Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 284 Supreme Court 88 U.S. 205, 219 155 U.S. 163, 196 261 U.S. 24, 39-40 377 U.S. 476, 507 461 U.S. 648, 654-655 Circuit Courts 853 F.2d 1658 883 F.2d 1573, 1580 926 F.2d 1161, 1164 977 F.2d 1555, 1579 56 F.3d 1538, 1543-1553 95 F.3d 1109, 1117-1120 99 F.3d 1109, 1119 138 F.3d 1448, 1461 318 F.3d 1119, 1121-1124 382 F.3d 1374, 1383-1384 383 F.3d 1303, 1311 383 F.3d 1337 402 F.3d 1198 427 F.3d 971, 976 488 F.3d 973, 981 499 F.3d 1332, 1341-1342 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)