Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 4,587,258 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 102(g) 35 U.S.C. § 103 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) 35 U.S.C. § 120 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(2)(A) Circuit Courts 97 F.2d 599, 601 275 F.2d 952, 954 315 F.2d 381 563 F.2d 457, 460 574 F.2d 1082, 1090 849 F.2d 1430, 1436 919 F.2d 688, 692 126 F.3d 1420, 1426 251 F.3d 955, 971 441 F.3d 977, 988 455 F.3d 1351, 1358 464 F.3d 1286, 1289 464 F.3d 1356, 1372 480 F.3d 1348, 1368 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 28(i)