Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a) 28 U.S.C. § 1631 28 U.S.C. § 1653 35 U.S.C. § 121 Supreme Court 490 U.S. 826 Circuit Courts 797 F.2d 1041, 1044 182 F.3d 1003, 1007 452 F.3d 902, 906 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 52(a) Fed. R. Civ. P. 60 433 F. Supp. 2d 99, 103