Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 5,931,839 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 112 Circuit Courts 91 F.3d 1580, 1583 102 F.3d 524, 531 126 F.3d 1420, 1427-1428 138 F.3d 1448, 1455-1456 209 F.3d 1360, 1365 318 F.3d 1363, 1376 382 F.3d 1354, 1360 441 F.3d 1380, 1382 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)