Contributory infringement
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 283 U.S. 27 - Carbice Corporation of America v. American Patents Development Corporation · 1931Most cited · 713 citing opinions
Infringement, whether direct or contributory, is essentially a tort, and implies invasion of some right of the patentee.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The intentional hiding of one person by another in the unlawful making or selling of a patented invention; usually done by making or selling one part of the patented invention, or one element of the combination, with the intent and purpose of so aiding. Thomson-Houston Electric Co., v. Specialty Co. (C. C.) 72 Fed. 1016; Shoe Mach. Co. v. Jackson, 112 Fed. 146, 50 C. C. A. 159, 55 L R. A. 692; Thomson-Houston Electric Co., v. Ohio Brass Co., 80 Fed. 712, 26 C. C. A. 107; Stud Go. y. O'Brien (a G.) 93 Fed. 203.
Defined under Infringement in Black's Law Dictionary.