Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 5,404,505 United States Code 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) 35 U.S.C. § 112 Supreme Court 383 U.S. 1, 17-18 508 U.S. 439, 454-455 517 U.S. 370, 390 Circuit Courts 360 F.2d 954, 960 573 F.2d 1237, 1245-1246 722 F.2d 1542, 1548 724 F.2d 921, 926 927 F.2d 1565, 1576 60 F.3d 785, 2007 118 F.3d 268, 273 130 F.3d 1481, 1483 138 F.3d 1448, 1451 150 F.3d 1354, 1361 184 F.3d 1339, 1349 186 F.3d 210, 215 275 F.3d 1347, 1353 293 F.3d 912, 924 344 F.3d 1205, 1214 404 F.3d 657 408 F.3d 1374, 1380 415 F.3d 1303, 1312-1313 417 F.3d 1241, 1248-1257 476 F.3d 1337, 1343 479 F.3d 1313, 1319 483 F.3d 1364, 1379 490 F.3d 946, 949-950 495 F.3d 169, 179 497 F.3d 1360, 1371 501 F.3d 1307, 1311 505 F.3d 1328, 1341 507 F.3d 1340, 1347 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a)(1) 416 F. Supp. 2d 512

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