Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 6,574,267 United States Code 35 U.S.C. § 102 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) Supreme Court 312 U.S. 552, 556-557 428 U.S. 106, 120-121 Circuit Courts 73 F.3d 1085, 1088 126 F.3d 1420, 1426 179 F.3d 1350, 1353 185 F.3d 1374, 1383 284 F.3d 1335, 1353-1355 312 F.3d 1379, 1384 481 F.3d 1371, 1377 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)