Schillinger v. United States
Case Date: 05/09/1894
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Schillinger v. United States, 155 U.S. 163 (1894), is an 1894 decision of the United States Supreme Court, holding (7–2, per Justice Brewer) that a suit for patent infringement cannot be entertained against the United States, because patent infringement is a tort and the United States has not waived sovereign immunity for intentional torts.[1][2]
Drawing of Schillinger's pavement, from the patent on which he sued the Government
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