Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 5,734,823 United States Code 35 U.S.C. § 285 Supreme Court 333 U.S. 364, 395 Circuit Courts 769 F.2d 1578, 1582 774 F.2d 467, 473 903 F.2d 805, 810 8 F.3d 1573, 1579 15 F.3d 1573, 1584 22 F.3d 839, 844 56 F.3d 993, 995 138 F.3d 1448, 1460 182 F.3d 1356, 1359 208 F.3d 981 269 F.3d 1369, 1374-1375 287 F.3d 1193, 1212 323 F.3d 989, 997 339 F.3d 1324, 1328-1330 342 F.3d 1080, 1093 360 F.3d 1295, 1299 393 F.3d 1378, 1381 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 11