Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 4,321,232 U.S. Patent No. 6,785,400 United States Code 21 U.S.C. § 355 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 156 35 U.S.C. § 156(a) 35 U.S.C. § 156(f) 35 U.S.C. § 271 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 282 Supreme Court 469 U.S. 856 496 U.S. 661, 664-674 545 U.S. 193 Circuit Courts 733 F.2d 858 946 F.2d 967, 973 982 F.2d 1520 38 F.3d 1204, 1207 122 F.3d 1019 272 F.3d 63, 67 284 F.3d 236, 245 290 F.3d 446, 453 358 F.3d 1356, 1363 408 F.3d 10, 13-14 425 F.3d 1366, 1372 496 F.3d 1334, 1348 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B) Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a)(1)