Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 3,566,717 U.S. Patent No. 5,343,970 U.S. Patent No. 6,209,672 U.S. Patent No. 6,554,088 United States Code 17 U.S.C. § 115 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 283 Supreme Court 105 U.S. 189, 207 410 U.S. 52, 59 461 U.S. 424, 437 481 U.S. 412, 417 487 U.S. 879, 910 517 U.S. 370, 376 520 U.S. 17, 29-30 Circuit Courts 413 F.2d 1390, 1393-1394 758 F.2d 613, 628 6 F.3d 770, 777 73 F.3d 1573, 1582 90 F.3d 1558, 1567 138 F.3d 1448, 1454 140 F.3d 1009, 1016 242 F.3d 1337, 1339 257 F.3d 1331, 1339 363 F.3d 1284, 1285 370 F.3d 1131, 1139 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a)(1)