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Boesch v. Gräff
United States Supreme Court
133 U.S. 697 (1890)
- Written by Wesley Bernhardt , JD
Facts
Albert Gräff and J.F. Donnell (Graff) (plaintiffs) owned a patent for lamp burners and filed suit against Emile Boesch and Martin Bauer (Boesch) (defendants) for patent infringement. Boesch had obtained the patent to the product in the United States in 1880, but Carl Schwintzer and Wilhelm Gräff had obtained the same patent in Germany in 1879. Boesch ultimately obtained the allegedly infringing products from a seller in Germany licensed by Schwintzer and Wilhelm Gräff to sell it in Germany. The district court ruled in favor of Gräff, finding infringement, and Boesch appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Fuller, C.J.)
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