... Aronson v. Quick Point Pencil Co., 440 US 257, 262, 99 S. Ct. 1096, 1099 (1979). The federal
patent system also seeks to promote national uniformity in the realm of intellectual property. Bonito
Boats, Inc. v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc., 489 US 141, 162, 109 S. Ct. 971, 983 (1989). ...