Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 6,357,065 Supreme Court 351 U.S. 513, 518 371 U.S. 555, 573 475 U.S. 534, 541 477 U.S. 242, 247-248 511 U.S. 375, 377 Circuit Courts 760 F.2d 1254, 1260 90 F.3d 1576, 1582 138 F.3d 1448, 1454 149 F.3d 1309, 1315 160 F.3d 1350, 1353 258 F.3d 1329, 1334-1335 339 F.3d 1347 415 F.3d 1303, 1315-1323 452 F.3d 1312, 1321 476 F.3d 1329, 1330 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 28 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)