Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(5) Supreme Court 223 U.S. 407, 414-415 323 U.S. 134 533 U.S. 218, 219-220 Circuit Courts 653 F.2d 471, 478 24 F.3d 1390, 1394 119 F.3d 969, 971 140 F.3d 1437, 1440-1441 195 F.3d 1375, 1379 267 F.3d 1354, 1358 282 F.3d 1349, 1352 407 F.3d 1207, 1209 427 F. Supp. 2d 1200