court of customs and patent appeals
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. Hist. An Article III court created in 1929 to hear appeals in customs and patent cases. • This court was abolished in 1982 and was superseded by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. — Abbr. CCPA. See UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT . [Cases: Patents 113. C.J.S. Patents §§ 188–189, 196, 199, 202.]