Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 6,054,482 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) Supreme Court 477 U.S. 242, 255 517 U.S. 370 520 U.S. 17, 29 Circuit Courts 19 F.3d 1418 52 F.3d 967, 970-971 138 F.3d 1448, 1454-1456 160 F.3d 1350, 1353 174 F.3d 1294, 1301 300 F.3d 1367 381 F.3d 1111, 1115 415 F.3d 1303, 1315-1327 441 F.3d 945, 950 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c) 395 F. Supp. 2d 140, 151-152 395 F. Supp. 2d 153, 159-163