Bill in equity is changed to civil action and the section is restricted to exclude interferences which are covered by the next section. The time for filing the action is changed to the same as the time for appeal. The requirement for the applicant to file a copy of the decision in the Patent Office is omitted.
Language is changed.
1982 - Pub. L. 97-164 substituted ''Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit'' for ''Court of Customs and Patent Appeals''.