Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 6,887,832 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 112 Supreme Court 304 U.S. 364, 369-371 317 U.S. 228, 234-236 Circuit Courts 439 F.2d 210, 212-2007 710 F.2d 799, 803 927 F.2d 955, 956 927 F.2d 1200, 1218 73 F.3d 1573, 1581 182 F.3d 1298, 1305 265 F.3d 1371, 1375-1382 311 F.3d 1116, 1119-1120 316 F.3d 6 341 F.3d 1332, 1338-1340 349 F.3d 1373, 1384 350 F.3d 1348, 1353 415 F.3d 1303, 1315 417 F.3d 1342, 1347-1350 435 F.3d 1366, 1370-1371 439 F.3d 1312, 1320 474 F.3d 1361, 1370 490 F.3d 946, 950 456 F. Supp. 2d 811, 820-825