["The Wireless Tangle", The Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW), Monday 22 January 1912, page 2]

THE WIRELESS TANGLE.

MARCONI COMPANY'S CLAIM.

VICTORIAN WRITS ISSUED.

A writ was issued on Saturday by the Australian agents of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company against Huddart, Parker, Limited, and the Australasian Wireless Company, Limited, claiming that the latter have infringed Marconi patents on ships in Victorian waters by using the Telefunken wireless system (says the "Age").

Mr. E. T. Fisk, agent for the Marconi company, stated that instructions to issue tho writ had been received from Great Britain. Similar action would be taken in New Zealand against, Huddart Parker Limited, and the New Zealand Government. "The statement has been made," proceeded Mr. Fisk, "that we have abandoned an action against Siemens Bros. in London for infringement of our patent, and have paid all costs. We commenced an action for infringement of one patent only. This we withdrew in order to institute fresh proceedings for infringement of that patent and another. This second action, covering both patents, is proceeding now. Our I company in Spain is also taking action

against the Telefunken company, and in America we are about to commence an action against a certain user of tho Fessendon system. We intend to make every effort to stop infringement of our patents throughout the world."

Tho efforts of the Marconi company amount to a claim to monopoly in wireless telegraphy, and interest will everywhere be excited by the test of the Parker judgment, which practically gave this monopoly. In Australia the test will be made in the impending case against Huddart, Parker, Limited, and the Australasian Wireless Company, Limited. The Marconi company has set aside a defence fund for litigation. A warning that it may be tho Commonwealth Government's turn next has been conveyed in a letter from the company informing the Postmaster-General that the company considers that any system the Commonwealth may use will undoubtedly be a tune system, and must therefore infringe Marconi patents.