Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 5,766,191 U.S. Patent No. 6,824,551 U.S. Patent No. 7,037,316 U.S. Patent No. 7,108,704 Supreme Court 305 U.S. 197, 229 321 U.S. 29, 35 339 U.S. 485, 495 456 U.S. 844, 857-858 477 U.S. 242, 255 530 U.S. 133, 150 Circuit Courts 802 F.2d 421, 427 873 F.2d 1422, 1426 76 F.3d 1185, 1191 144 F.3d 294, 301 156 F.3d 1182, 1189 275 F.3d 1347, 1353 303 F.3d 1332, 1336 340 F.3d 1314, 1321 344 F.3d 1186, 1192 486 F.3d 1286, 1294 507 F.3d 1340, 1353 528 F.3d 1365, 1374 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(a) 513 F. Supp. 2d 578