The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-12-01
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Abe following Is :.ie decision rendered by Judce
- Ter On te t1entv eccon6 (s2) day of Sentenher
5,sa IN ths United States Circuit Court a. PhiladeI
phis: ihe case wls argued three days by Charles
1so a. Aois @ g., e. Ssy YORK y Lucas and s A Pur
Eardng Of Philadeiphia, and George H. Chris,v' of
1nttsnurgh Tor rlsuhf
oPIN1CE Of JUDGE GRiER.
As write With difficulty cen only state tho co.,
crsiors 70 which nv mind has come after n cart,t
cT9ini1stiou ~ this case
oS:h Of ipri ls65 This Is prpa cip pa.en' aated
GOOD title, and put, on the respondents The bur
AsI OF proof that the patent is void or worthless
year Ss; Day t2 Wall, c. C. Rep; 229) but now
ldort tfcin rs sfolding rule OF decision which an
plies clearly tn The present case.
As the intrins cement of the patent "a a1,,;,tn,
the oply question will bs as to the validity Of 'on
n,ainnnts patont Of April 25, 1855.
"ls was aIter .peculation, had been reduced to
practice, aaa afte- repeated experiments that tha
complainant succeeded in overcoming he pre,udinc
and ignorance OF the people on the subject. and
psrsnsans 'he 2I9lc that his invention was ascili;
aat 'whsn iis Genius and patient pcrseverahce. in
hDlto OF srcers and scoifs,'f were comnleiodv suc
ca5s.al, nag Reed, who had before made expert.
!Ae.ts on me same subject, and was unsuccessful
inayiLea hat he had the best right to inypnton
an,. after purchasing one more COMPLAINANT ! ror
nedces. he applied on the 1st of November 1SIi7.
for patent for substantially the s,r,. cumbiua
mons OF aev,css and machine contaiuedin comnlnin.
irts Taten', On tho 18th OF the same month the
respondents formed themselves into a company or
ccrrornton called "rhc Reed Tornedo Coinnanv !,
or tae rurrose of p,rating the coInplajuaui, in .
vennca, snd supporting the expense of litigation.
nnl th;' eeffcud him of the fruits. They have ne.
severed, even aftec the preliminary Injunction Yer,
property Granted by the District Jude -
a,na a 1870 oe entered for complainant for per-
retnai INJUNCTION and a Aaster appointed to take
X. &. GRIER, Judge.
,NSrE.-ine passage referred TO bv Judge (1rirr in
ns iofiner decision, Wallace, p. 2g3 adopted as
Appreciate to this case Us follows: -,
II IS usually the case, when any valuable discoy-
a.! .s Maue, o. any new machine Of great uiity is
invented, that the attention OF the public has 6een
turned to that subject previously. and that m,nv
persons have been making researches and eyneri
ihents Philosophers ana mechaniciaus may In a.
IN ssme measure anticipated in their sDecnlntious
.tc possibility or probability of such discovery or
ihvention; many experiments have beet: s,ll.f,;sl
uled, coming very near. yet falling short of the
cesired result They have produced nothing bene.
hclai Tue invention When, perfected NAV Truiv hn
sad to be tile eliminating point OF inaity hSneri
mons, not ON by the inventor. but by MANY 9th.
O.s ,fe may have p-Otited Indirectly by tbe lin s1,c.
cessful experiments and failures of ctIers bnt i,
gives Enem no rght to clam share of the hC NOR of
the proht of the successful inventor IL il when
specu!al.oa lis been reduced to practice when ey.
pertinent has resulted in discovery and when thar
discover IA been perfected by patient ana contin
ueu Experiments when some new compound. art.
manufacture, er machine has bean Inn. produced
whch,s useful to the public that the party making il
becomes epub!ic beretctor and entitled to a paient
lana yet when genius and patient perseverance,
nave Z. length succeeded, in spite of sn. ers and
sc0hs, some valuable invention or Gisco"erv how
seldom Is il followed by reward Envy robs him
OF the honor, "iile speculstOrs, swndlels and nj
rates rop him OF the profits Every unsuccessful
eXperimenter who did OF did or did lot come very
near making discovery now claims it. Every one
VINO can invent an Improvement or vary its iorm
Claims right to pirate the original discovery. We
neei not summons Morse or blanchard, or Wood.
worth to prove that this il the usual history of owe
~ great discovery Or Invention.
. zine present case adds another 'cbaDtpr IN this
long and uniform history."-2 Wallace C. q Re
ports p. 292