Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 6,122,647 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2107(a) 35 U.S.C. § 100(d) 35 U.S.C. § 154 35 U.S.C. § 261 35 U.S.C. § 271 35 U.S.C. § 281 Supreme Court 51 U.S. 477 261 U.S. 24, 40-44 269 U.S. 459, 467-469 422 U.S. 490, 500 454 U.S. 464, 484 468 U.S. 737, 751 500 U.S. 72, 76 504 U.S. 555 Circuit Courts 168 F. 304 141 F.2d 3, 6 939 F.2d 1574, 1577-1579 944 F.2d 870, 874-875 944 F.2d 2006 47 F.3d 1128 52 F.3d 1026, 1030-1034 134 F.3d 1090, 1093-1485 211 F.3d 1245 222 F.3d 1372 248 F.3d 3 248 F.3d 1333, 1346-1347 399 F.3d 1310, 1313-1314 427 F.3d 971 473 F.3d 1187 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 19