:

1. That the aforesaid policy of life insurance belongs to me, and is free and clear from all liens.

2. That I have made no other transfer, or assignment, of, nor executed, or delivered, any power of attorney in respect of, the said policy of life insurance.

20 Adapted from Aaron v. Black (1918), 222 N. Y. 620, 118 N. E. 1050,

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3. That no proceedings in bankruptcy, or insolvency, have ever been instituted by, or against, me, nor is any such proceeding now pending.

4. That I will, from time to time, at the expense of the Assignee, make, execute, or cause to be made, or executed, such reasonable assurances, acts, and instruments as may be requested by such Assignee for the more effectual confirmation of this assignment.

5. That I will forever warrant and defend the Assignee's title to the aforesaid policy of life insurance.

And I, the said Assignor, hereby, irrevocably, appoint the said Assignee my attorney, with full power of substitution and revocation, in my name, or otherwise, but at his own proper cost:

(a) To institute any proceedings, which may be proper, or necessary, for the recovery and collection of any moneys, which may be, or shall become, due, under the aforesaid policy of life insurance;

(b) To discharge, receipt for, compound, or release, any claims on the said policy of life insurance, and to execute, acknowledge and deliver any instruments in furtherance thereof;

(c) To endorse, in my name, any check, draft, or other instrument, given in payment, or in liquidation, of any claim on the said policy of life insurance; and

(d) To perform every other act and thing in and about the premises.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 5th day of January, 1923.

In the presence of

John Jones..

John Doe (L.S.).

No. 37.

Assignment of mechanic's lien.27

KNOW ALL MEN, that I, John Doe, residing at No. 112 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City, in consideration of one ($1) dollar paid by Richard Roe, residing at No. 371⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the

27 Cf. Clarkson v. Louderback (1895), 36 Fla. 660, 19 So. 887; Jenckes V. Jenckes (1896), 145 Ind. 624, 44 N. E. 632; Davis v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. (1902), 75 App. Div. 518, 78 N. Y. Supp. 336.

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