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Patent Voided by Court
- When
- 1901-02-27
- Where
- United States
In 1901, the United States Court of Appeals declared Berliner's patent void, awarding full rights to Edison.
On February 27, 1901, the United States Court of Appeals declared Berliner's patent void. The court stated that Edison preceded Berliner in the transmission of speech and that the use of carbon in a transmitter was Edison's invention. This ruling contradicted the commercial success Berliner had previously achieved through Bell.
Sources
- Emile Berliner Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10
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