Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 1331 28 U.S.C. § 1338 35 U.S.C. § 112 Supreme Court 103 U.S. 344, 347-348 168 U.S. 255, 259 225 U.S. 501, 533 312 U.S. 52, 67 369 U.S. 663, 666 401 U.S. 617, 620-621 416 U.S. 470, 479 422 U.S. 490, 511 432 U.S. 333, 343 442 U.S. 289, 298 463 U.S. 1, 16 463 U.S. 85, 96 475 U.S. 534, 541 484 U.S. 383, 392-393 486 U.S. 800, 807-809 486 U.S. 816 487 U.S. 131, 138 489 U.S. 141, 152 504 U.S. 555, 560-561 517 U.S. 544, 550-552 528 U.S. 167, 180 530 U.S. 363, 373 535 U.S. 826, 829-831 Circuit Courts 642 F.2d 527, 534 758 F.2d 594, 599 818 F.2d 841, 844 853 F.2d 909, 912 986 F.2d 476, 478 65 F.3d 941, 950 131 F.3d 1011, 1015 153 F.3d 1318 175 F.3d 1356, 1358-1359 258 F.3d 1329, 1334 339 F.3d 1347, 1349-1350 401 F.3d 1290, 1293 470 F.3d 1368, 1383 471 F.3d 1288, 1292 406 F. Supp. 2d 56