Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 6,484,203 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 102 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) 35 U.S.C. § 112 Supreme Court 475 U.S. 574, 586 Circuit Courts 568 F.2d 1357 654 F.2d 103, 105 655 F.2d 221 781 F.2d 897 814 F.2d 628, 631 848 F.2d 1560, 1569 890 F.2d 1158 32 F.3d 1559, 1568 229 F.3d 1091, 1112 246 F.3d 1368, 1379 291 F.3d 1317, 1321 346 F.3d 1051, 1054-1055 380 F.3d 1345, 1347-1351 424 F.3d 1347, 1355 445 F.3d 1374, 1377-1379 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e) 456 F. Supp. 2d 623 456 F. Supp. 2d 2007