Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 5,110,493 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 101 35 U.S.C. § 103 35 U.S.C. § 112 Supreme Court 339 U.S. 605, 608-609 402 U.S. 313, 323-324 452 U.S. 394, 398-399 477 U.S. 242, 248 Circuit Courts 655 F.2d 1281, 1288-1289 736 F.2d 1499, 1503-1504 775 F.2d 1107, 1123-1124 878 F.2d 846, 850-851 927 F.2d 1565, 1581 947 F.2d 469, 479-480 997 F.2d 660, 663 138 F.3d 1448, 1456 256 F.3d 1290, 1294 279 F.3d 1357, 1368 306 F.3d 938, 952 321 F.3d 915, 919 370 F.3d 945, 949 407 F.3d 1371 430 F.3d 985, 987 503 F.3d 1254, 1259 512 F.3d 2008 526 F. Supp. 2d 985