Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 285 Supreme Court 333 U.S. 364, 395 456 U.S. 717, 724 532 U.S. 598, 602 Circuit Courts 645 F.2d 273, 279 657 F.2d 158 708 F.2d 1554 736 F.2d 688 774 F.2d 467, 471-472 781 F.2d 198, 201 820 F.2d 1209 822 F.2d 1047 854 F.2d 1307, 1312 910 F.2d 804 76 F.3d 1185, 1197 138 F.3d 1448, 1460 339 F.3d 1324, 1328 382 F.3d 1354, 1366-1367 471 F.3d 1264, 1272 482 F.3d 969, 975 504 F.3d 1223 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(4)(C)