BURR v. DURYEE


68 U.S. 531 (1863)

1 Wall. 531

BURR v. DURYEE.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Stoughton, Gifford, and Keller, for the complainant:

Messrs. George Harding and Courtland Parker, for defendants:


Mr. Justice GRIER delivered the opinion of the court.

The great question of the case is, whether the Boyden machine infringes the patent originally granted to Wells for his invention; and if not, whether his assignees, by the use or abuse of the right to surrender and reissue their patent, can so expand it as to cover by ex post facto operation, all subsequent inventions.

The original patent to Wells purports to be...

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