Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 6,257,883 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2201 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) 35 U.S.C. § 282 Supreme Court 312 U.S. 270, 273 Circuit Courts 714 F.2d 1127, 1134 718 F.2d 365, 375 148 F.3d 1368, 1371 180 F.3d 1354, 1369 303 F.3d 1294, 1301 339 F.3d 1324, 1328 359 F.3d 1376, 1379 387 F.3d 1352, 1356 409 F.3d 1376, 1378 480 F.3d 1372, 1380 486 F.3d 1376, 1383