Waterman v. MacKenzie

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1891-02-02

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*255 Mr. Justice Gray, after stating the case as above, delivered the opinion of the court. Every patent issued under the laws of the United States for an invention or discovery contains “ a grant to the patentee, his heirs and assigns, for the term of seventeen years, of the exclusiv…

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