S. 708 · 119th Congress
Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive Patent Rights Act of 2025
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Christopher Coons
- Introduced
- 2025-02-25
- Latest action
- 2025-02-25 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive Patent Rights Act of 2025 or the RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2025
This bill establishes a rebuttable presumption for injunctive relief in patent infringement cases. Specifically, if a court enters a final judgment finding infringement of a right secured by patent, the patent owner shall be entitled to a rebuttable presumption that the court should grant a permanent injunction with respect to that infringing conduct.
(In 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court held in eBay v. MercExchange that patent holders do not have an automatic right to a permanent injunction in a patent infringement case.)