Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) 35 U.S.C. § 102 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) 35 U.S.C. § 112 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) Supreme Court 517 U.S. 370 Circuit Courts 455 F.2d 586, 587 476 F.2d 1204, 1210 722 F.2d 1542, 1548 730 F.2d 1452 914 F.2d 1473, 1480 16 F.3d 1189, 1195 52 F.3d 967, 970-971 126 F.3d 1420, 1427-1428 138 F.3d 1448, 1456 174 F.3d 1294, 1301 184 F.3d 1339, 1349 209 F.3d 1360, 1364 212 F.3d 1272, 1282 227 F.3d 1361 232 F.3d 719, 725-726 256 F.3d 1323, 1347 376 F.3d 1339, 1348 403 F.3d 1331, 1338 458 F.3d 1310, 1322 521 F.3d 1328, 1333 523 F.3d 1323 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(b) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)