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US HR9221

US HR9221
RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2024 Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive Patent Rights Act of 2024


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Introduced
07/30/2024
In Committee
07/30/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend title 35, United States Code, to establish a rebuttable presumption that a permanent injunction should be granted in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the "Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive Patent Rights Act of 2024" or the "RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2024," aims to amend the United States patent law to establish a rebuttable presumption that a permanent injunction should be granted if a court finds infringement of a patent. The bill is based on the findings that securing effective and reliable patent protection is critical to maintaining the United States' competitive advantage in the global innovation economy, and that the traditional equitable practice of applying a rebuttable presumption of injunctive relief has been recently eliminated, leading to reduced ability for patent owners to stop continuing or willful infringement, especially by large, multinational companies against undercapitalized entities like individual inventors and small businesses.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (6)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (on 07/30/2024)

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