Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 4,767,708 U.S. Patent No. 5,126,270 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 112 Supreme Court 477 U.S. 242, 255 520 U.S. 17 535 U.S. 722, 736 Circuit Courts 379 F.2d 990 872 F.2d 1008, 1012 935 F.2d 1555, 1563-1564 76 F.3d 1168, 1172 119 F.3d 1559 134 F.3d 1473 174 F.3d 1294, 1301 291 F.3d 1317 323 F.3d 956, 963-970 354 F.3d 1347, 1357 358 F.3d 916, 922-925 378 F.3d 1330, 1334 418 F.3d 1349, 1358 420 F.3d 1350, 1359 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c) 55 F. Supp. 2d 1024, 1027 148 F. Supp. 2d 1004