Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 5,472,444 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) Supreme Court 94 U.S. 351, 352-356 333 U.S. 591, 597 402 U.S. 313, 323-324 439 U.S. 322, 327 465 U.S. 75, 77 Circuit Courts 721 F.2d 1305, 1314-1316 776 F.2d 1522, 1526 836 F.2d 1320, 1324 947 F.2d 469, 472-480 967 F.2d 1280, 1287 101 F.3d 675, 677 244 F.3d 708, 713 256 F.3d 1290, 1294-1295 306 F.3d 938, 952 334 F.3d 1366, 1369 403 F.3d 683, 686 449 F.3d 1227, 1230 483 F.3d 800 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)