3.0.0 1707 2024-07-24T15:23:14Z 2024-07-24T15:23:14Z House H HR 2023-03-22 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 22, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ISSA:H.R. 1707.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:The bill would reduce, from 14 years to 30 months, theperiod of time during which car companies can enforce designpatents on the cosmetic, exterior parts, which most typicallyget damaged in an accident, against alternative suppliers.[Page H1328]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-03-22T16:03:05Z 2023-03-22 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-03-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-03-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-48] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 48 N J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2023-03-22 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 18 2023-03-22 True L000597 Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] Laurel Lee R FL M. 15 2023-03-22 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2023-03-22 True G000600 Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] Marie Perez D WA Gluesenkamp 3 2023-03-22 True G000593 Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] Carlos Gimenez R FL A. 28 2023-04-10 False L000600 Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] Nicholas Langworthy R NY A. 23 2023-04-28 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2023-05-16 False L000596 Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] Anna Paulina Luna R FL 13 2023-05-31 False N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2023-05-31 False G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 9 2023-06-20 False G000587 Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] Sylvia Garcia D TX R. 29 2023-11-02 False L000601 Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] Greg Landsman D OH 1 2024-07-02 False Commerce Commerce 2023-04-11T16:30:32Z 00 2023-03-22 Introduced in House 2024-02-26T16:24:12Z Save Money on Auto Repair Transportation Act or the SMART Act

This bill limits design patent infringement liability for component parts used to repair the exterior of a motor vehicle.

Specifically, the bill limits liability for infringement of a design patent that claims the appearance of a component part of a motor vehicle's exterior, such as a hood or fender.

The act of making, offering to sell within the United States, or importing into the United States an article of manufacture (such as an exterior component part from an aftermarket manufacturer) that would otherwise infringe such a design patent shall not constitute infringement if the purpose of the article of manufacture is to repair a motor vehicle to restore it to its original appearance.

In addition, 30 months after a motor vehicle with an exterior component part covered by a design patent is offered for sale in any country, it shall not constitute design patent infringement to use or sell within the United States an otherwise-infringing article of manufacture if the purpose of that article of manufacture is to repair the motor vehicle to restore it to its original appearance.

]]> SMART Act Display Title 45 SMART Act 2024-07-24T15:23:14Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 SMART Act 2024-05-24T13:41:32Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Save Money on Auto Repair Transportation Act 2024-05-24T13:41:32Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles. 2024-03-18T20:29:27Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr1707ih/xml/BILLS-118hr1707ih.xml 2023-03-22 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.