Number: RL33429
Title: Availability of Injunctive Relief in Patent Cases: eBay, Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C.
Authors: Brian T. Yeh, American Law Division 
Abstract: The Patent Reform Act of 2005 (H.R. 2795), currently being considered by the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, would, among other things, amend the injunction provision in the Patent Act to require that a court, in determining whether injunctive relief should or should not issue in a patent infringement case, "consider the fairness of the remedy in light of all the facts and the relevant interests of the parties associated with the invention." As this amendment was originally proposed in part to address concerns with the Federal Circuit's "general rule," it remains to be seen whether the eBay decision affects the status of this provision of the bill.
Pages: 9
Date: May 19, 2006