Ex parte Bakelite Corp.

Ex parte Bakelite Corp.
Decided May 20, 1929
Full case nameEx parte Bakelite Corp.
Citations279 U.S. 438 (more)
Holding
The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals was an Article I tribunal.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William H. Taft
Associate Justices
Oliver W. Holmes Jr. · Willis Van Devanter
James C. McReynolds · Louis Brandeis
George Sutherland · Pierce Butler
Edward T. Sanford · Harlan F. Stone
Case opinion
MajorityVan Devanter, joined by unanimous
Overruled by
Glidden Co. v. Zdanok

Ex parte Bakelite Corp., 279 U.S. 438 (1929), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA) was an Article I tribunal. In 1962, the Supreme Court overruled Bakelite in Glidden Co. v. Zdanok (1962), holding that this court is an Article III court.