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This Day in Legal History: Bell and Gray File Patents
On February 14, 1876, both Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray filed patent applications for the invention of the telephone, setting off one of the most famous legal battles in U.S. history. Bell’s lawyer submitted his paperwork to the U.S. Patent Office just hours before Gray’s, leading to a dispute over who truly invented the device. Gray’s filing was a "caveat," an intention to patent, while Bell’s was a full application, giving him a legal advantage. When the patent was granted to Bell on March 7, 1876, Gray challenged it, arguing…
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