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== Background of the Case ==
== Background of the Case ==
** Truman v. Cargill Manufacturing Co.
* Truman v. Cargill Manufacturing Co.
** California Federal Circuit Court
** California Federal Circuit Court
** De Witt Putnam, working for the Truman company got a patent on September 14, 1880 for the exclusive right to making a horse carriage with feet straps connecting directly to the seat, for the coverage of San Francisco County alone.
** De Witt Putnam, working for the Truman company got a patent on September 14, 1880 for the exclusive right to making a horse carriage with feet straps connecting directly to the seat, for the coverage of San Francisco County alone.

Revision as of 01:09, 23 March 2011

Background of the Case

  • Truman v. Cargill Manufacturing Co.
    • California Federal Circuit Court
    • De Witt Putnam, working for the Truman company got a patent on September 14, 1880 for the exclusive right to making a horse carriage with feet straps connecting directly to the seat, for the coverage of San Francisco County alone.
    • It would appear that ostensibly, this set up would elminiate unwanted jostling of the rider by allowing the feet and seat to move in unison, not separately.
    • Putnam's company in 1893 asked the defendant to produce around 125 carts according to the patent, but when finished would only receive around half of the order.
    • The defendant then sold the rest of the unreceived order in the county covered by the patent.
    • Truman subsequently sued for infringement.
    • There were several differing district cases regarding this issue that needed to be resolved so it was reviewed by the Federal Court.

Opinion and Holding