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HR 3889 112th Congress House Commerce Intellectual property Manufacturing Marketing and advertising Motor vehicles Trade restrictions

PARTS Act

Introduced: May 15, 2012 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 1, 2012
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 16, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Feb 2, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 2, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act or the 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.

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.

What's happening now August 1, 2012

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 1
PAUL, RON
· Jul 18, 2012
JONES, WALTER
· May 15, 2012
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 7, 2012
Ross, Dennis
· May 7, 2012
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 2, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3889: PARTS Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3889/
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"H.R. 3889: PARTS Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3889/.
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