US Congress House Bill 1057 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-9)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-02 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

PARTS Act Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act of 2015 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. 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. Applies this Act to any patent issued, or application filed, before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.

PARTS Act Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act of 2015

Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]
Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]	Rep. David Young [R-IA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-02	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2015-03-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
2015-02-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-02-25	House	Introduced in House

SB560 (Same As) 2015-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1057/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1057/BILLS-114hr1057ih.pdf