Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
- A discontinued court that formerly presided over appeals from decisions by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a responsibility that has since been transferred to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- After the changes, cases once handled by the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals are now directed to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
- The shift in patent case jurisdiction from the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit took place in the late 20th century.
- The Court of Customs and Patent Appeals played a key role in patent law until its functions were transferred to another court.
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