Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 4,959,699 United States Code 35 U.S.C. § 112 Supreme Court 502 U.S. 244, 248 535 U.S. 722, 740 Circuit Courts 575 F.2d 553, 554 740 F.2d 947, 949 137 F.3d 1475, 1478 361 F.3d 1363 401 F.3d 1290, 1292 460 F.3d 1349, 1363 471 F.3d 1288, 1291 504 F.3d 1371, 1377 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 3(c)(1) Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A)