Voluntary Commitments Regarding Injunctive Relief. In many patent suits, patent holders seek injunctive relief to prevent an accused infringer from continuingto practice the patented invention.Namely, a plaintiff must show (1) that it has suffered irreparable injury, (2) that remedies at law (e.g. An injunction to stop a defendant from infringing a patent is the most common form of relief sought and granted in patent infringement proceedings. Injunctive relief: May be entitled to stop others from using the patented invention. But for activities occurring after a determination of infringement has been made, a successful patent owner has two available remedies. Remedies for patent infringement in the United States include injunctive relief (both preliminary and permanent) and damages.