ðə kˈɛmɪkəl faʊndˈeɪʃən sˈʌfɚd fɹʌm ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv lˈɔːsuːts fˈaɪld baɪ dʒˈɜːmən ˈoʊnɚz, haʊˈɛvɚ ðə suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ɹˈuːld ðætðə pɹˈɑːsɛs ʌv ɐkwɪsˈɪʃən ænd dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən ʌv pˈæʔn̩ts wʌz lˈiːɡəl.
The Chemical Foundation suffered from a  number of lawsuits filed by German owners, however the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the process of acquisition and distribution of patents was legal.