CAWA joins the push for patent repair clause

Last week, the U.S. House Subcommitte on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property held a hearing addressing patent design. The Consumer Federation of America, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and the Center for Auto Safety testified urging Congress to keep prices fair in the automobile replacement parts marketplace.
 
The California/Nevada/Arizona Automotive Wholesalers¡¯ Association (CAWA) also encourages Congress to maintain a system that for more than 60 years has offered consumers a safe, alternative choice when it comes to auto repair.
 
The current and rising trend of automaker design patents on collision replacement parts could eliminate the entire alternative replacement parts industry, thus removing competition in the marketplace, according to the association, which adds that without a permanent legislative solution, a monopoly on replacement parts threatens the entire industry, and with it, tens of thousands of American jobs. 
 
A ¡°repair clause¡± would ensure competition in the automobile parts industry, saving consumers $1.2 billion a year, CAWA adds.
 
¡°CAWA recognizes the critical importance of preserving competition in the automotive aftermarket industry,¡± says Rodney Pierini, president and CEO of CAWA. ¡°We commend the Consumer Federation of America and its partners in testifying on behalf of consumers, protecting Americans from a monopoly ¡ª and higher prices ¡ª in the automobile parts industry.¡±
 
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