Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 6,834,603 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) Supreme Court 97 U.S. 126, 137 477 U.S. 242, 248 525 U.S. 55 Circuit Courts 610 F.2d 786, 792 882 F.2d 1576 93 F.3d 1559, 1563 201 F.3d 1363, 1365 204 F.3d 1094, 1097 213 F.3d 1366, 1369 274 F.3d 1354, 1358 276 F.3d 1347, 1351-1357 295 F.3d 1315, 1323 298 F.3d 1290, 1297 299 F.3d 1336, 1353-1355 417 F.3d 1203, 1210-1213 437 F.3d 1309, 1318 476 F.3d 1359, 1371 488 F.3d 982, 997 917 F.3d 544, 552