Dolbear v. American Bell Telephone Company

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1888-03-19

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Mr. Chief Justice Waite delivered the opinion of the court. The important question which meets us at the outset in each of these cases is as to the scope of the fifth claim of the patent of March 7, 1876, which is as follows : “ The method of, and apparatus for, transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically, as herein described, by…

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