[§§211 to 216. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–164, title I, §106, Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 28 ]

Section 211, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 899 ; Aug. 25, 1958, Pub. L. 85–755, §1, 72 Stat. 848 , 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.

Section 212, act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 899 , provided for order of precedence of chief judge and associate judges of court.

Section 213, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 899 ; Mar. 2, 1955, ch. 9, §1(e), 69 Stat. 10 ; Aug. 14, 1964, Pub. L. 88–426, title IV, §403(e), 78 Stat. 434 ; Aug. 9, 1975, Pub. L. 94–82, title II, §205(b)(5), 89 Stat. 422 , provided for tenure and salaries of judges.

Section 214, act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 899 , authorized court to hold court at such times and places as it might fix by rule.

Section 215, act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 899 , provided that three judges of court constituted a quorum and that concurrence of three judges was necessary to any decision.

Section 216, act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 899 , 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

Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164, set out as an Effective Date of 1982 Amendment note under section 171 of this title.

Transfer of Matters and Petitions Pending in United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals on October 1, 1982

For provisions that any matter pending before the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals on Oct. 1, 1982, 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 Oct. 1, 1982, 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 Pub. L. 97–164, formerly set out as a note under section 171 of this title.