United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

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The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals was a specialized federal appellate court that primarily heard appeals in customs and patent cases before its functions were transferred to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal court of the United States
specialized appellate court
abolishedInYear 1982
appealLevel intermediate appellate court
appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
country United States of America
courtType Article I tribunal
createdBy United States Congress
dissolutionReason consolidation of federal appellate jurisdiction over patents and customs
establishedInYear 1909
function provide nationwide uniformity in customs law
provide nationwide uniformity in patent law
review decisions in customs matters
review decisions in patent matters
heardAppealsFrom United States Customs Court
United States Patent and Trademark Office
surface form: United States Patent Office

United States Patent and Trademark Office
historicalPeriodOfOperation early 20th century
late 20th century
mid 20th century
jurisdiction federal law of the United States
legalSystem common law
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
mergedInto United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
notableJudge Byron B. D. Owen
Donald E. Lane
Eugene Worley
Giles S. Rich
Howard T. Markey
Jack R. Miller
Oscar E. Teagarden
numberOfJudgesAuthorized 5
originalName United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States Court of Customs Appeals
predecessor Board of General Appraisers
primaryJurisdiction customs cases
patent cases
renamedFrom United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States Court of Customs Appeals
renamedInYear 1929
reorganizedFrom United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States Court of Customs Appeals
seat Washington, D.C.
shortName C.C.P.A.
CCPA
subjectMatterSpecialization intellectual property
international trade
patentability determinations
tariff classification
successor United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
terminatedBy Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit precededBy United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals reorganizedFrom United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: United States Court of Customs Appeals
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals originalName United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: United States Court of Customs Appeals
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals renamedFrom United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: United States Court of Customs Appeals
Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 consolidatedAppellateFunctionsFrom United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 affectedCourt United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 createdSuccessorCourtTo United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 createdSuccessorCourtTo United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
this entity surface form: appellate division of the United States Court of Claims
Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 relatedTo United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Customs Courts Act of 1980 relatedTo United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
United States Customs Court appealsTo United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
C.C.P.A. predecessor United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
subject surface form: United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
this entity surface form: United States Court of Customs Appeals
C.C.P.A. originalName United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
subject surface form: United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
this entity surface form: United States Court of Customs Appeals
CCPA standsFor United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
this entity surface form: Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
CCPA alsoKnownAs United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
subject surface form: Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Byron B. D. Owen memberOf United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Byron B. D. Owen jurisdiction United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
this entity surface form: United States patent appeals
Giles S. Rich employer United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Jack R. Miller memberOf United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Eugene Worley memberOf United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals