Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 5,415,398 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) Supreme Court 477 U.S. 242, 250 517 U.S. 370 520 U.S. 17, 40 Circuit Courts 775 F.2d 1107, 1116 783 F.2d 184, 187 9 F.3d 948, 951 52 F.3d 967, 970 91 F.3d 1580, 1583 126 F.3d 1473, 1479 138 F.3d 1448, 1455-1456 149 F.3d 1309, 1316 161 F.3d 709, 716 206 F.3d 1422, 1429 224 F.3d 1349, 1352 239 F.3d 1314 415 F.3d 1303 424 F.3d 1136, 1142-1146 442 F.3d 1322 479 F.3d 1320, 1329 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)