S 708 · 119th Congress · Commerce

RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2025

Introduced 2025-02-25· Sponsored by Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2025-02-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.)…

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1 Republican