Weston v. White

SHIPMAN. District Judge.

The facts which are disclosed by the record are. that English letters patent were issued to Weston for the same invention described in the letters patent on which this suit is brought, bearing date April 25th. 1859, and published October 22d, 1859. Letters patent for substantially the same invention were granted by the United States to J. J. Doyle, bearing date January 8th. 1861. The patent in suit bears date August 6th. 1867. and was granted in pursuance of an application dated October 3d, 1860, and received at the patent office December 1st, 1860. The main question…