3.0.0 1879 2023-01-11T13:36:06Z 2023-01-11T13:36:06Z House HR 2017-04-04 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 4, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ISSA:H.R. 1879.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, clause 8, ``to promote the Progressof Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times toAuthors and Inventors the exclusive Rights to theirrespective Writings and Discoveries,''[Page H2697]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2017-04-26T19:44:48Z Referred to 2017-04-04T14:02:45Z PARTS Act 115 812 S 2017-04-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2017-04-26 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Committee 2017-04-04 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-04-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-04 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 2017-04-04 True F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2017-04-04 True L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2017-04-04 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2017-04-04 True P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4] Scott Perry R PA 4 2017-04-04 True Commerce Intellectual property Manufacturing Marketing and advertising Motor vehicles Trade restrictions Commerce 00 2017-04-04 Introduced in House 2017-05-01T14:50:34Z Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act of 2017 or the PARTS Act

This bill declares that it is 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, 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 as originally manufactured; or (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.

The bill defines: (1) "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; and (2) "offer to sell" to include marketing or pre-sale distribution.

The bill applies to any patent issued, or application filed, before, on, or after the effective date of this bill.

]]> PARTS Act Display Title PARTS Act 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 IH Short Titles as Introduced PARTS Act Short Titles as Introduced Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1879ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1879ih.xml 2017-04-26 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.