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WOODWARD CO. V. HURD, 232 U. S. 428 (1914)
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Woodward Co. v. Hurd, 232 U.S. 428 (1914)
Woodward Co. v. Hurd
No. 142
Argued December 17, 1913
Decided February 24, 1914
232 U.S. 428
Syllabus
Where the manufacturer of one element of a combination is immune under a decree of the federal court, his customers of that element who use it in connection with the other element to make the completed article covered by the patent are not also immune from suit.
The facts, which involve the construction of a provision of immunity in the decree in a patent case and the rights of parties thereunder, are stated in the opinion.