Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 4,743,902 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) Supreme Court 477 U.S. 242, 248 Circuit Courts 823 F.2d 1055, 1060 887 F.2d 783, 785 897 F.2d 272, 274 898 F.2d 787 925 F.2d 214, 217 926 F.2d 1161, 1168 1 F.3d 1214, 1218 52 F.3d 1026, 1031-1032 56 F.3d 1538, 1543-1554 58 F.3d 283, 288 90 F.3d 1576, 1582 122 F.3d 1396, 1401 233 F.3d 1376, 1379 347 F.3d 935, 937 350 F.3d 1327, 1343 383 F.3d 1303, 1311 403 F.3d 1373, 1375 415 F.3d 1303, 1315 419 F.3d 1374, 1379 435 F.3d 1356, 1366 483 F.3d 454, 458 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)