Authorities Cited: United States Code 35 U.S.C. § 112 Supreme Court 527 U.S. 150, 165 Circuit Courts 740 F.2d 1569, 1571-1572 893 F.2d 319, 321-322 30 F.3d 1475, 1478-1479 127 F.3d 1048, 1053-1056 203 F.3d 1305, 1312 211 F.3d 1367, 1372-1373 242 F.3d 1376, 1383 367 F.3d 1359, 1364 381 F.3d 1320, 1324 393 F.3d 1253, 1256 415 F.3d 1303, 1312-1313