USPTO states that strong remedies for patent infringement are necessary to protect the public interest. The Press Release states:
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today
submitted a Joint Public Interest Comment to the U.S. International
Trade Commission in Inv. No. 337-TA-3854, emphasizing that the
public interest is best served when valid U.S. patent rights are fully and
effectively enforced.
The USPTO’s filing explains that patents are constitutional
property rights that have powered America’s leadership in technologies “from
Morse’s telegraph to modern semiconductors, biologics, and artificial
intelligence.” Strong patent protection encourages the investment-based risk
taking needed to create and bring to market new technologies.
The Joint Comment with the Department of Justice cautions
against approaches that would transform public-interest considerations into
preliminary hurdles or de facto barriers to enforcement. Congress designed
patent remedies—including injunctions and exclusion orders—to operate as
reliable tools for protecting innovation and fueling economic growth.
The USPTO noted that weakening remedies undermines America’s
innovation ecosystem, which depends on predictable, enforceable patent rights.
The Office recently expressed similar views in its June 2025 Joint Statement of Interest filing with the
Department of Justice in Radian Memory Systems v. Samsung,
highlighting that patents are unique assets whose value is often not captured
through monetary damages alone.
