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S 1368 111th Congress Senate

Access to Repair Parts Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to create an exception from infringement of design patents for certain component parts used to repair another article of manufacture.

Introduced: June 25, 2009 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
Commerce Intellectual propertyManufacturingTrade restrictions
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 25, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 25, 2009
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 Latest action June 25, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Repair Parts Act - Makes it not an act of infringement of any design patent to make, use, offer to sell, sell, or import into the United States any article that is a component part of another article, if the sole purpose of the component part is for the repair of the article of which it is a part so as to restore its original appearance.

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  • HR 3059 Identical bill Access to Repair Parts Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1368: Access to Repair Parts Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1368/
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"S. 1368: Access to Repair Parts Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1368/.
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S. 1368, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1368/.
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