Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 5,888,038 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) 35 U.S.C. § 282 Supreme Court 97 U.S. 126, 134 477 U.S. 242, 248 Circuit Courts 714 F.2d 1127, 1134 745 F.2d 11 793 F.2d 1261, 1265-1266 883 F.2d 1573, 1577 1 F.3d 1214, 1218 56 F.3d 1538, 1550 96 F.3d 1423, 1425 185 F.3d 1341, 1349 295 F.3d 1315, 1319-1320 382 F.3d 1367, 1372 386 F.3d 1371, 1378-1379 415 F.3d 516, 527 424 F.3d 1374, 1380 459 F.3d 717, 723 464 F.3d 1356, 1359 499 F.3d 1284, 1291 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a)(1) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)