Rude v. Westcott
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL EROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE DISTRICT OE INDIANA. The case, as stated by tbe court, in its opinion, was as follows: — The original complainants, John M. Westcott and Charles W. West, allege in their bill'that they are the owners, by assignment from the patentee, of two patents to Hiram Moore for improvements in seeding machines, one issued November 20, 1860, and extended for seven years from November 20, 1874, and the other issued March 28,1861,…
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APPEAL EROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE DISTRICT OE INDIANA. The case, as stated by tbe court, in its opinion, was as follows: — The original complainants, John M. Westcott and Charles W. West, allege in their bill'that they are the owners, by assignment from the patentee, of two patents to Hiram Moore for improvements in seeding machines, one issued November 20, 1860, and extended for seven years from November 20, 1874, and the other issued March 28,1861, for seventeen years; that since the assignment the defendants have made, used, and sold seeding machines in the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
The defendants below, appellants here, seek a reversal of the decree of the Circuit Court upon several grounds, and, among others, these: 1st, that the complainants have not established a title in themselves to the patents; and 2d, that they have not proved any damages for the infringement of the claims of the patentee.
The first of ¿hese grounds rests upon the supposed effect of the assignment executed by the patentee to the complainants-on the' 6th of October, 1874. The instrument in its words of transfer is amply full and expressive to convey to them his entire interest in and title to not…
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