Question

Trial of a person charged with federal crime or a suit involving the infringement of a patent or copyright or one involving any other matter arising out of act of Congress is within the jurisdiction of the federal courts

Use the excerpt to answer the question

1) in a patent case being heard for the first time this is an example of ?

A) con current jurisdiction

B) exclusive jurisdiction

C) appellate jurisdiction

D) local jurisdiction

Answer 1

A patent case being heard for the first time is an example of exclusive jurisdiction. Because the federal court has jurisdiction here, there are no other courts where the case could be heard. This rules out all other types of jurisdiction, putting it solely on the federal court.

Answer 2

the right answer is exclusive jurisdiction . Just took the test