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28 U.S. Code § 1295 - Jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 28 › Part IV › Chapter 83 › § 1295 28 U.S. Code § 1295 - Jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit shall have exclusive jurisdiction—
of an appeal from a final decision of a district court of the United States, the District Court of Guam, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, or the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, in any civil action arising under, or in any civil action in which a party has asserted a compulsory counterclaim arising under, any Act of Congress relating to patents or plant variety protection;
of an appeal from a final decision of a district court of the United States, the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of Guam, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, or the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, if the jurisdiction of that court was based, in whole or in part, on section 1346 of this title, except that jurisdiction of an appeal in a case brought in a district court under section 1346
(a)(1), 1346
(b), 1346
(e), or 1346
(f) of this title or under section 1346
(a)(2) when the claim is founded upon an Act of Congress or a regulation of an executive department providing for internal revenue shall be governed by sections 1291, 1292, and 1294 of this title;
of an appeal from a final decision of the United States Court of Federal Claims;
of an appeal from a decision of—
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board with respect to applications for registration of marks and other proceedings as provided in section 21 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1071); or
a district court to which a case was directed pursuant to section 145, 146, or 154
(b) of title 35;
of an appeal from a final decision of the United States Court of International Trade;
to review the final determinations of the United States International Trade Commission relating to unfair practices in import trade, made under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337);
to review, by appeal on questions of law only, findings of the Secretary of Commerce under U.S. note 6 to subchapter X of chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to importation of instruments or apparatus);
of an appeal under section 71 of the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2461);
of an appeal from a final order or final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board, pursuant to sections 7703
(b)(1) and 7703
(d) of title 5;
of an appeal from a final decision of an agency board of contract appeals pursuant to section 7107
(a)(1) of title 41;
of an appeal under section 211 of the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970;
of an appeal under section 5 of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973;
of an appeal under section 506(c) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978; and
of an appeal under section 523 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
The head of any executive department or agency may, with the approval of the Attorney General, refer to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for judicial review any final decision rendered by a board of contract appeals pursuant to the terms of any contract with the United States awarded by that department or agency which the head of such department or agency has concluded is not entitled to finality pursuant to the review standards specified in section 7107
(b) of title 41. The head of each executive department or agency shall make any referral under this section within one hundred and twenty days after the receipt of a copy of the final appeal decision.
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit shall review the matter referred in accordance with the standards specified in section 7107
(b) of title 41. The court shall proceed with judicial review on the administrative record made before the board of contract appeals on matters so referred as in other cases pending in such court, shall determine the issue of finality of the appeal decision, and shall, if appropriate, render judgment thereon, or remand the matter to any administrative or executive body or official with such direction as it may deem proper and just.
(Added Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 127(a),Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 37; amended Pub. L. 98–622, title II, § 205(a),Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3388; Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1214(a)(3),Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1156; Pub. L. 100–702, title X, § 1020(a)(3),Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4671; Pub. L. 102–572, title I, § 102(c), title IX, § 902(b)(1),Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4507, 4516; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §§ 4402(b)(2), 4732(b)(14)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–560, 1501A–584; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(g)(5),Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3848; Pub. L. 112–29, §§ 7(c)(2), 19(b),Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 314, 331.)
Section 211 of the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, referred to in subsec. (a)(11), is section 211 ofPub. L. 91–379, title II, formerly set out as an Economic Stabilization Program note under section 1904 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.
Section 5 of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, referred to in subsec. (a)(12), is section 5 ofPub. L. 93–159, which was classified to section 754 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and was omitted from the Code.
Section 506(c) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (a)(13), is classified to section 3416
(c) of Title 15.
2011—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 112–29, § 19(b), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “of an appeal from a final decision of a district court of the United States, the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of Guam, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, or the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, if the jurisdiction of that court was based, in whole or in part, on section 1338 of this title, except that a case involving a claim arising under any Act of Congress relating to copyrights, exclusive rights in mask works, or trademarks and no other claims under section 1338
(a) shall be governed by sections 1291, 1292, and 1294 of this title;”.
Subsec. (a)(4)(A). Pub. L. 112–29, § 7(c)(2), amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: “the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences of the United States Patent and Trademark Office with respect to patent applications and interferences, at the instance of an applicant for a patent or any party to a patent interference, and any such appeal shall waive the right of such applicant or party to proceed under section 145 or 146 of title 35;”.
Subsec. (a)(10). Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(g)(5)(A), substituted “section 7107
(a)(1) of title 41” for “section 8(g)(1) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 607(g)(1))”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(g)(5)(B), substituted “section 7107
(b) of title 41” for “section 10(b) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 609(b))”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(g)(5)(C), substituted “section 7107
(b) of title 41” for “section 10(b) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978”.
1999—Subsec. (a)(4)(A). Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(b)(14)(A)], inserted “United States” before “Patent and Trademark”.
Subsec. (a)(4)(B). Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(b)(14)(B)], substituted “Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office” for “Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks”.
Subsec. (a)(4)(C). Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4402(b)(2)], substituted “145, 146, or 154(b)” for “145 or 146”.
1992—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 102–572, § 902(b)(1), substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”.
Subsec. (a)(11) to (14). Pub. L. 102–572, § 102(c), added pars. (11) to (14).
1988—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100–702inserted “, exclusive rights in mask works,” after “copyrights”.
Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 100–418substituted “U.S. note 6 to subchapter X of chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States” for “headnote 6 to schedule 8, part 4, of the Tariff Schedules of the United States”.
1984—Subsec. (a)(4)(A). Pub. L. 98–622substituted “Patent Appeals and” for “Appeals or the Board of Patent”.
Amendment by section 7(c)(2) ofPub. L. 112–29effective upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on Sept. 16, 2011, and applicable to proceedings commenced on or after that effective date, with certain exceptions, see section 7(e) ofPub. L. 112–29, set out as a note under section 6 of Title 35, Patents.
Pub. L. 112–29, § 19(e),Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 333, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [enacting section 1454 of this title and section 299 of Title 35, Patents, and amending this section and section 1338 of this title] shall apply to any civil action commenced on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 16, 2011].”
Amendment by section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4402(b)(2)] of Pub. L. 106–113effective on date that is 6 months after Nov. 29, 1999, and, except for design patent application filed under chapter 16 of Title 35, applicable to any application filed on or after such date, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4405(a)] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 154 of Title 35, Patents.
Amendment by section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(b)(14)] of Pub. L. 106–113effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4731] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 1 of Title 35, Patents.
Amendment by section 102(c) ofPub. L. 102–572effective Jan. 1, 1993, see section 1101(a) ofPub. L. 102–572, set out as a note under section 905 of Title 2, The Congress.
Amendment by section 902(b)(1) ofPub. L. 102–572effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section 911 ofPub. L. 102–572, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–622applicable to all United States patents granted before, on, or after Nov. 8, 1984, and to all applications for United States patents pending on or filed after that date, except as otherwise provided, see section 106 ofPub. L. 98–622, set out as a note under section 103 of Title 35, Patents.
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–622effective three months after Nov. 8, 1984, see section 207 ofPub. L. 98–622, set out as a note under section 41 of Title 35.
Pub. L. 102–572, title I, § 102(d), (e),Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4507, provided that: