MACHINE CO. v. MURPHY


97 U.S. 120 (____)

MACHINE COMPANY v. MURPHY.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George Harding for the appellants.

Mr. Samuel S. Boyd, contra.


MR. JUSTICE CLIFFORD delivered the opinion of the court.

Rights secured to an inventor by letters-patent are property which consists in the exclusive privilege of making and using the invention, and of vending the same to others to be used, for the period prescribed by the Patent Act; and the provision is, that every patent and any interest therein shall be assignable in law by an instrument in writing. Rev. Stat., sects. 4884, 4898.

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