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US Auto Parts Files Lawsuit Alleging U.S. Agency Illegally Seizing Aftermarket Automotive Grilles

April 3, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRTS), the online providers of aftermarket automotive parts and accessories, announced it has filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Homeland Security in the U.S. Court of International Trade that asserts that the United States Customs and Border Protection, an agency of the Department of Homeland Security, has been wrongfully seizing automotive grilles being imported by U.S. Auto Parts.

U.S. Auto Parts Network logoAccording to the company, the non-OEM parts are being seized on the basis that the grilles are allegedly counterfeit and infringe trademarks held by the original automobile manufacturers.  U.S. Auto Parts intends to

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