Property Casualty Insurers Association Praises Sen. Orrin Hatch for Mentioning PARTS Act During Recent Hearing
The PARTS Act, which Hatch reintroduced in April 2017, would specify that it’s not an act of infringement for an alternative parts supplier to sell an aftermarket collision repair part once 2.5 years have elapsed from the date of the design patent.
Property Casualty Insurers Association of America Commends Whitepaper Urging Congress to Pass PARTS Act
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) said it commends the release of a whitepaper asserting that the Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade and Sales (PARTS) Act is necessary to preserve a competitive aftermarket parts marketplace.
Orrin Hatch on PARTS Act: Americans Shouldn’t Have to Pay ‘Unreasonably High Prices to Repair Their Cars’
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch has reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would reduce the 14-year time period that OEMs can enforce design patents on crash parts such as bumpers, fenders and door panels against suppliers of aftermarket parts.
ASA Testifies on Capitol Hill Regarding PARTS Act Legislation
“A free and open marketplace does not entail enacting a law that states an aftermarket part is equal to an OEM part. This should be decided by the party making the purchase, ” said ASA President and Executive Director Dan Risley.
Intellectual Property Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on PARTS Act
The PARTS Act limits the term of protection for patented designs of automotive repair parts used to restore automobiles.
PARTS Act Gains 15 House Cosponsors
Quality Parts Coalition believes the PARTS Act “is an important solution to ensure consumers continue to reap benefits from a competitive collision repair parts marketplace that has existed for more than 60 years.”
Quality Parts Coalition Applauds Reintroduction of PARTS Act
Group says act will preserve competition and protect consumer access to affordable collision repair parts.
ASA Opposes PARTS Act
Association questions safety of copy parts and believes they expose consumers to risks.
Automotive Body Parts Association Announces Support of PARTS Act
The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) today announced its support of the Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade and Sales (PARTS) Act. The PARTS Act seeks to revise the current design patent law and reduce the period during which car companies can enforce their design patents on collision repair parts against alternative suppliers from 14 years
PartsChannel Inc. Pledges Support of PARTS Act
PartsChannel Inc. has announced its support of congressional legislation that addresses design patents issued by auto manufacturers on collision repair parts. Senate Judiciary Committee members Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), along with House Judiciary Committee members U.S. Representative Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) introduced H.R. 1663, Promoting