Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 4,989,085 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 112 Circuit Courts 138 F.3d 1448, 1454 157 F.3d 1325, 1334-1336 203 F.3d 1351, 1355-1356 222 F.3d 951, 956-957 249 F.3d 1341, 1348 318 F.3d 1081, 1089-1091 327 F.3d 1364, 1367 334 F.3d 1314, 1323-1324 358 F.3d 870, 874 413 F.3d 1361, 1373 415 F.3d 1303, 1317 448 F.3d 1324, 1332 483 F.3d 800, 804 490 F.3d 946, 950 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)