A notable example of this was the behaviour of Boulton & Watt in hounding their competitors such as Richard Trevithick through the courts .
A notable example of this preventing their improvements to the steam engine from being realised until their patent expired .
A notable example of this was the behaviour of Boulton & Watt in hounding their competitors such as Richard Trevithick through the courts , and preventing their improvements to the steam engine from being realised until their patent expired .