RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2025
- Bill Number
- S. 708
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Commerce
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-02-25: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Last Updated
- 2025-12-05T22:48:43Z
Official 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.)
Sponsor
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Cosponsors (1)
Recent Actions
- 2025-02-25: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2025-02-25: Introduced in Senate
Bill Versions
- Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive Patent Rights Act of 2025 — issued 2025-02-25 — PDF (4 pages)