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That company waged a patent war, initially in an attempt to secure a monopoly on U.S. aircraft manufacturing. Unable to do so, it adjusted its legal strategy by suing foreign and domestic aviators and companies, especially another U.S. aviation pioneer, Glenn Curtiss, in an attempt to collect licensing fees.
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Jan 13, 2014 · On this day—January 13—in 1914, Orville Wright received some good news: the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an earlier court decision stating that Glenn H. Curtiss and his aircraft company, the Herring-Curtiss Co., had infringed upon the Wrights’ 1906 patent for a “flying machine.”
- Lisa Rickey
The intense rivalry between the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss shaped the early days of aviation. Their competition led to groundbreaking inventions, legal battles, and a monopoly in the aviation industry.
Glenn Curtiss and the Wright Patent Battles. The Wright brothers were granted a patent by the U.S. Patent Office in 1906 for a flying machine. This patent was based on the application they had submitted in 1903 that had included a detailed description and drawings of their control system as applied to a glider.
Dec 19, 2018 · Fellow aviator and plane manufacturer Glenn Curtiss claimed his design was different and carried on a patent war with the Wrights that lasted for years. Along with the financial and industrial ramifications, the years-long litigation took a physical toll on the family, namely Wilbur Wright.
Like the Wright brothers, Glenn H. Curtiss began his career building and racing bicycles. Graduating to motorcycles, he set a world land speed record of 136.3 mph (219.4 km/h) at Daytona, Florida, in 1907.
Apr 20, 2017 · A new U.S. Courts video, produced in partnership with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, recreates a landmark patent battle, decided in 1913, between the Wright brothers and rival aviator Glenn Curtiss.
