119th Congress
S. 708
RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Christopher A. Coons(D-DE)
- Introduced
- Feb 25, 2025
- Policy area
- Commerce
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (1)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
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.)
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 25, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - Feb 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate