Brinks Attorney Kelly Burris Testifies against H. R. 3889, PARTS Act

Tells Lawmakers “PARTS Act” Would Drastically Reduce Design Patent Protection for Automotive Repair PartsANN ARBOR – Kelly K. Burris, a shareholder in the Ann Arbor office of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, testified as an expert witness at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet regarding H.R. 3889, “the Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act” (“PARTS Act”) by Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), on August 1, 2012. PARTS allows for the blanket manufacture, testing, importation and pre-sale