In which of the columns should “patent, copyright, and other intellectual property issues” be placed? concurrent jurisdiction environmental regulations exclusive state jurisdiction exclusive federal jurisdictio

Patent, Copyright and other intellectual property issues can be placed in “exclusive federal jurisdiction”.

Option D

Explanation:

Intellectual property laws in the USA are comprehensive and protection offered to foreign and domestic rights owners is of a very high standard. As USA follow federal jurisdiction but federal courts are limited to cases category, they hear only where Unites states is a party.

Cases involve constitution or federal laws violation, crimes on federal lands, bankruptcy cases and IP cases related to states too. In Unites States and UK ownership of trade mark is tagged if they are “First to Use” in commerce rather than “First to File” which is common in other countries.