Tim Martin wants to bring a patent-infringement lawsuit against the Widget Manufacturing Company. The only court that can hear patent infringement cases is the federal district court because?

A. ?federal and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction.
B. ?federal district courts have limited jurisdiction over patent and copyright cases.
C. ?federal district courts have exclusive jurisdiction over patent and copyright infringement cases.
D. ?the federal district courts are courts of original jurisdiction.


Answer: C

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Jenna is designing the interview form for her new attorney. Other than the general vital statistics such as name, address, phone numbers, etc., what other information would probably not be included on the form?

a. Whether either spouse has any disabilities b. The existence of a prenuptial agreement c. The amount of child and spousal support expected d. Whether the client is employed

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While researching background information on a client, Paralegal Hudson discovers that the client was once investigated by the state Fair Political Practices Commission for improperly large contributions to Congressman X's political campaign committee. As Hudson's roommate is a big fan of Congressman X, Hudson texts his roommate: "U'l neva ges wht i fnd out bout Congr. X! "

A) has violated his duty of confidentiality by insinuating that he knows something improper about the Congressman. B) has not yet violated his duty of confidentiality to his client but will if he tells his roommate about what he found out during the background check. C) cannot violate his duty of confidentiality with this information because the information he found is public record anyway. D) has not violated his duty of confidentiality because no one could understand the text message anyway.

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