Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act
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2015 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1123-Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; H.R. 1892-Unlocking Technology Act of 2013.
Client expense: $59,423 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1123-Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; H.R. 1892-Unlocking Technology Act of 2013.
Client expense: $57,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1123-Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; H.R. 1892-Unlocking Technology Act of 2013.
Client expense: $48,114 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 9, Innovation Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2454, Aaron's Law Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3497, MODDERN Cures Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act (112th Congress) Nomination of Michelle Lee, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nomination of Danny Marti, Esq., U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues relating to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging
2014 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1123-Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; H.R. 1892-Unlocking Technology Act of 2013.
Client expense: $54,165 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Republican |
| NC |
| Jason Chaffetz | Republican | UT |
| John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | MI |
| Melvin L. Watt | Democratic | NC |
| Suzan K. DelBene | Democratic | WA |
| Ted Poe | Republican | TX |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
Client expense: $13,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
S 394/H.R. 867 - Metal Theft Prevention Act (provisions related to communications infrastructure components); S 418 - Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S. 467 - Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S 481/ Draft House Companion to S 481 - Wireless Consumer Choice Act (provisions related to requirements on network service providers); S 517/HR 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S. 607/H.R. 1847 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Amendments Act of 2013 (provisions relating to location information and cybersecurity); S639/HR 1312 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S. 1070 - Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S 1144 - Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on telephone service providers); S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data); S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 (provisions related to cybersecurity in relation to network reliability and standards); S. 1599/H.R. 3361 - Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and online Monitoring Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); S. 1631 - FISA Improvements Act of 2013 (provisions related to service provider obligations); S. 1976 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act 2014 (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data S. 1981/H.R. 3982 - Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 (issues related to potential regulation of Internet networks); S. 2032/H.R. 4065 - Smartphone Theft Prevention Act (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers: S. 2171 - Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S. 2454 - Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 (provisions relating to compulsory licensing); S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 (provisions related to the authorization for cyber threat monitoring, cyber threat countermeasures, and for sharing or receiving of cyber threat indicators); S. 2685/H.R.2685 - USA Freedom Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); HR 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (provisions related to the collection, detection, use and sharing of cyber threat information for cybersecurity purposes by and for owners and operators of critical infrastructure); Draft, Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); H.R. 744 - STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information);H.R. 1468 - SECURE IT ACT (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data); H.R. 1580 - a bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance (issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks); H.R. 1685 - The Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 (provisions related to the Universal Service Fund); H.R. 1730 - Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); H.R. 1947 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, (issues relating to broadband provisions Interpretation of Buy America requirements to utility relocation work); H.R. 2649 - FCC ABCs Act of 2013 (provisions related to agency procedural reform); H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013 (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community); H.R. 2844 - FCC consolidated Reporting Act (provisions related to agency reporting obligations); H.R. 3670 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2014 (provisions amending the Caller ID Spoofing Act of 2010);/ H.R. 3674 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community); H.R. 3675 - FCC Process Reform Act (provisions related to agency procedural reform); H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 (issues related to cybersecurity, and to network reliability and standards); H.R. 3875 - Telephone Metadata Reform Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R. 4070 - Internet Freedom Act (issues related to requirements on wireless service providers; H.R. 4291 - FISA Transparency and Modernization Act of 2014 (Provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R. 5728 - STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 (provisions relating to retransmission consent); General discussion of issues related to next generation infrastructure investment and development, the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, data management and privacy, interpretation of Buy America requirements to utility relocation work; and issues related to the proposed AT&T-DirecTV merger transaction.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 3283 - Integrated Public alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2013; H.R. 3670 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013; S. 517/H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; S. 721/H.R. 1575 - the Kelsey Smith Act; S. 1379 - The Federal Communications Consolidated Reporting Act; S.2473 - Wireless Innovation Act of 2014; S.2505 - The Wi-Fi Innovation Act; S.2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act; and S.2664 - the IPAWS Modernization Act. General lobbying on the following issues: spectrum policy (including implementation of the spectrum provisions of PL 112-96 and efforts to reallocate federal spectrum for commercial use); cybersecurity; stolen phones; the FCCs Open Internet Order; the deployment of wireless infrastructure; wireless carrier billing practices; and Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 1580 - To Affirm the Policy of the United States Regarding Internet Governance; H.R. 1575 - Kelsey Smith Act (to provide call location from mobile services in emergency situations); H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013; H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014; H.R. 3719 - Video CHOICE Act of 2013; H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; H.R. 4342 - Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014 (re: Internet domain name system); H.R. 4572 & H.R. 5036/S. 2454 - STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014; S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 517 & H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013; S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013; S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013; S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill does not create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses); S. 2354 - Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014; S. 2473 - Wireless Innovations Act of 2014 (concerning the commercial use of government held spectrum); S. 2476/.H.R. 4880 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act (concerning prioritization of Internet traffic); S.2505 - The Wi-Fi Innovation Act (concerning unlicensed spectrum use to maximize use of the 5GHz band); S.2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; S.2799 -- Satellite Televisions Access and Vierwer Rights Act (concerning the authority of satellite carriers to retransmit certain television broadcast station signals); and S.2781 - Law enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act. General Lobbying on the following issues: Video competition, program access, retransmission consent; Telecommunications Policy Framework; competition; interconnection; Net Neutrality/Internet Governance [including the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA) concerning Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions]; privacy; data security/breach/ retention; location based services; LTE deployment; potential legislation to streamline siting permits for broadband build out on federal land; issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation that could affect deployment; mobile payments applications and regulation; Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment; Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees; wireless alerts (in potential emergency situations).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
S 394/H.R. 867 - Metal Theft Prevention Act (provisions related to communications infrastructure components); S 418 - Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S. 467 - Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S 481/ Draft House Companion to S 481 - Wireless Consumer Choice Act (provisions related to requirements on network service providers); S 517/HR 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S. 607/H.R. 1847 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Amendments Act of 2013 (provisions relating to location information and cybersecurity); S639/HR 1312 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S. 1070 - Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S 1144 - Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on telephone service providers); S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data); S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 (provisions related to cybersecurity in relation to network reliability and standards); S. 1599/H.R. 3361 - Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and online Monitoring Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); S. 1631 - FISA Improvements Act of 2013 (provisions related to service provider obligations); S. 1976 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act 2014 (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data S. 1981/H.R. 3982 - Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 (issues related to potential regulation of Internet networks); S. 2032/H.R. 4065 - Smartphone Theft Prevention Act (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers: S. 2171 - Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S. 2454 - Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 (provisions relating to compulsory licensing); S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 (provisions related to the authorization for cyber threat monitoring, cyber threat countermeasures, and for sharing or receiving of cyber threat indicators); S. 2685 - USA Freedom Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); HR 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (provisions related to the collection, detection, use and sharing of cyber threat information for cybersecurity purposes by and for owners and operators of critical infrastructure); Draft, Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); H.R. 744 - STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); H.R. 983 - Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); H.R. 1468 - SECURE IT ACT (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data); H.R. 1580 - a bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance (issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks); H.R. 1685 - The Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 (provisions related to the Universal Service Fund); H.R. 1730 - Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); H.R. 1947 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, (issues relating to broadband provisions Interpretation of Buy America requirements to utility relocation work); H.R. 2649 - FCC ABCs Act of 2013 (provisions related to agency procedural reform); H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013 (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community); H.R. 2844 - FCC consolidated Reporting Act (provisions related to agency reporting obligations); H.R. 3670 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2014 (provisions amending the Caller ID Spoofing Act of 2010);/ H.R. 3674 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community); H.R. 3675 - FCC Process Reform Act (provisions related to agency procedural reform); H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 (issues related to cybersecurity, and to network reliability and standards); H.R. 3875 - Telephone Metadata Reform Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R. 4070 - Internet Freedom Act (issues related to requirements on wireless service providers; H.R. 4291 - FISA Transparency and Modernization Act of 2014 (Provisions related to service provider obligations); and H.R. 4572 - STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 (provisions relating to retransmission consent). General discussion of issues related to next generation infrastructure investment and development, the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, data management, privacy and DRAFT versions of the Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1123-Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; H.R. 1892-Unlocking Technology Act of 2013.
Client expense: $59,423 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to next generation infrastructure investment and development, the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, data management and privacy. HR 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, provisions related to the collection, detection, use and sharing of cyber threat information for cybersecurity purposes by and for owners and operators of critical infrastructure Draft, Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information S 517/HR 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 481, Wireless Consumer Choice Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers HR 744, STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 1312/S639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 1580, a bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks S 1070, Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers HR 1730, Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on telephone service providers HR 2739, Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community S 607/HR 1847, Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Amendments Act of 2013, provisions relating to location information and cybersecurity HR 1685, The Broadband Adoption Act of 2013, provisions related to the Universal Service Fund S 394/HR 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act, provisions related to communications infrastructure components HR 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, relating to broadband provisions Interpretation of Buy America requirements to utility relocation work S 1631, FISA Improvements Act of 2013, provisions related to service provider obligations S 1599, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 2844, FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, provisions related to agency reporting obligations S 1353, The Cybersecurity Act of 2013, provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability and standards HR 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013, provisions related to agency procedural reform S 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 1468, SECURE IT, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 3674, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community HR 3675, FCC Process Reform Act, provisions related to agency procedural reform HR 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013, provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability and standards HR 3875, Telephone Metadata Reform Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act of 2014, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 3982/S 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks S 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 4070, The Internet Freedom Act, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks HR 4065/S 2032, The Smartphone Theft Prevention Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information Drafts, Reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, provisions related to retransmission consent
Client expense: $3,850,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1123-Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; H.R. 1892-Unlocking Technology Act of 2013.
Client expense: $41,986 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1123-Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; H.R. 1892-Unlocking Technology Act of 2013.
Client expense: $54,165 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 74, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers;H.R.88, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 180/S. 357, the "National Blue Alert," legislation creating an alert system for law enforcement officers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; H.R. 401/S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act, will reauthorize the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA) for 5 years; H.R. 421/S. 2254, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 446, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justices systems; H.R. 558, the Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 867/S. 394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen metal; H.R. 988/S. 933, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2017; H.R. 1123/S. 517, the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, to help combat unlawful trafficking in smart phones; H.R. 1143, the Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act, would direct the Bureau of Prisons to make secure firearms storage areas accessible to employees at all of its facilities; H.R. 1263/S. 264, the Excellence in Mental Health Act, would establish Federally Qualified Community Behavioral Health Centers and include a requirement for 24 hour mobile crisis intervention teams to provide communities with better resources to help and respond to incidents involving the mentally ill; H.R. 1470/S. 146, the School Safety Enhancements Act, would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2711, the Citizen Empowerment Act, would establish procedures allowing individuals to record any in-person or telephonic interactions with any employee of an executive agency;H.R. 2856/S. 1463, the Captive Primate Safety Act, which would prohibit interstate commerce in primates as pets; H.R. 3530/S. 1738, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; H.R. 3560, the Universal Racial Profiling Elimination Standards, and Procedures for Effective Constitutional Rights Training (RESPECT) Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate law enforcement contact and impose sweeping new Federal standards to be crafted by a newly created Civil Rights Officer within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 3610/S. 1733, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would establish a national strategy to combat human trafficking; H.R. 4169 (Edwards, D-MD), the Stop Overdose Stat (SOS) Act, would establish an overdose prevention grant program used to train emergency responders on effective responses to those who have overdosed on drugs, as well as support the purchase and distribution of the drug naloxone, the education of prescribers and pharmacists, and implement and enhance programs that provide overdose prevention; H.R. 4975/S. 1322, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 5478, the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, would limit the availability of surplus equipment to local and State law enforcement agencies; S. 822, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, which will enhance and protect the rights of crime vicitims; S. 1038, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search absent an eyewitness description and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; S. 1465, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act, would help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 1686, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act, which would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; and Issues related to online gaming, the Wire Act, money laundering, the National Guard's Counterdrug program..
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1123-Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; H.R. 1892-Unlocking Technology Act of 2013.
Client expense: $54,165 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act H.R. 1123 / S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1312 / S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1468, SECURE IT H.R. 1847 / S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 3990 / S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 H.R. 4711 / S. 2378, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 S. 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 S. 2519, National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Draft legislation titled Remote Transaction Parity Act of 2014 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 (discussion draft) 21st Century Cyber Threats, House Judiciary Committee (discussion draft) Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10); Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including data breach provisions; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) preliminary cybersecurity framework; transition of National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; ICANN's gTLD program; White House big data review; distinguishing national security related privacy from commercial privacy practices; cell phone geotracking; privacy legislation; cybersecurity; net neutrality; data breach
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1580, To Affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act H.R. 2236, Promoting Startup Innovation Act H.R. 2454, Aarons Law Act of 2013 H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act H.R. 3004, Reducing Waste and Increasing Efficiency in Trade Act H.R. 3309, Innovation Act S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S. 2267, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding and the authorization and funding for the IPR Center Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012 Nomination of Michelle Lee, as the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nomination of Danny Marti, Esq., as the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP agreements in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program;World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); Digital Millennium Copyright Act (P.L. 105-304), including safe harbor provision and notice and takedown provisions; appropriations relating to the PRO-IP Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-403); Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including data breach provisions; creation of a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) with foreign governments; review/reform of U.S. copyright law; patent litigation reform; copyright and trademark infringement; privacy legislation; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; cyber theft of trade secrets; digital copyrights; funding issues relating to the USPTO; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Oversight of implementation of the America Invents Act. Copyright oversight issues. H.R. 1123: Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act. H.R. 3309: Innovation Act.S. 1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013. Reauthorization of satellite television legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
S.517 - Unlocking Consumers Choice and Wireless Competition Act HR. 1123 - Unlocking Consumers Choice and Wireless Competition Act HR. 889 - Global Free Internet Act of 2013 HR. 1892 - Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 HR. 2454 - Aaron's Law Act of 2013
Client expense: $938,369 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to spectrum allocation, spectrum auctions, Universal Service Fund (including the High Cost Fund, the Connect America Fund, the Mobility Fund and the Lifeline Program), device exclusivity, special access, broadband deployment, FCC process reform, truth in billing, data roaming, cybersecurity, cell phone unlocking, consumer privacy, IP transition, data collection/surevillance reform, House Energy and Commerce Committee Communications Act Update Initiatives, rural broadband, E911 and NG911, IP transitions and interconnection, issues related to the Telecommunications Act. H.R. 176- Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act H.R. 539- Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act H.R. 989- To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program H.R.1123- Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act HR 1892- Unlocking Technology Act H.R. 2309, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act H.R. 2739, the Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act H.R. 3086, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 3361 the USA Freedom Act H.R. 3674 the Federal Spectrum Incentive Act H.R. 3675 the Federal Communications Process Reform Act H.R. 3916 the Promoting Rural Broadband Act H.R. 4572 Satellite Television Reauthorization Act H.R. 4952, the Cell Phone Freedom Act H.R. 5016 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act H.R. 5036 the Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act S.245- Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act S.467- Wireless Device Independence Act S. 481- Wireless Consumer Choice Act S. 517- Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act S. 1379 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act S. 1599 the USA Freedom Act S. 1776 the Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act S. 1144, the Fair Telephone Billing Act S. 1989 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act S. 2032 the Smartphone Theft Prevention Act S. 2155 the Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act. S. 2454 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the handset manufacturing industry, including customs, accessibility, and mobile privacy and data security initiatives - no specific bills. Issues related to stolen phones: S. 2032, H.R. 4065 - The Smartphone Theft Prevention Act - all provisions. H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; S. 467 - Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013; S. 481 - Wireless Consumer Choice Act and S. 517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act: issues related to unlocking. Issues related to E-911 - Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the matter of E-911 Location Accuracy Requirements - FCC PS Docket 07-114. Issues related to E-waste -no specific bill.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
HR 624, HR 867, HR 1123, HR 1685, HR 1892, HR 2309, HR 2844, HR 3086, HR 3675, HR 4070, HR 4572, HR 5036 S 21, S 394, S 418, S 467, S 517, S 1070, S 1144, S 1379, S 1989, S 2454, S 2799
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
- H.R. 1892 Unlocking Technology Act - S.517/H.R. 1123 Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act - H.R. 3196 Latta/Green Bill on the Integration Ban in the Communications Act - Comcast/Time Warner Cable Merger - Re-authorization of the Satellite Video Retransmission provisions of the Communications Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
- H.R. 1892 Unlocking Technology Act - S.517/H.R. 1123 Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act - H.R. 3196 Latta/Green Bill on the Integration Ban in the Communications Act - Comcast/Time Warner Cable Merger - Re-authorization of the Satellite Video Retransmission provisions of the Communications Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
s1215,s1599,s1897,s2454,hr4572,hr5036,s1353,hr3361,s517,hr1123,s1631,hr3779,hr4291,hr4342,s1680,s1976,s2799
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
hr 4342,s1680,s1976,s2799,s1215,s1599,s1897,s2454,hr4572,hr5036,s1353,hr3361,s517,hr1123,s1631,hr3779,hr4291
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $67,500
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 74, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers;H.R.88, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 180/S. 357, the "National Blue Alert," legislation creating an alert system for law enforcement officers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; H.R. 401/S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act, will reauthorize the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA) for 5 years; H.R. 421/S. 2254, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 446, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justices systems; H.R. 558, the Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 867/S. 394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen metal; H.R. 988/S. 933, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2017; H.R. 1123/S. 517, the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, to help combat unlawful trafficking in smart phones; H.R. 1143, the Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act, would direct the Bureau of Prisons to make secure firearms storage areas accessible to employees at all of its facilities; H.R. 1263/S. 264, the Excellence in Mental Health Act, would establish Federally Qualified Community Behavioral Health Centers and include a requirement for 24 hour mobile crisis intervention teams to provide communities with better resources to help and respond to incidents involving the mentally ill; H.R. 1470/S. 146, the School Safety Enhancements Act, would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2711, the Citizen Empowerment Act, would establish procedures allowing individuals to record any in-person or telephonic interactions with any employee of an executive agency;H.R. 2856/S. 1463, the Captive Primate Safety Act, which would prohibit interstate commerce in primates as pets; H.R. 3530/S. 1738, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; H.R. 3560, the Universal Racial Profiling Elimination Standards, and Procedures for Effective Constitutional Rights Training (RESPECT) Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate law enforcement contact and impose sweeping new Federal standards to be crafted by a newly created Civil Rights Officer within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 3610/S. 1733, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would establish a national strategy to combat human trafficking; H.R. 4169 (Edwards, D-MD), the Stop Overdose Stat (SOS) Act, would establish an overdose prevention grant program used to train emergency responders on effective responses to those who have overdosed on drugs, as well as support the purchase and distribution of the drug naloxone, the education of prescribers and pharmacists, and implement and enhance programs that provide overdose prevention; H.R. 4975/S. 1322, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 5478, the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, would limit the availability of surplus equipment to local and State law enforcement agencies; S. 822, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, which will enhance and protect the rights of crime vicitims; S. 1038, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search absent an eyewitness description and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; S. 1465, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act, would help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 1686, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act, which would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; and Issues related to online gaming, the Wire Act, money laundering, the National Guard's Counterdrug program..
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1123-Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; H.R. 1892-Unlocking Technology Act of 2013.
Client expense: $54,165 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
- H.R. 1892 Unlocking Technology Act - S.517/H.R.1123 Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act - H.R. 3196 Latta/Green Bill on the Integration Ban in the Communications Act - H.R. 3670 Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 - Comcast/Time Warner Cable Merger - Re-authorization of the satellite video retransmission provisions of the Communications Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
- H.R. 1892 Unlocking Technology Act - S.517/H.R.1123 Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act - H.R. 3196 Latta/Green Bill on the Integration Ban in the Communications Act - H.R. 3670 Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 - Comcast/Time Warner Cable Merger - Re-authorization of the satellite video retransmission provisions of the Communications Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
- H.R. 1892 Unlocking Technology Act - S.517/H.R.1123 Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act - H.R. 3196 Latta/Green Bill on the Integration Ban in the Communications Act - Comcast/Time Warner Cable Merger - Re-authorization of the satellite video retransmission provisions of the Communications Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
- H.R. 1892 Unlocking Technology Act - S.517/H.R.1123 Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act - H.R. 3196 Latta/Green Bill on the Integration Ban in the Communications Act - Comcast/Time Warner Cable Merger - Re-authorization of the satellite video retransmission provisions of the Communications Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to spectrum allocation, spectrum auctions, Universal Service Fund (including the High Cost Fund, the Connect America Fund, the Mobility Fund and the Lifeline Program), device exclusivity, special access, broadband deployment, FCC process reform, truth in billing, data roaming, cybersecurity, cell phone unlocking, consumer privacy, IP transition, data collection/surevillance reform, House Energy and Commerce Committee Communications Act Update Initiatives, rural broadband, E911 and NG911, IP transitions and interconnection, issues related to the Telecommunications Act. H.R. 176- Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act H.R. 539- Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act H.R. 989- To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program H.R.1123- Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act HR 1892- Unlocking Technology Act H.R. 2309, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act H.R. 2739, the Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act H.R. 3086, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 3361 the USA Freedom Act H.R. 3674 the Federal Spectrum Incentive Act H.R. 3675 the Federal Communications Process Reform Act H.R. 3916 the Promoting Rural Broadband Act H.R. 4572 Satellite Television Reauthorization Act H.R. 4952, the Cell Phone Freedom Act H.R. 5016 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act H.R. 5036 the Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act S.245- Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act S.467- Wireless Device Independence Act S. 481- Wireless Consumer Choice Act S. 517- Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act S. 1379 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act S. 1599 the USA Freedom Act S. 1776 the Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act S. 1144, the Fair Telephone Billing Act S. 1989 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act S. 2032 the Smartphone Theft Prevention Act S. 2155 the Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act. S. 2454 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act (entire bill)* H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act (entire bill)* H.R. 1663, Promoting Automotive Repair. Trade and Sales (PARTS) Act (entire bill)* S. 780, Promoting Automotive Repair. Trade and Sales (PARTS) Act (entire bill)*H.R. 2024, the End Anonymous Patents Act (entire bill)* H.R. 2236, the Promoting Startup Innovation Act (entire bill)* H.R. 2582, the PATENT Jobs Act (entire bill)* S. 214, Prohibiting the delay of generic drugs into the market (entire bill)* S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 (IP-related provisions)* S. 866, To Make Improvements to Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents (entire bill)* S. 1013 Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (entire bill).* S. 712, Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act of 2013 (entire bill)* S. 1478 PACES Act (entire bill)* H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act (entire bill)* H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 (entire bill)* H.R. 2466, Private Right of Action Against Theft of Trade Secrets Act of 2013 (entire bill)* H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act (entire bill) H.R. 3349, Innovation Protection Act (entire bill)* S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act (entire bill) S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 (entire bill) H.R. 3219, Free Markey Royalty Act (entire bill)* H.R. 3713, to provide for the registration of marks consisting of a flag, coat of arms, or other insignia of the United States, or any State or local government (entire bill)* S. 1770, Future of American Innovation and Research (FAIR) (entire bill)* S. 1816, to provide for the registration of marks consisting of a flag, coat of arms, or other insignia of the United States, or any State or local government (entire bill)* S. 2146, Patent Fee Integrity Act (entire bill)* S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act (entire bill)* H.R. 4079 Songwriter Equity Act (entire bill)* S. 2321 Songwriter Equity Act (entire bill)* H.R. 4103, American Royalties Too Act (entire bill)* S. 2045, American Royalties Too Act (entire bill)* H.R. 4287, Independent Innovator and Repurposing Act (entire bill)* S. 2150, Independent Innovator and Repurposing Act (entire bill)* S. 2267, the Defend Trade Secrets Act (entire bill) H.R. ____, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act (entire bill) H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act (entire bill) S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act (entire bill) H.R. 5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act (entire bill) S. 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act (entire bill) H.R. 3540, the Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2013 (entire bill)* H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act (entire bill) H.R. 4772, RESPECT Act (entire bill) H.R. 5108, Regarding the USPTO Law School Clinic Certification Program (entire bill) H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 (entire bill) H.R. 5586 You Own Devices Act (YODA) H.R. 4660, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4487, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 H.J. Res 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
S. 517 Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1123 Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act Cellphone unlocking
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Intellectual Property Enforcement Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement S517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act HR1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition ActInternet Piracy International Intellectual Property Policy USEU Trade Agreement General Copyright Issues STELA Reauthorization OECD
Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
HR 624, HR 867, HR 1123, HR 1685, HR 1892, HR 2309, HR 2844, HR 3086, HR 3675, HR 4070, HR 4572, HR 5036 S 21, S 394, S 418, S 467, S 517, S 1070, S 1144, S 1379, S 1989, S 2454, S 2799
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues relating to Universal Service Fund, including the High Cost Fund, the Connect America Fund, the Mobility Fund, and the Lifeline Program Issues relating to Federal Spectrum Issues relating to Copyright Reform and Mobile Device Unlocking Issues relating to Spectrum Auctions Issues relating to the Internet Tax Moratorium Issues relating to IP Transition and Interconnection Issues relating to Device Exclusivity Issues relating to Data Roaming Issues relating to E911 and NG911 Issues relating to Federal Communications Commission Authority and Process Issues relating to Truth-in-billing Issues relating to Special Access Issues relating to Privacy Issues relating to Cybersecurity Issues relating to patent litigation reform Issues relating to rural broadband Issues relating to data collection/surveillance reform Issues relating to updates to the Telecommunications Act Issues relating to the #CommActUpdate House Energy and Commerce Committee Initiatives H.R. 176, the Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2011 H.R. 539, the Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 H.R. 845, the Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 989, To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program H.R. 1123, the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1892, the Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 H.R. 2024, the End Anonymous Patents Act H.R. 2309, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act H.R. 2739, the Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013 H.R. 3086, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act H.R. 3674, the Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013 H.R. 3675, the Federal Communications Process Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3916, the Promoting Rural Broadband Act of 2014 H.R. 3361, the USA Freedom Act H.R. 4572, the STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4952, the Cell Phone Freedom Act H.R. 5036, the Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 5016, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 Discussion Draft, the Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act (TROL) S. 245, the Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 S. 467, the Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 S. 481, the Wireless Consumer Choice Act S. 517, the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act S. 866, the Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1013, the Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 S. 1144, the Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1599, the USA Freedom Act S. 1720, the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S. 1776, the Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2013 S. 1989, the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 2032, the Smartphone Theft Prevention Act S. 2155, the Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act of 2014 S. 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014
Client expense: $135,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act H.R. 1123 / S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1312 / S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1468, SECURE IT H.R. 1847 / S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 3990 / S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 H.R. 4711 / S. 2378, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 S. 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 (discussion draft) 21st Century Cyber Threats, House Judiciary Committee (discussion draft) Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10); Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including data breach provisions; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) preliminary cybersecurity framework; transition of National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; ICANN's gTLD program; White House big data review; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; distinguishing national security related privacy from commercial privacy practices; cell phone geotracking; copyright and trademark infringement; privacy legislation; cybersecurity; net neutrality; data breach
Client expense: $28,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1580, To Affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act H.R. 2236, Promoting Startup Innovation Act H.R. 2454, Aarons Law Act of 2013 H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act H.R. 3004, Reducing Waste and Increasing Efficiency in Trade Act H.R. 3309, Innovation Act H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S. 2267, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding and the authorization and funding for the IPR Center Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012 Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP agreements in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program;World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); appropriations relating to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Digital Millennium Copyright Act (P.L. 105-304), safe harbor provision, notice and takedown provisions ; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including data breach provisions; creation of a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) with foreign governments; review/reform of U.S. copyright law; patent litigation reform; copyright and trademark infringement; customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; privacy legislation; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; cyber theft of trade secrets; digital copyrights; funding issues relating to the USPTO; IP issues relating to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging
Client expense: $28,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to next generation infrastructure investment and development, the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, data management and privacy.HR 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, provisions related to the collection, detection, use and sharing of cyber threat information for cybersecurity purposes by and for owners and operators of critical infrastructure Draft, Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information S 517/HR 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, provisions relating to scope of third party authorizations to initiate circumventions on behalf of individuals to whom the anti-circumvention prohibition exemption applies S 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 481, Wireless Consumer Choice Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers HR 744, STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 1312/S639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 1580, a bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks S 1070, Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers HR 1730, Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on telephone service providers HR 2739, Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community S 607/HR 1847, Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Amendments Act of 2013, provisions relating to potential service provider record keeping and disclosure obligations HR 1685, The Broadband Adoption Act of 2013, provisions related to the Universal Service Fund S 394/HR 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act, provisions related to communications infrastructure components HR 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, relating to broadband provisions Interpretation of Buy America requirements to utility relocation work HR 3361/ S 1599, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 3670, the Anti-Spoofing Act of 2014, provisions amending the Caller ID Spoofing Act of 2010S 1631, FISA Improvements Act of 2013, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 2844, FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, provisions related to agency reporting obligations S 1353, The Cybersecurity Act of 2013, provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability and standards HR 2649, FCC 'ABCs' Act of 2013, provisions related to agency procedural reform S 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 1468, SECURE IT, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 3674, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community HR 3675, FCC Process Reform Act, provisions related to agency procedural reform HR 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013, provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability and standards HR 3875, Telephone Metadata Reform Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act of 2014, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 3982/S 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks S 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 4070, The Internet Freedom Act, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks HR 4065/S 2032, The Smartphone Theft Prevention Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information S 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, provisions related to the authorization for cyber threat monitoring, cyber threat countermeasures and for the sharing or receiving of cyber threat indicators HR 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014, provisions relating to retransmission consent S 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014, provisions relating to compulsory license Issues related to the proposed AT&T-DirecTV merger transaction HR 3361/S 2685, USA Freedom Act, provisions related to service provider obligations
Client expense: $3,470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act (H.R.1123).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
General issues pertaining to domain names General issues pertaining to intellectual property rights enforcement General issues pertaining to digital distribution of copyrighted worksH.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1892, Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013
Client expense: $812,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 1123 & S. 517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition ActH.R. 4572, H.R. 5036 & S. 2454 - STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4880 & S. 2476 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act (concerning prioritization of Internet traffic) S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 (to strengthen cybersecurity research and development and public awareness) S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013 (to promote Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade) S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill doesn't create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses) S. 2354 - Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2473 - Wireless Innovation Act of 2014 (concerning the commercial use of government-held spectrum) S. 2505 - Wi-Fi Innovation Act (concerning unlicensed spectrum use in the 5GHz band to maximize use of the band) S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S. 2799 - Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (concerning the authority of satellite carriers to retransmit certain television broadcast station signals) S. 2871 - Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act (concerning the safeguarding of data stored abroad) Video competition, program access, retransmission consent, regulation Telecommunications policy framework; competition; interconnection Net neutrality/Internet governance, including the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) concerning Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions Privacy; data security/retention/breach; location based services LTE deployment Potential legislation to streamline siting permits for broadband buildout on federal land Issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation Mobile payments applications and regulation Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees Wireless alerts (in potential emergency situations)
Client expense: $2,910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, all provisions. S. 517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, all provisions. Compulsory license Content protectionCopyright review General copyright General IP IP enforcement IP enforcement funding IP protection Rogue sites dedicated to copyright infringement World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Reathorization of Satellite Television and Localism Act S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 3830 Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 Internet governance
Client expense: $910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 889 - Global Free Internet Act of 2013, all provisions related to television, motion pictures, and the internet H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, all provisions S. 517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, all provisions H.R. 1312 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the InternetS. 39 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet HRes 57 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet, all provisions S. 418 - Do Not Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1580 - To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance, all provisions S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013, all provisions Cable a la carte & program bundling Film Internet Piracy/Theft S.1700 - Do Not Track Kids Act, all provisions H.R.3481 - Do Not Track Kids Act, all provisions S.1680 - Consumer Choice in Online Video Act, all provisions Communications Act Update H.R. 3719 - "Video Choice (Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment) Act," all provisions H.R. 3720 - "Next Generation Television Marketplace Act," all provisions H.R. 4572 - "Satellite Television Extension and Localism ("STELA") Reauthorization Act of 2014," all provisions S. 2454 - "Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014" - all provisions Content neutrality/net neutrality S.2799 - The Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act ("STAVRA") - all provisions FCC disclosure of program contracts to the public
Client expense: $910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Computer Industry
Film Internet piracy/theft ISP-Graduated response initiatives H.R. 1312 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet H.R. 2168 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the InternetHRes 57 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet, all provisions. S. 418 - "Do Not Track Online Act of 2013," all provisions H.R. 1580 - To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance, all provisions. Violence in media S. 1700 - "Do Not Track Kids Act," all provisions HR 3481 - "Do Not Track Kids Act," all provisions S. 1680 - "Consumer Choice in Online Video Act," all provisions H.R. 1123 - "Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act," all provisions S. 517 - "Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act," all provisions Content neutrality/net neutrality
Client expense: $910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 889 - Global Free Internet Act of 2013, all provisions related to cable H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, all provisions S. 517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, all provisions S. 418 - Do Not Track Online Act of 2013, all provisionsHRes 57 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet, all provisions. Cable a la carte & program bundling H.R. 1312 - "Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act," all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. S. 39 - "Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act," all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. Film Internet Piracy/Theft S. 1700 - "Do Not Track Kids Act," all provisions H.R. 3481 - "Do Not Track Kids Act," all provisions H.R. 4711 - "Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014," all provisions H.R. 4880 - "Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014," all provisions Content neutrality/net neutrality
Client expense: $910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Oversight of implementation of the America Invents Act. Copyright oversight issues. H.R. 1123: Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act. H.R. 3309: Innovation Act.S. 1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013. Reauthorization of satellite television legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 1123 / S. 517 Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, cell phone unlocking
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: SENATE