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Winans v. Denmead

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided February 18, 1854PublishedCited by 308 opinions

This case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United Coates for the District of Maryland. It was an' action brought by Ross "Winans for the infringement of a patent-right. The jury, under the instruction of the District Judge, the late Judge Glenn, then sitting alone, found a verdict for the defendants; and the plaintiff brought the case to this court by a writ of error.

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This case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United Coates for the District of Maryland. It was an' action brought by Ross "Winans for the infringement of a patent-right. The jury, under the instruction of the District Judge, the late Judge Glenn, then sitting alone, found a verdict for the defendants; and the plaintiff brought the case to this court by a writ of error. The nature of the, case is set forth in the explanatory statement prefixed to the argument of the counsel for the plaintiff in error.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Curtis

This is a. writ of error to the Circuit Court, of the United Statés, for the District of Maryland. The plaintiff in error brought his action in that court for an infringement of the exclusive right to-make, use, and sell “an improvement in cars for the transportation of coal,” &c., granted to him by letters-patent, bearing date on the 26th day of June, 1847; and, the judgment of that court being for the defendants, hé has brought the record here by this writ of error.

It appears, by the. bill of exceptions, that the letters-patent declared on were duly issued, and that their validity was not…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Grant v. RaymondSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
  2. Ames v. HowardU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1833

3Cited by308 opinions

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  2. Herbert Markman and Positek, Inc. v. Westview Instruments, Inc. And Althon Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995
  3. Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  4. Warner-Jenkinson Co. v. Hilton Davis Chemical Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997
  5. Sri International v. Matsushita Electric Corporation of America and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985

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