Section
2601, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 646,
62 Stat. 979; June 2, 1970,
Pub. L. 91–271, title I, § 103,
84 Stat. 275; Oct. 10, 1980,
Pub. L. 96–417, title IV, § 403(a)–(d), title V, § 501(27), (28),
94 Stat. 1740–1742, provided for appeals to the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals from final judgments or orders of the Court of International Trade and for the procedures to be followed in such appeals. See section
1295
(a)(5) of this title.
Section
2602, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 646,
62 Stat. 980; Oct. 14, 1966,
Pub. L. 89–651, § 8(c)(3),
80 Stat. 902; June 2, 1970,
Pub. L. 91–271, title I, § 104,
84 Stat. 276; Oct. 10, 1980,
Pub. L. 96–417, title IV, § 403(e)(1),
94 Stat. 1741, provided for the precedence of enumerated civil actions in the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. See section
1296 of this title.
Section
2603, added
Pub. L. 96–417, title IV, § 404(a), Oct. 10, 1980,
94 Stat. 1741, provided that, except as provided in section
2639 or
2641
(b) of this title or in the rules prescribed by the court, the Federal Rules of Evidence would apply in the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals in any appeal from the Court of International Trade.
Section
2604, added
Pub. L. 96–417, title IV, § 405(a), Oct. 10, 1980,
94 Stat. 1741, authorized the chief judge of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals to summon annually the judges of the court to a judicial conference for the purpose of considering the business of the court and improvements in the administration of justice of the court.