{"id":7212,"date":"2013-04-26T13:49:09","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T13:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipo.org\/?p=7212"},"modified":"2013-04-26T13:49:09","modified_gmt":"2013-04-26T13:49:09","slug":"ipo-opposes-reintroduced-bill-that-would-weaken-design-patent-protection-for-automobile-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipo.org\/index.php\/ipo-opposes-reintroduced-bill-that-would-weaken-design-patent-protection-for-automobile-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"IPO OPPOSES REINTRODUCED BILL THAT WOULD WEAKEN DESIGN PATENT PROTECTION FOR AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday a bill was reintroduced in the House (<a href=\"http:\/\/pub.bna.com\/ptcj\/HR1663PARTS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">H.R. 1663<\/a>) and the Senate (S. 780) to nearly eliminate design patent protection for automobile replacement parts. \u00a0The House bill was introduced by Rep. DARRELL ISSA (R-California) and co-sponsored by Rep. ZOE LOFGREN (D-California). \u00a0The Senate counterpart was introduced by Sen. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE (D-Rhode Island) and co-sponsored by Sen. ORRIN HATCH (R-Utah). \u00a0The bill would eliminate design patent protection for a motor vehicle replacement part 30 months after the part was offered to the public for sale. \u00a0Last year IPO <a href=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/DesignRightsLetter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a> to the House explaining that IPO opposed the bill for two reasons:\u00a0\u201cFirst, it would virtually eliminate design patent protection for the automobile industry (cars, trucks, and other motor vehicles), weakening incentives for innovation and eliminating U.S. manufacturing jobs. \u00a0Second, the bill would set a harmful precedent for all U.S. intellectual property rights.\u201d \u00a0IPO Executive Director HERB WAMSLEY said, \u201cIt is hard to name a bill in Congress that is more anti-IP than this one.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday a bill was reintroduced in the House (H.R.  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