Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

28 U.S.C. § 211 to 216

Repealed. Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 106, Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 28]

June 25, 1948, ch. 64662 Stat. 899Pub. L. 85–755, § 172 Stat. 848Section 211, acts , ; , , , provided for creation of United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals under article III of the United States Constitution and for appointment of a chief judge and four associate judges for that court.

act June 25, 1948, ch. 64662 Stat. 899Section 212, , , provided for order of precedence of chief judge and associate judges of court.

June 25, 1948, ch. 64662 Stat. 899Mar. 2, 1955, ch. 9, § 1(e)69 Stat. 10Pub. L. 88–426, title IV, § 403(e)78 Stat. 434Pub. L. 94–82, title II, § 205(b)(5)89 Stat. 422Section 213, acts , ; , ; , , ; , , , provided for tenure and salaries of judges.

act June 25, 1948, ch. 64662 Stat. 899Section 214, , , authorized court to hold court at such times and places as it might fix by rule.

act June 25, 1948, ch. 64662 Stat. 899Section 215, , , provided that three judges of court constituted a quorum and that concurrence of three judges was necessary to any decision.

act June 25, 1948, ch. 64662 Stat. 899Section 216, , , provided for filing of written opinions by Court of Customs and Patent Appeals on appeals from decisions of Patent Office and recording of those opinions in Patent Office.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164section 171 of this titleRepeal effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1982 Amendment note under .

Transfer of Matters and Petitions Pending in United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals on

Pub. L. 97–164section 171 of this titleFor provisions that any matter pending before the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals on , and that any petition for rehearing, reconsideration, alteration, modification, or other change in any decision of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals rendered prior to , that has not been determined on that date or that is filed after that date, be determined by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, see section 403(b), (c) of , formerly set out as a note under .