Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 5,495,301 U.S. Patent No. 5,502,513 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) 35 U.S.C. § 285 Supreme Court 316 U.S. 241, 249 398 U.S. 144, 160 477 U.S. 242, 255 Circuit Courts 750 F.2d 903, 924-925 775 F.2d 1107, 1116 787 F.2d 1577, 1583 803 F.2d 684, 686 863 F.2d 867, 874 32 F.3d 1559, 1568 116 F.3d 1454, 1458 123 F.3d 1445, 1453 138 F.3d 1448, 1454 179 F.3d 1350, 1353 180 F.3d 1354, 1367 203 F.3d 507 247 F.3d 1316, 1327 279 F.3d 1357 295 F.3d 1292, 1294 295 F.3d 1315, 1321 299 F.3d 1313, 1323 329 F.3d 1343, 1351 370 F.3d 1097, 1098-1100 403 F.3d 1364 412 F.3d 1340, 1348 415 F.3d 1303 434 F.3d 1359, 1368 442 F.3d 1322, 1326 453 F.3d 1364 481 F.3d 1371 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e)(2)