NICOLSON PAVEMENT COMPANY v. JENKINS


81 U.S. 452 (1871)

14 Wall. 452

NICOLSON PAVEMENT COMPANY v. JENKINS.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. T.T. Crittenden, for the plaintiff in error.

Mr. M.H. Carpenter (a brief of Mr. J.R. Sharpstein being filed), contra.


Mr. Justice DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court.

An assignment of an interest in an invention secured by letters-patent, is a contract, and like all other contracts is to be construed so as to carry out the intention of the parties to it. It is well settled that the title of an inventor to obtain an extension may be the subject of a contract of sale, and the inquiry is whether the instrument of sale employed in this case...

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