5 Cited authorities

  1. Section 1331 - Federal question

    28 U.S.C. § 1331   Cited 99,236 times   136 Legal Analyses
    Finding that in order to invoke federal question jurisdiction, a plaintiff's claims must arise "under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States."
  2. Section 2201 - Creation of remedy

    28 U.S.C. § 2201   Cited 24,857 times   61 Legal Analyses
    Granting district courts the authority to create a remedy with the force of a final judgment
  3. Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 5   Cited 22,753 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Allowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system
  4. Section 1338 - Patents, plant variety protection, copyrights, mask works, designs, trademarks, and unfair competition

    28 U.S.C. § 1338   Cited 5,467 times   71 Legal Analyses
    Granting exclusive jurisdiction to the district courts "of any civil action arising under any Act of Congress relating to patents, . . . copyrights and trademarks"
  5. Section 2202 - Further relief

    28 U.S.C. § 2202   Cited 2,616 times
    Permitting court to issue "[f]urther necessary or proper relief based on a declaratory judgment"