WASHINGTON (February 25, 2025) — Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) applauded Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Tom Cotton (R-AR), as well as Representatives Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) and Madeleine Dean (D-PA) for reintroducing the bipartisan Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act.
“Our nation’s economic success and national security depend on inventors having confidence that their intellectual property will not be unfairly exploited,” said Andrei Iancu, board co-chair of C4IP and former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and USPTO Director from 2018 to 2021. “The RESTORE Patent Rights Act will provide inventors with the reassurance they need to propel American leadership in critical technology fields.”
The RESTORE Patent Rights Act would effectively overturn the expansive application of the Supreme Court’s disastrous 2006 eBay v. MercExchange decision, which significantly weakened patent holders’ ability to stop infringement of their inventions. The legislation would amend patent law to ensure that inventors can obtain court orders that, after proving infringement, prohibit the unauthorized use of patented technologies.
“Now more than ever, it’s critical that our leaders stand up for the startups and entrepreneurs who drive our nation’s economy and create life-changing breakthroughs,” said David Kappos, board co-chair of C4IP and former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and USPTO Director from 2009 to 2013. “By passing the RESTORE Patent Rights Act, Congress can reinvigorate the U.S. patent system and reaffirm America’s commitment to protecting its innovators.”
“C4IP commends Senators Coons and Cotton and Representatives Moran and Dean for their steadfast support of IP and their initiative in reintroducing the RESTORE Patent Rights Act,” said Frank Cullen, executive director of C4IP. “We urge Congress to swiftly pass this vital reform to secure a brighter future for America’s innovation ecosystem and the hardworking inventors who sustain it.”
About Council for Innovation Promotion: The Council for Innovation Promotion is a bipartisan coalition dedicated to promoting strong and effective intellectual property rights that drive innovation, boost economic competitiveness, and improve lives everywhere.