United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

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federal court of the United States specialized appellate court

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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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals canonical	14
United States Court of Customs Appeals	5
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals	1
Patent Board	1
United States patent appeals	1
appellate division of the United States Court of Claims	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T561373 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Context triple: [United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, precededBy, United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals]

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is a specialized federal appellate court with nationwide jurisdiction over certain subject areas, including patent law, international trade, government contracts, and veterans’ benefits.
B. United States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is the federal agency responsible for granting patents, registering trademarks, and overseeing key aspects of intellectual property protection in the United States.
C. United States Court of International Trade
The United States Court of International Trade is a specialized federal court that handles cases involving international trade and customs laws.
D. United States Court of Federal Claims
The United States Court of Federal Claims is a specialized federal trial court that hears monetary claims for damages against the U.S. government, including contract disputes, tax refunds, and takings cases.
E. Intellectual Property High Court
The Intellectual Property High Court is a specialized Japanese appellate court that handles patent, trademark, and other intellectual property disputes.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Target entity description: 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.

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is a specialized federal appellate court with nationwide jurisdiction over certain subject areas, including patent law, international trade, government contracts, and veterans’ benefits.
B. United States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is the federal agency responsible for granting patents, registering trademarks, and overseeing key aspects of intellectual property protection in the United States.
C. United States Court of International Trade
The United States Court of International Trade is a specialized federal court that handles cases involving international trade and customs laws.
D. United States Court of Federal Claims
The United States Court of Federal Claims is a specialized federal trial court that hears monetary claims for damages against the U.S. government, including contract disputes, tax refunds, and takings cases.
E. Intellectual Property High Court
The Intellectual Property High Court is a specialized Japanese appellate court that handles patent, trademark, and other intellectual property disputes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

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 Office ⓘ linked to: United States Patent and Trademark 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 Appeals ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
predecessor	Board of General Appraisers ⓘ
primaryJurisdiction	customs cases ⓘ patent cases ⓘ
renamedFrom	United States Court of Customs Appeals ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
renamedInYear	1929 ⓘ
reorganizedFrom	United States Court of Customs Appeals ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Customs and Patent 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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