Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 6,480,324 United States Code 35 U.S.C. § 102(g) Code of Federal Regulations 37 C.F.R. § 1.131 37 C.F.R. § 41.202 37 C.F.R. § 41.202(d) Supreme Court 527 U.S. 150, 165 Circuit Courts 661 F.2d 1222, 1225 892 F.2d 1028, 1032 988 F.2d 1187, 1195 154 F.3d 1321, 1327-1330 203 F.3d 1305, 1315-1316 272 F.3d 1365, 1369-1370 334 F.3d 1264, 1266 344 F.3d 1337, 1340 362 F.3d 1324, 1326 393 F.3d 1277, 1282