Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 5,030,128 U.S. Patent No. 5,187,645 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 285 Supreme Court 311 U.S. 211, 220-221 535 U.S. 1109 Circuit Courts 736 F.2d 688, 691 892 F.2d 1547, 1551 962 F.2d 1048, 1050 90 F.3d 1576, 1582 143 F.3d 1456, 1462 215 F.3d 1281, 1293-1295 232 F.3d 877, 882 259 F.3d 1383, 1393-1394 262 F.3d 1258, 1273 274 F.3d 1336, 1343 276 F.3d 1319, 1326 323 F.3d 989, 997 329 F.3d 823, 833 334 F.3d 1314, 1323-1324 342 F.3d 1361, 1372 350 F.3d 1365, 1373 355 F.3d 1361, 1366 357 F.3d 1340, 1349 399 F.3d 1325, 1337 402 F.3d 1371, 1384 413 F.3d 1361, 1372 415 F.3d 1303, 1313-1315 432 F.3d 1356, 1362 438 F.3d 1123, 1136 441 F.3d 963, 974 442 F.3d 1331, 1343 459 F.3d 1311, 1322 467 F.3d 1355, 1359 474 F.3d 1361, 1374 483 F.3d 1364, 1375 498 F.3d 1307, 1312 503 F.3d 1295, 1302-1303 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(f)