...that all actions, suits, controversies, and cases, arising under the patent laws of the United States, shall be originally cognizable, as well in equity...at law, by the circuit courts of the United States ; . . . and the court shall have power, upon bill in equity filed by any party aggrieved, to grant...

...appeal, depended upon the question whether the action arose Consolidated Fruit Jar Co. v. Whitney. " under any law of the United States granting or confirming...exclusive right to their inventions or discoveries." The opinion of the court, dismissing the appeal, was delivered by Chief Justice Taney, in which he...

...involved in the litigation gave the court jurisdiction, the only question was whether it was "a case arising under any law of the United States granting...exclusive right to their inventions or discoveries." The court, speaking by Chief Justice Taney, said it was not such a case; that the dispute did not arise...

...dispute is below the value of $2,000, "in all actions, suits, controversies on cases arising under an}p law of the United States, granting or confirming to...exclusive right to their inventions or discoveries," provided the court below shall deem it reasonable to allow the appeal. Wilson v. Sandford, 10 How....

...ecventeenth sectiou of the act of 1836 declares—- That all actions, units, controversies, and cases arming under any law of the United States, granting or confirming...discoveries, shall be originally cognizable as well in equity tut at law by the circnit courts of the United States, or any district court Inn ing the power* and...

...seventeenth section of the act of 1836, giving the right to appeal in ''all actions, suits, controversies or cases arising under any law of the United States,...exclusive right to their inventions or discoveries," held not to .apply. Wilson v. Sandford, g 602. See g 660. g 534. An appeal does not lie from a judgment...

...Large, 124), under which it is claimed by the plaintiffs that the court has jurisdiction, provides " that all actions, suits, controversies and cases arising...discoveries, shall be originally cognizable as well in equit}r as at law, by the circuit courts of the United States, or any district court having the powers...

...juris* diction of the court. The act of congress of July 4, 1836, section 17 (4 Story, 2512), provides "that all actions, suits, controversies, and cases...law, by the circuit courts of the United States." It has been settled in the construction of this, as well as of former acts on the same subject, that...

...was that used in that act in denning the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court in patent cases, namely, " actions, suits, controversies and cases, arising under...granting or confirming to inventors the exclusive rights to their inventions or discoveries." Act of July 4, 1836, c. 357, § 17, 5 Stat. 124. Similar...

...Sickles, for appellants : Jurisdiction in equity cases is conferred by § 17 of the Act of 1836, ''in cases arising under any law of the United States granting...exclusive right to their inventions or discoveries," to prevent the violation of rights secured by any law of the United States. Argument of counsel. It...