Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 5,870,721 U.S. Patent No. 6,105,007 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) Supreme Court 160 U.S. 110, 116 210 U.S. 405, 419 477 U.S. 317, 322 517 U.S. 370 532 U.S. 742, 749 Circuit Courts 52 F.3d 967, 970-980 73 F.3d 1573, 1582 138 F.3d 1448, 1456 156 F.3d 1182, 1186 158 F.3d 1243, 1248 197 F.3d 1377, 1383 199 F.3d 1295, 1299 284 F.3d 1365, 1373 299 F.3d 1313, 1327 339 F.3d 1352 358 F.3d 898, 906 374 F.3d 1142, 1150 375 F.3d 1328, 1337 381 F.3d 1111, 1115 413 F.3d 1361, 1377 415 F.3d 1278, 1283 415 F.3d 1303, 1312-1323 452 F.3d 1312, 1317 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)