Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 4,857,806 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 41(h)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 112 35 U.S.C. § 120 Code of Federal Regulations 37 C.F.R. § 1.27(a)(3)(i) 37 C.F.R. § 1.9(c) 37 C.F.R. § 1.9(e) Circuit Courts 727 F.2d 1506, 1515 910 F.2d 804 77 F.3d 1381, 1384 231 F.3d 1373, 1380 248 F.3d 1349, 1357 351 F.3d 1139, 1146 412 F.3d 845, 853 437 F.3d 1181, 1187-1188 437 F.3d 1309, 1318 468 F.3d 1366, 1375 488 F.3d 982, 999-1000