In May 22, 1906 Wilbur and Orville Wright were issued a patent for "Flying Machines" by the United States. Ownership of this patent became the basis for the Wright Company to file patent infringement lawsuits against other aviators and aviation companies.
The Wright Brothers, intent on protecting their invention, filed suits in patent courts for infringement against the Herring-Curtiss Company and Glenn H. Curtiss. They also filed suits not only in the United States but Europe as well. The Wrights also brought litigation against aviators such as Louis Paulhan from France and Claude Grahame-White from England. The documentation generated by the attorneys on both sides of these cases was voluminous, exhaustive, and complex.
Three of the volumes in this collection were a presentation copy to Katharine Wright, from H. A. Toumlin, Jr., the Wrights' patent attorney.
For more information on this collection, please view the collection finding aid or visit Wright State University Special Collections and Archives.
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Transcript of Record, Volume III: The Wright Company vs. The Herring-Curtiss Company and Glenn H. Curtiss
United States Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Volume 3 of the Transcript of Record contains the compilation and reprinting of pertinent records in the Wright Company vs. The Herring-Curtiss Company and Glen H. Curtiss. This transcript includes further testimony as well as the defendant's exhibits. The exhibits contain drawings, letters, patents, photographs and numerous other documentation.
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Transcript of Record, Volume II: The Wright Company vs. The Herring-Curtiss Company and Glenn H. Curtiss
United States Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Volume 2 of the Transcript of Record contains the compilation and reprinting of pertinent records in the Wright Company vs. The Herring-Curtiss Company and Glen H. Curtiss. This portion of the transcript includes the answer, the answer to the supplemental bill, as well as part of the defendant's testimony.
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Transcript of Record, Volume I: The Wright Company vs. The Herring-Curtiss Company and Glenn H. Curtiss
United States Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Volume 1 of the Transcript of Record contains the compilation and reprinting of pertinent records in the Wright Company vs. The Herring-Curtiss Company and Glen H. Curtiss. This transcript includes the bill of complaint, the supplemental bill, as well as the direct testimony of Orville and Wilbur Wright. The complainant's exhibits, which include drawings, letters, photographs and other documents are also contained in this volume.
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Complainant's Record: The Wright Company vs. The Herring-Curtiss Company and Glen Curtiss
United States District Court, Western District of New York
This Complainants' Record contains the First and Second Rebuttal Depositions of Wilbur Wright. This book also contains testimony of Wilbur and Orville Wright, as well as the testimony of both William J. Hammer and James W. See.
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Defendants' Record, Volume II: The Wright Company vs. The Herring-Curtiss Company and Glen H. Curtiss
United States District Court, Western District of New York
The Defendants' Record Vol II includes testimony, defendant's exhibits, and stipulations and agreements. This record also contains the printed exhibits, including plans, drawings, photographs, and the original Wright patent issued in May 22,1906.
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Defendants' Record, Volume I: The Wright Company vs. The Herring-Curtiss Company and Glen H. Curtiss
United States District Court, Western District of New York
The Defendants' Record contains the answer, answer to supplemental bill, testimony, defendant's exhibits, and stipulations and agreements. This record also includes the deposition of Wilbur Wright from September 1911 and other pertinent Wright articles, correspondence, and documents, including the original Wright patent issued in May 22,1906.
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Draft of Testimony for the Defendants: The Wright Company vs. The Herring-Curtiss Company and Glen H. Curtiss
United States Circuit Court, Western District of New York
This bound volume is a typed draft of the transcription of testimony for the defendants in the Wright Company vs. the Herring--Curtiss Company and Glenn H. Curtiss. It contains testimony from both Wilbur Wright and Glenn H. Curtiss. There are handwritten notes in the margins on many of the pages.
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Wright Company Patent Litigation Briefs
H. A. Toulmin
This bound volume contains briefs of motions for injunction against aviators Louis Paulhan, Claude Grahame--White, the Herring--Curtiss Company and Glenn Curtiss, for patent infringement. This volume also contains appeals filed by the these defendants against the Wright Company.
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Brief for Complainant and Abstract of Evidence: The Wright Company vs. The Herring-Curtiss Company and Glen H. Curtiss
United States Circuit Court, Western District of New York
The Brief for Complainant and Abstract of Evidence was submitted in December 1909 by the Wright Company to urge the Herring—Curtiss Company and Glenn H. Curtiss not to manufacture, sell, or use the Curtiss aeroplane for exhibition purposes.
