1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act of 2017 or the PARTS Act . 2. Exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles Section 271 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) (1) In this subsection— (A) the term component part — (i) means a component part of the exterior of a motor vehicle only, such as a hood, fender, tail light, side mirror, or quarter panel; and (ii) does not include an inflatable restraint system or other component part located in the interior of a motor vehicle; (B) the term make includes any testing of an article of manufacture; (C) the term motor vehicle has the meaning given the term in section 32101(7) of title 49; and (D) the term offer to sell includes any marketing of an article of manufacture to prospective purchasers or users and any pre-sale distribution of the article of manufacture. (2) With respect to a design patent that claims a component part of a motor vehicle as originally manufactured— (A) it shall not be an act of infringement of the design patent to make 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 that is claimed in the design patent if the purpose of the article of manufacture is for the repair of a motor vehicle so as to restore the motor vehicle to the appearance of the motor vehicle as originally manufactured