Authorities Cited: United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 4,664,080 United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a) 35 U.S.C. § 112 35 U.S.C. § 284 35 U.S.C. § 285 35 U.S.C. § 287(a) Supreme Court 131 U.S. 22, 29 147 U.S. 591 293 U.S. 474, 486 338 U.S. 605, 609 507 U.S. 725, 736 517 U.S. 559, 568 518 U.S. 415, 433-448 523 U.S. 208, 211 532 U.S. 424, 436-437 Circuit Courts 434 F.2d 721, 727 645 F.2d 880, 883 710 F.2d 1551, 1559 717 F.2d 1380 718 F.2d 1075, 1078 833 F.2d 931, 934 975 F.2d 1514, 1517 24 F.3d 178, 187 56 F.3d 1538 77 F.3d 1215, 1231 86 F.3d 1098, 1109 124 F.3d 1419, 1424 127 F.3d 1462, 1470 145 F.3d 1303, 1308-1309 146 F.3d 1338, 1311-1343 156 F.3d 1154 156 F.3d 1206, 1211 170 F.3d 1320, 1328-1335 174 F.3d 1308, 1319 174 F.3d 1360 185 F.3d 1259, 1269 206 F.3d 1422, 1435 212 F.3d 1272, 1281 236 F.3d 1342, 1345-1351 254 F.3d 1334, 1345-1346 308 F.3d 1147, 1153 308 F.3d 1193, 1208 317 F.3d 1387, 1394 423 F.3d 1228, 1241 441 F.3d 914, 930 450 F.3d 1132, 1139 454 F.3d 1203, 1210 459 F.3d 1311, 1317 471 F.3d 1264, 1272 501 F.3d 1307, 1312 536 F.3d 1311 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 50 Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a) 318 F. Supp. 1116, 1120 464 F. Supp. 2d 1229, 1233 769 F. Supp. 752, 826 774 F. Supp. 1514, 1535