3.0.0 1663 2022-11-15T16:32:31Z 2022-11-15T16:32:31Z House H HR 2013-04-23 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ISSA:H.R. 1663.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the Constitution whichsays, ``To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts,by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors theexclusive Right to their respective Writings andDiscoveries.''[Page H2247]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2013-06-14T16:44:45Z Referred to 2013-04-23T16:00:22Z PARTS Act 113 780 S 2013-04-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2013-06-14 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Committee 2013-04-23 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 N L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2013-04-23 True R000593 Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] Dennis Ross R FL A. 15 2013-05-14 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2013-06-04 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2013-06-27 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2014-05-06 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2014-05-06 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2014-05-20 False S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 2014-07-31 False Commerce Intellectual property Manufacturing Marketing and advertising Motor vehicles Trade restrictions Commerce 00 2013-04-23 Introduced in House 2013-05-13T20:14:58Z Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act of 2013 or PARTS Act - Makes it not an act of infringement, with respect to a design patent that claims a component part of a motor vehicle as originally manufactured, to: (1) make, test, or offer to sell within the United States, or import into the United States, any article of manufacture that is similar or the same in appearance to the component part claimed in such design patent if the purpose of such article is for the repair of a motor vehicle to restore its appearance to as originally manufactured; and (2) use or sell within the United States any such same or similar articles for such restorations more than 30 months after the claimed component part is first offered for public sale as part of a motor vehicle in any country.

Defines "component part" as a component part of the exterior of a motor vehicle only (such as a hood, fender, tail light, side mirror, or quarter panel), excluding an inflatable restraint system or other component part located in the interior of a motor vehicle.

Specifies that an offer to sell includes any marketing of an article of manufacture to prospective purchasers or users and any pre-sale distribution.

Applies this Act to any patent issued, or application filed, before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.

]]> PARTS Act Display Title PARTS Act Short Titles as Introduced PARTS Act Short Titles as Introduced Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles. Introduced in House 2013-04-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1663ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1663ih.xml 2013-06-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.