,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #be1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,coons 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cotton7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
#ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% a  
rebuttable presumption t a p]man5t      
injunction %\ld be grant$ 9 c]ta9       
circum/ances1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,realiz+ ,eng9e]+1 ,sci5ce1 & ,te*nology
 ,opportunities by ,re/or+ ,exclusive   
,pat5t ,rights ,act ( #bjbe or !        
,,re/ore ,pat5t ,rights ,act ( #bjbe4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,secur+ effective & reliable pat5t     
protection = new te*nologies is critical
 to ma9ta9+ ! competitive advantage ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! global innovation     
economy4  7#b7 ,! ,con/itution ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates emp[]s ,congress to grant 
inv5tors ! exclusive ,"r to _! inv5tions
 9 ord] to promote ! ,progress ( ,sci5ce

 & ! useful ,arts4  7#c7 ,! "r to prev5t
 o!rs f mak+1 us+1 (f]+ to sell1 sell+1 
or import+ a pat5t$ inv5tion )\t        
au?ority f ! inv5tor is ! core ( ! pat5t
 "r1 ensur+ t an inv5tor enjoys1 = a    
limit$ "t1 ! sole b5efit ( ! inv5tor's  
inv5tion or discov]y4  7#d7 ,congress & 
! c\rts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates h long secur$ 
! con/itutionally protect$ pat5t "r     
?r\gh ! traditional equitable rem$y ( an
 injunction4  7#e7 ,giv5 ! irrep>able   
h>m t is caus$ by multiple acts (       
infr+em5t or willful infr+em5t ( a      
pat5t1 c\rts hi/orically presum$ t an   
injunction %\ld be grant$ to prev5t su* 
acts1 ) a burd5 on def5dants to rebut   
su* a presumption ) /&>d equitable      
def5ses4  7#f7 ,rec5tly1 c\rts h end$ ! 
approa* describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#e71 :i*   
contradicts ! traditional1 hi/orical    
practice gov]n+ ! equitable rem$y       
describ$ 9 t p>agraph4  7#g7 ,elim9at+ !
 traditional1 hi/orical equitable       
practice ( apply+ a rebuttable          
presumption ( injunctive relief 9 ! case

 ( cont9u+ acts ( infr+em5t or willful  
infr+em5t ( a pat5t has-- 7,a7          
sub/antially r$uc$ ! ability ( pat5t    
own]s to obta9 injunctions to /op       
cont9u+ or willful infr+em5t ( pat5ts2 &
  7,b7 creat$ inc5tives = l>ge1         
mult9ational companies to commit        
pr$atory acts ( infr+em5t1 especially ) 
respect to pat5ts own$ by und]capitaliz$
 entities1 su* z individual inv5tors1   
in/itutions ( high] education1 />tups1 &
 small or m$ium-siz$ ent]prises4  #c4   
,rebuttable presumption t injunctive    
relief is w>rant$ ,section #bhc ( title 
#ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by /rik+ ,! sev]al & ins]t+ !      
foll[+3  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! sev]al  2 &    
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7    
,rebuttable presumption ,if1 9 a case "u
 ?is title1 ! c\rt ent]s a f9al judgm5t 
f9d+ infr+em5t ( a "r secur$ by pat5t1 !
 pat5t own] %all be entitl$ to a        
rebuttable presumption t ! c\rt %\ld    
grant a p]man5t injunction ) respect to 
t infr++ conduct4  4