Singer v. Walmsley
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maryland
This was an action on the case tried by Judge Giles and a’jury, to recover damages [from William H. Walmsley] for alleged infringements of certain patents owned by the plaintiffs for improvements in sewing machines. The declaration contained six counts, and alleged infringement of six different patents.
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This was an action on the case tried by Judge Giles and a’jury, to recover damages [from William H. Walmsley] for alleged infringements of certain patents owned by the plaintiffs for improvements in sewing machines. The declaration contained six counts, and alleged infringement of six different patents. It may be added, that the case was on trial for six weeks, or one week for" each count and patent The first count was upon letters patent [No. 6,099] granted to Charles Morey and Joseph B. Johnson February 6, 1849, reissued to Isaac M. Singer and Edward Clark, plaintiffs, as assignees, June…
1Opinion of the CourtGiles, District Judge
(charging jury). Probably of all species of property, this property In patent rights should be most carefully guarded and protected, because it is so easily assailed. If a man invades my farm, the act is patent and open; if he assails my person, it is an open act; if he assails my personal or real property, it is an act easily capable of proof; but the most difficult thing in the world is to prove an invasion of property of this character — property protected by patents. It is equally entitled to the protection of courts and juries with all other property of the citizen; it should be most…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Le Roy v. TathamSupreme Court of the United States · 1853
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