Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 5,471,593 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a) 35 U.S.C. § 112 Circuit Courts 439 F.2d 210, 212 807 F.2d 1150, 1165 842 F.2d 1074, 1077 919 F.2d 1579, 1581 54 F.3d 1570, 1578 133 F.3d 1459, 1465 133 F.3d 1473, 1478 138 F.3d 1448, 1456 139 F.3d 877, 880 161 F.3d 696, 703 190 F.3d 1350, 1354-1356 191 F.3d 1356, 1363 265 F.3d 1371, 1375-1376 274 F.3d 1336, 1342 274 F.3d 1354, 1359 279 F.3d 1022, 1030-1031 341 F.3d 1332, 1338 381 F.3d 1111, 1116 388 F.3d 858, 862 415 F.3d 1303, 1313-1319 430 F.3d 1377, 1383-1384 435 F.3d 1366, 1370 471 F.3d 1311, 1315 514 F.3d 1244, 1255 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b)