Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 5,571,418 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 1338 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a) Supreme Court 477 U.S. 242, 255 486 U.S. 800, 809-814 545 U.S. 308, 314-315 Circuit Courts 911 F.2d 1141, 1145 986 F.2d 476, 477-478 33 F.3d 1526, 1530 44 F.3d 998, 999 153 F.3d 1318, 1329 175 F.3d 1356, 1358-1359 201 F.3d 1363, 1365 212 F.3d 1368, 1372 212 F.3d 1377, 1382 278 F.3d 1288, 1295 285 F.3d 1046, 1052 322 F.3d 1335, 1341 407 F.3d 332, 339 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 59