"Selden Patent Overthrown by Federal Court," 1911
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The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers believed that George Selden's 1895 patent covered any and all internal combustion automobiles. When Henry Ford refused to pay ALAM's requested royalties, the organization took him to court. After a lengthy legal battle, the U.S. Court of Appeals found in Ford's favor in 1911. Automakers were freed from patent fees and Ford became a folk hero.
The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers believed that George Selden's 1895 patent covered any and all internal combustion automobiles. When Henry Ford refused to pay ALAM's requested royalties, the organization took him to court. After a lengthy legal battle, the U.S. Court of Appeals found in Ford's favor in 1911. Automakers were freed from patent fees and Ford became a folk hero.
Artifact
Clipping (Information artifact)
Date Made
10 January 1911
Subject Date
09 January 1911
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.185.112
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Newsprint
Dimensions
Height: 23 in
Width: 2.75 in
Inscriptions
handwritten at top in pencil: [__] Y. Herald
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