Subject-matter jurisdiction, also called jurisdiction ratione materiae, is a legal doctrine holding that a court can only hear and decide cases of a particular...

to: Patentable subject matter (or statutory subject matter), defining whether patent protection is available Subject-matter jurisdiction, determining the...

jurisdiction over the subject matter of a case and personal jurisdiction over the parties to the case. A court whose subject matter jurisdiction is limited to...

In the law of the United States, diversity jurisdiction is a form of subject-matter jurisdiction that gives United States federal courts the power to...

In United States law, federal question jurisdiction is a type of subject-matter jurisdiction that gives United States federal courts the power to hear...

York. The court has subject-matter jurisdiction over civil matters seeking monetary damages up to $15,000, small-claims matters seeking monetary damages...

several forms of subject-matter jurisdiction, but the two most commonly appealed to are federal-question jurisdiction and diversity jurisdiction. Federal question...

persons, wherever they may be. Personal jurisdiction, territorial jurisdiction, subject-matter jurisdiction, and proper notice to the defendant are prerequisites...

removal jurisdiction exists only if, at the time plaintiff filed the action in state court, the federal court had a basis for exercising subject-matter jurisdiction...

in equity, such as injunctions or declaratory judgments. The subject-matter jurisdiction of the GDC is narrow, both with respect to civil cases and criminal...

in terms of subject matter. For example, 28 U.S.C. § 1334 gives the United States district courts exclusive jurisdiction over all matters arising in bankruptcy...

or thing (rēs), jurisdiction over the particular subject matter (subject-matter jurisdiction) and territorial jurisdiction. Jurisdiction over a person refers...

patent-eligible subject matter is subject matter of an invention that is considered appropriate for patent protection in a given jurisdiction. The laws and...

commercial law, but later expanded its subject-matter jurisdiction. It was the first German court with local jurisdiction for all German territories since the...

lawsuit, as opposed to subject-matter jurisdiction, which is jurisdiction over the law involved in the suit. Without personal jurisdiction over a party, a court's...

limited subject-matter jurisdiction concerning particular field of law, compared to 'ordinary court' with general subject-matter jurisdiction. This concept...

related to the original claim even though the court would lack the subject-matter jurisdiction to hear the additional claims independently. 28 U.S.C. § 1367...

courts and have subject-matter jurisdiction over bankruptcy cases. The federal district courts have original and exclusive jurisdiction over all cases...

of the 19th century consistory courts have lost much of their subject-matter jurisdiction. Each diocese in the Church of England has a consistory court...

contacts standard must be met. For a court in Florida to have subject matter jurisdiction, Florida statutory requirements must be met and federal Constitutional...

sponte are when the judge determines that the court does not have subject-matter jurisdiction or that the case should be moved to another judge because of...

general because its subject-matter jurisdiction is limited to disputes involving real property. The court's geographic jurisdiction covers all of Massachusetts...

See Constitutional limits on personal jurisdiction. For a court in Virginia to have subject matter jurisdiction, Virginia statutory requirements must...

State counterparts, their subject-matter jurisdiction must be conferred by statute. Under the doctrine of "accrued jurisdiction", the Federal Court can...

form, granting it jurisdiction over all trade matters and conferring its judges with life tenure. The court's subject matter jurisdiction is limited to particular...

completely beyond the jurisdiction of that judge. Limited jurisdiction Subject-matter jurisdiction Ordinary court "general jurisdiction". LII / Legal Information...

deemed waived. A few defenses, in particular a court's lack of subject matter jurisdiction, need not be pleaded and may be raised at any time. Implied cause...

with comprehensive subject-matter jurisdiction compared to 'specialized court' with limited jurisdiction over specific filed of matters, such as intellectual...

properly filed, so long as the court has subject matter jurisdiction over the questions of law and in personam jurisdiction over the parties to the case. Customarily...

three-judge panel rejected the argument that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to conduct the trial because of Delfino and Days' pending appeal...