Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(4)(A) 35 U.S.C. § 100 35 U.S.C. § 101 35 U.S.C. § 102 35 U.S.C. § 112 35 U.S.C. § 171 Supreme Court 56 U.S. 252, 267 94 U.S. 780, 788 126 U.S. 1, 534 283 U.S. 1, 11 333 U.S. 127 383 U.S. 519, 534 409 U.S. 63, 67-70 437 U.S. 153, 195 437 U.S. 584, 588-593 447 U.S. 303, 307-309 450 U.S. 175, 182-211 481 U.S. 604, 610 489 U.S. 141, 158 547 U.S. 28 Circuit Courts 373 F.2d 997 616 F.2d 516, 519 703 F.2d 1381, 1387 760 F.2d 1270, 1276 778 F.2d 775, 780 958 F.2d 1053, 1059 19 F.3d 1418, 1422 32 F.3d 1579 33 F.3d 1526, 1544-1553 53 F.3d 1583 138 F.3d 1448, 1451 149 F.3d 1368 172 F.3d 1352, 1355-1358 215 F.3d 1297, 1301 286 F.3d 1326, 1332 336 F.3d 1373, 1378 340 F.3d 1367 396 F.3d 1342, 1351 418 F.3d 1282, 1316 421 F.3d 1365, 1371 439 F.3d 1312, 1315