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Supreme Court Eliminates General Rule of Permanent Injunctions in Patent Cases
The United States Supreme Court on May 15, 2006, entered the controversy surrounding patent reform in eBay, Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C. As Congress continues to debate changes to the Patent Act, including permanent injunctions against patent infringers, the Court rejected the Federal Circuit’s "general rule that courts will issue permanent injunctions against patent infringement absent exceptional circumstances."
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