Courts Write History on Permanent Injunctions In Patent Actions

Monday, August 21, 2006 — In eBay Inc. v. MercExchange L.L.C., the Supreme Court, in a unanimous opinion, vacated and remanded the judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit which had held that there was a “general rule” that courts will issue permanent injunctions against patent infringement absent exceptional circumstances. eBay Inc. […]