Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 4,674,112 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) Supreme Court 317 U.S. 228, 236 Circuit Courts 15 F.3d 1573, 1576 90 F.3d 1576, 1582-1583 104 F.3d 1299, 1304 138 F.3d 1448, 1456 160 F.3d 1350, 1353 224 F.3d 1308, 1317 265 F.3d 1371, 1375 341 F.3d 1332, 1338-1339 342 F.3d 1329, 1333 402 F.3d 1371, 1384 415 F.3d 1303, 1314-1317 460 F.3d 1365, 1372 476 F.3d 1337, 1343 512 F.3d 1363, 1378 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)