Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act; S.1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act; H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Discputes Act; H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act; H.R. 3309, Innovation Act; copyright issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act; S.1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act; H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Discputes Act; H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act; H.R. 3309, Innovation Act; copyright issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act; S.1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act; H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Discputes Act; H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act; H.R. 3309, Innovation Act; copyright issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act; S.1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act; H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Discputes Act; H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act; H.R. 3309, Innovation Act; copyright issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Automotive Industry
Automobile Arbitration Fairness Act HR 6094: Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 H.R. 1214: Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 724: To amend the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles H.R. 1027: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 S. 488: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 H.R.1461: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act H.R. 1422: EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 845: Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 S. 696: Safe Chemicals Act H.R. 875: To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes. P.L. 113-6: Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full Year Appropriations Act of 2013 S. 921: Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013 S. 780: PARTS Act H.R. 1663: PARTS Act S.1355: A bill to provide regulatory parity among alternative fuel vehicles, and for other purposes. S. 2171: Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 S.1647 Drive Act, a six year surface transportation reauthorization bill
Client expense: $1,110,188 · Firm income: Not reported
| Republican |
| MI |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Tim Walberg | Republican | MI |
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act; S.1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act; H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Discputes Act; H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act; H.R. 3309, Innovation Act; copyright issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Automotive Industry
Automobile Arbitration Fairness Act HR 6094: Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 H.R. 1214: Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 724: To amend the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles H.R. 1027: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 S. 488: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 H.R.1461: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act H.R. 1422: EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 845: Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 S. 696: Safe Chemicals Act H.R. 875: To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes. P.L. 113-6: Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full Year Appropriations Act of 2013 S. 921: Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013 S. 780: PARTS Act H.R. 1663: PARTS Act S.1355: A bill to provide regulatory parity among alternative fuel vehicles, and for other purposes. S. 2171: Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 S.1647 Drive Act, a six year surface transportation reauthorization bill
Client expense: $1,033,088 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act; S.1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act; H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Discputes Act; H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act; H.R. 3309, Innovation Act; copyright issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Automotive Industry
Automobile Arbitration Fairness Act HR 6094: Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 H.R. 1214: Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 724: To amend the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles H.R. 1027: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 S. 488: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 H.R.1461: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act H.R. 1422: EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 845: Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 S. 696: Safe Chemicals Act H.R. 875: To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes. P.L. 113-6: Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full Year Appropriations Act of 2013 S. 921: Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013 S. 780: PARTS Act H.R. 1663: PARTS Act S.1355: A bill to provide regulatory parity among alternative fuel vehicles, and for other purposes. S. 2171: Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 S.1647 Drive Act, a six year surface transportation reauthorization bill
Client expense: $1,027,364 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · second_quarter · Automotive Industry
Automobile Arbitration Fairness Act HR 6094: Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 H.R. 1214: Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 724: To amend the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles H.R. 1027: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 S. 488: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 H.R.1461: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act H.R. 1422: EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 845: Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 S. 696: Safe Chemicals Act H.R. 875: To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes. P.L. 113-6: Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full Year Appropriations Act of 2013 S. 921: Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013 S. 780: PARTS Act H.R. 1663: PARTS Act S.1355: A bill to provide regulatory parity among alternative fuel vehicles, and for other purposes. S. 2171: Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 S.1647 Drive Act, a six year surface transportation reauthorization bill
Client expense: $1,027,364 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act; S.1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act; H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Discputes Act; H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act; H.R. 3309, Innovation Act; copyright issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Automotive Industry
Automobile Arbitration Fairness Act HR 6094: Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 H.R. 1214: Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 724: To amend the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles H.R. 1027: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 S. 488: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 H.R.1461: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act H.R. 1422: EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 845: Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 S. 696: Safe Chemicals Act H.R. 875: To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes. P.L. 113-6: Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full Year Appropriations Act of 2013 S. 921: Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013 S. 780: PARTS Act H.R. 1663: PARTS Act S.1355: A bill to provide regulatory parity among alternative fuel vehicles, and for other purposes. S. 2171: Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014
Client expense: $1,047,446 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act; S.1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act; H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Discputes Act; H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act; H.R. 3309, Innovation Act; copyright issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
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
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
2015 · first_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 664 / S.299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031 / S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Draft legislation titled Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Act Draft legislation titled Homeland Security, Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 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. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 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. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Trade Transformation Agenda; 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 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to individual countries; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum; IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition
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
2015 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 708 - the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) S. 350 - the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) H.R.845 Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 3157 Public Access to Science Act
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
General issues pertaining to copyright, patent, and intellectual property. Intellectual property issues related to standardization. Trans-Pacific Partnership; general issues. ITC issues relating to software patents and litigation. H.R. 845 Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013; entire bill. S.1013 Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013; entire bill. S.866 Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013; entire bill. H.R. 2639 Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013; entire bill. H.R. 2024 End Anonymous Patents Act; entire bill. H.R. 3309 The Innovation Act; entire bill. S. 1720 The Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013; entire bill. S. 1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act; entire bill. S. 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act; entire bill. H.R. 3540 Demand Letter Transparency Act; entire bill. H.R. 3349 Innovation Protection Act; entire bill.
Client expense: $1,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Implementation of and technical corrections to the America Invents Act (AIA - PL 112-29) International Trade Committee Jurisdiction over patent infringement investigation H.R. 3309 - The Innovation Act S.1720 - The Patent Transparency and Improvements Act H.R.2024 - End Anonymous Patents Act S.1013 - Patent Abuse Reduction Act S.866 - Patent Quality Improvement Act H.R.845 - Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act House Judiciary Committee Discussion Drafts I and II on Patent Reform Issues White House Proposal on Patent Reform Issues S.2049 - Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act Patent Assertion Legislation Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act (TROL ACT) H.R.5233 Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014
Client expense: $1,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 845: Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013, legislation to allow recovery of legal costs from persons wrongly sued for patent infringement from so-called "patent trolls" S. 866: Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013, legislation to allow for post-grant review of patents by Patent and Trademark Office S. 1013: Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013, setting pleading requirements for patent infringement actions S. 1612: Patent Litigation Integrity Act, to award fees and expenses to the winning party in patent suits S. 1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, setting various requirements in civil suits claiming patent infringement S. 2049: Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act, requiring the FTC to establish rules prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the issuance of demand letters H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, requiring disclosure of the identity of the owner and real parties in interest of patents H.R. 2639: Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013, setting pleading requirements for patent infringement actions H.R. 2766: Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act (STOP Act), making permanent the provisions of 35 U.S.C. 321 for post-grant review of patents by the Patent and Trademark Office H.R. 3309: Innovation Act, setting pleading requirements in patent actions, awarding of fees to the prevailing party, joinder of interested parties, requiring disclosure of other interested parties to the patent, and enhancing post-patent review of claims by the USPTO H.R. 3540: Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2013, requiring disclosure to USPTO by entities sending 20 or more demand letters information regarding each patent Draft legislation (TROL Act) that would require the Federal Trade Commission to issue rules prohibiting unfair or deceptive demand letters
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
HR 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 S 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act
Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
HR.845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act of 2013, all provisions related to patent litigation.
Client expense: $8,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
patent litigation reform; S. 1013, the Patent Abuse Reduction Act; H.R. 845, the Saving High Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act; H.R. 2639, the Patent Litigation Reform Act of 2013, S. 866, the Patent Quality Improvement Act; H.R. 2766, the Stopping Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act of 2013; H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act; H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act; S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act; AIA implementation; copyright issues
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
patent litigation reform; S. 1013, the Patent Abuse Reduction Act; H.R. 845, the Saving High Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act; H.R. 2639, the Patent Litigation Reform Act of 2013, S. 866, the Patent Quality Improvement Act; H.R. 2766, the Stopping Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act of 2013; H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act; H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act; S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act; AIA implementation; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act; S. 1770, FAIR Act; S. 2267, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
International Trade Commission patent issues; patent litigation reform; S. 1013, the Patent Abuse Reduction Act; H.R. 845, the Saving High Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act; H.R. 2639, the Patent Litigation Reform Act of 2013, S. 866, the Patent Quality Improvement Act; H.R. 2766, the Stopping Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act of 2013; H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act; H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act; S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act; AIA implementation; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act; S. 1770, FAIR Act; S. 2267, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
International Trade Commission patent issues; patent litigation reform; S. 1013, the Patent Abuse Reduction Act; H.R. 845, the Saving High Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act; H.R. 2639, the Patent Litigation Reform Act of 2013, S. 866, the Patent Quality Improvement Act; H.R. 2766, the Stopping Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act of 2013; H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act; H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act; S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act; AIA implementation; copyright issues; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act; S. 1770, FAIR Act; S. 2267, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014: HR 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
patent litigation reform; S. 1013, the Patent Abuse Reduction Act; H.R. 845, the Saving High Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act; H.R. 2639, the Patent Litigation Reform Act of 2013, S. 866, the Patent Quality Improvement Act; H.R. 2766, the Stopping Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act of 2013; H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act; H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act; S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act; AIA implementation; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 866, 1013; H.R. 845, 2024, S. 1720, S. 1612, H.R. 3309; S. 1013, S. 2049 - Discussed issues related to financial services patent reform.
Client expense: $1,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, all provisions;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents; H.R. 2766: STOP Act, All provisions; urged legislative action to curb abuses and expansion of Covered Business Method review program, no bill; S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, customer stay provisions; H.R.3309 - Innovation Act, patent litigation reform; S.1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013, fee shifting, bonding provisions; H.R. 3540, Demand Letter Transparency Act and S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act - bring more transparency & detail to patent trolls' demand letters sent to retailers & chain restaurants; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2014, clarify FTC enforcement to rein in bad actors targting retailers with bad faith demand letters; Urged support for legislation to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation and demand letters, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, and fee shifting.
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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 Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 845 - Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 - provisions related to the protection of technology companies from predatory lawsuits S.1013 - Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 - provisions related to the protection of technology companies from predatory lawsuitsH.R. 3309 Innovation Act provisions related to the protection of technology companies from predatory lawsuits S. 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvement Act of 2013 provisions related to the protections of technology companies from predatory lawsuits S. 2267 - Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014 - provisions related to promoting and protecting innovation, competitiveness and foreign market access H.R. 5233 - Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 - provisions related to promoting and protecting innovation competitiveness and medical access in foreign legislation Monitored draft patent reform legislation
Client expense: $950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Clinical Trial Data Sharing and Disclosure Canadian Policies European PoliciesPatent Reform H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act H.R. 3309: Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 845: The SHIELD Act of 2013 S. 1013: Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 S. 1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act of 2014 (Discussion Draft) Implementation of H.R. 1249: The America Invents Act of 2011 FTC Regulation of Patent Demand Letters (Senator Commerce Committee Discussion Draft) World Trade Organization Special 301 Submissions TransPacific Partnership Data and Intellectual Property Protections for Pharmaceuticals Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Intellectual Property Issues Trade Promotion Authority H.R. 3830/S. 1900: Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 Patenting of Biological Inventions PTO Examination Guidelines DNA Patenting and Licensing
Client expense: $2,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 (SHIELD Act H.R. 845) Patent Trolls: Seeking Legislative relief from excessive threats of lawsuits and actual litigation brought by Patent Assertion Entities.H.R. 3309 - Innovation Act H.R.2766 - STOP Act S.1720 - Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S.1013 - Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 S.866 - Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 S.1612 - Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 H.R.3540 - Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2013 S. 2049 Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act Draft House Energy & Commerce bill addressing abusive patent demand letters
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Monitoring of legislation to curb patent litigation abuses, including HR 845, the Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act; HR 3309, the Innovation Act; HR 3540, the Demand Letter Transparency Act; S 1013, the Patent Abuse Reduction Act; S 1612, the Patent Litigation Integrity Act; S 1720, the Patent Transparency & Improvements Act; and S 2049, the Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, [CRT Docket No. 110] RIN 1190-AA61, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities and Public Accommodations. Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [CRT Docket No. 113] RIN 1190-AA64, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by State and Local Governments and Places of Public Accommodations, Equipment and Furniture. Concerns over Patent Troll lawsuits.Monitor draft legislation related to ADA Advance Notice. Monitor legislation and federal activity related to Patent Trolls and Patent Assertion Entities. H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act H.R. 3540, Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2013. S. 1720, The Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013. Patent litigation reforms. S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act. H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act. H.R. 845, Shield Act. S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act. H.R. ___ TROL Act. S. 1612, Patent Litigtion Integrity Act. S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013.
Client expense: $717,776 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Intellectual Property/Trade Agreements; Fair Use; IP Training Sessions; Online Infringement; H.R. 845 Shield Act; H.R. 2024 End Anonymous Patents Act; S. 1013 Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013; S. 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013; H.R.3309 Innovation Act;TPA- IP Provisions; Trade Promotion Authority
Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
General issues pertaining to copyright, patent, and intellectual property. Intellectual property issues related to standardization. Trans-Pacific Partnership; general issues. H.R. 845 Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013; entire bill. S.1013 Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013; entire bill. S.866 Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013; entire bill. H.R. 2639 Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013; entire bill. H.R. 2024 End Anonymous Patents Act; entire bill. H.R. 3309 TheInnovation Act; entire bill. S. 1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act; entire bill. S. 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act; entire bill. H.R. 3540 Demand Letter Transparency Act; entire bill. H.R. 3349 Innovation Protection Act; entire bill. H.R. 5233 Trade Secrets Protection Act; entire bill. S. 2267 Defend Trade Secrets Act; entire bill.
Client expense: $1,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Patent Litigation Reform HR845 - SHIELD Act HR2639 - Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013Patent Litigation Reform (cont'd) HR3309 - The Innovation Act S1720 - Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S1612 - Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 S2049 - Transparency in the Assertion of Patents Act House Discussion Draft - Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act Patent Reform HR2024 - End Anonymous Patents Act S866 - Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 S1013 - Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013
Client expense: $13,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5696 / S. 2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act H.R. 5859 / S. 2828, Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 H. Res. 76, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); 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"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on financial service reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; International capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; international affairs budget; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance; plain packaging; sugar program reform
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 · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act H.R. 1468, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology (SECURE IT) Act of 2013 H.R. 1847 / S. 607 , Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act H.R. 3523, IRS Accountability Act H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 3990 / S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 H.R. 4711, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 S. 2378, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights 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 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 (discussion draft) 21st Century Cyber Threats, House Judiciary Committee (discussion draft) Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 102-243); Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including provisions relating to data breach; Executive Order 13681, Improving the Security of Consumer Financial Transactions; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; National Institute of Standards and Technology, including preliminary cybersecurity framework and Privacy Engineering Initiative; Federal Trade Commission authority; White House big data review; National Telecommunications & Information Administration, including transitioning stewardship of Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; ICANN's gTLD program; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; multi-stakeholder discussions on the development of voluntary privacy codes of conduct; need to distinguish national security related privacy from commercial privacy practices; data breach; privacy legislation
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. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 3309, Innovation Act H.R. _____, a Bill to Enhance Federal and State Enforcement of Fraudulent Patent Demand Letters S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act Issues related to patent reform (House and Senate)
Client expense: $1,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
- HR 22 Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 83 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 86 Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 756 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 778 No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 845 Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 976 Advancing Americas Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 983 Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 989 To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1163 Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1312, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1468, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology (SECURE IT) Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1580 To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1847 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1852 Email Privacy Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1962 Free Flow of Information Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2024 End Anonymous Patents Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2356 We Are Watching You Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2454 Aarons Law Act of 2013, reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to clarify the meaning of access without authorization - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2466 Private Right of Action Against Theft of Trade Secrets Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2556 Excellence in Cybersecurity Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2642 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2739 Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2766 STOP (Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents) Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2911 Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2952 CIRDA (Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement) Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3032 Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3107 Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3309 Innovation Act, to reform the U.S. patent system - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3349 Innovation Protection Act, creating reliable funding for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3361 Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and Online Monitoring Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3410 "Critical Infrastructure Protection Act" ("CIPA") - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3481 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3540 Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3674 Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3696 National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3982 "Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3990 "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3979 Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4070 "Internet Freedom Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4215 Federal Agency Data Breach Notification Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4225 "SAVE ("Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation) Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4342 "Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters ("DOTCOM") Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4367 Internet Stewardship Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4398 GIF (Global Internet Freedom) Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4400 Data Accountability and Trust Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4660 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4681 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4711 Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 and the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4752 To limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4800 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4870 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4880 Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4903 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5125 Wi-Fi Innovation Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5429 Open Internet Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 124 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 131 Making further appropriations for fiscal years 2015, and for other purposes - all provisions relating to cable. - S 418 Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable. - S 607 Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 639 Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 658 Cyber Warrior Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 774 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commissions universal service reforms - all provisions relating to cable. - S 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 884 Deter Cyber Theft Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 987 Free Flow of Information Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1013 "Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1144 Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1193 "Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1196 Aarons Law Act of 2013, reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to clarify the meaning of access without authorization- all provisions relating to cable. - S 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1612 "Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1631 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Improvements Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1638 Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1700 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1766 "USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1776 Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1858 Rural Broadband Investment (RBI) Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1897 "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1927 "Data Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1976 "Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1981 "Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1995 "Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2049 "Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2146 "Patent Fee Integrity Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2155 "Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $5,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues related to patent litigation reform, including H.R. 845, S. 1013, S. 866, H.R. 2766, H.R. 3309, S. 1720 Issues related to trade secrets, including S. 1770, the Future of American Innovation and Research Act (FAIR)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Reforms to domestic industry definition to 19 USC section 1337 of Tariff Act. Implementation of American Invests Act; global piracy and counterfeiting enforcement policy; online ad and brand protection verification and compliance policy; H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013; S. 1013: Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013; S. 866: Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013; H.R. 2639: Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013; Intellectual Property Provisions in Trans Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.H.R. 3309, Innovation Act; S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act; S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act; S. 2049: Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act. H.R. 4763, The Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act.
Client expense: $1,190,818 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_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 Market 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. 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 H.R. 83, FY2015 Omnibus; Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (IP-related provisions only) Issues related to USPTO Director and IPEC Nominations Issues related to USPTO PTAB Proceedings
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 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Implementation of the America Invents Act. Software piracy. Appropriations related to intellectual property rights enforcement. US Patent and Trademark Office funding issues. S. 2146, Patent Fee Integrity Act. Standards essential patents. Patent-related matters before the International Trade Commission. Customs enforcement of ITC exclusion orders. Software patents and related policy. H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013. H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act. H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013. H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act. H.R. 3309, Innovation Act. H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act. S. 866, to amend Sec 18 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. 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. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act. S. 2269, Defend Trade Secrets Act. Copyright review and related reform issues. Patent Demand Letter Legislation, including Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act.
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 845, the Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013, provisions related to patents S. 1720 the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, provisions related to patent trolls Draft patent reform legislation, provisions related to patent trolls
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Automotive Industry
Automobile Arbitration Fairness Act HR 6094: Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012H.R. 1214: Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 724: To amend the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles H.R. 1027: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 S. 488: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 H.R.1461: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act H.R. 1422: EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 845: Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 S. 696: Safe Chemicals Act H.R. 875: To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes. P.L. 113-6: Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full Year Appropriations Act of 2013 S. 921: Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013 S. 780: PARTS Act H.R. 1663: PARTS Act S.1355: A bill to provide regulatory parity among alternative fuel vehicles, and for other purposes. S. 2171: Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014
Client expense: $1,033,681 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 (the SHIELD Act): Provisions related to patent litigation H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act: Patent owner information provisions H.R. 2582, PATENT Jobs Act: Provisions related to patent user fees H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act: Patent litigation provisions H.R. 2766, STOP Act: Provisions related to business method patents H.R. 2985, Combination Drug Development Incentive Act of 2013: Provisions related to exclusivity H.R. 3116, MODDERN Cures Act of 2013: Provisions related to exclusivity H.R. 3309, Innovation Act: Provisions related to patent litigation reform H.R. 3349, Innovation Protection Act: PTO Fee Diversion H.R. 3540, Demand Letter Transparency Act: Provisions related to patent demand letters H.R. 3709, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs: Provisions related to patent settlements H.R. 4287, Independent Innovator and Repurposing Act: Provisions related to patent term restoration H.R. 4763, Trade Protection not Troll Protection Act: Patent and trade provisions H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014: Provisions related to trade secrets H.R. 5750, Orphan Product Extensions Now Accelerating Cures and Treatments Act of 2014: Provisions related to targeted IP incentives for new indications for rare diseases or conditions S. 214, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act: Provisions related to patent settlements S. 504, Fair and Immediate Release of Generic Drugs Act: Provisions related to patent settlements S. 627, Medical Innovation Prize Fund Act: Medical prize provisions S. 712, Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act of 2013: Transferability of PTO vouchers provisions S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013: Business methods patents provisions S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013: Patent litigation provisions S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act: Patent litigation provisions including bonding S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act: Patent litigation provisions S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act: Provisions related to patent demand letters S. 2150, Independent Innovator and Repurposing Act: Provisions related to patent term restoration S. 2196, Patent Fee Integrity Act: Patent fee diversion prohibition S. 2267, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014: Provisions related to trade secrets S. 3004, Dormant Therapies Act of 2014: Provisions related to incentives to develop biopharmaceutical products Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Biologics data protection issues Draft legislation on demand letters, including Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act Issues related to biopharmaceutical economic incentives and intellectual property
Client expense: $3,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2012 - H.R. 982/S. 2319, all provisions Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 - H.R. 845, all provisions
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 845: Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013, legislation to allow recovery of legal costs from persons wrongly sued for patent infringement from so-called "patent trolls" S. 866: Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013, legislation to allow for post-grant review of patents by Patent and Trademark Office S. 1013: Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013, setting pleading requirements for patent infringement actions S. 1612: Patent Litigation Integrity Act, to award fees and expenses to the winning party in patent suits S. 1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, setting various requirements in civil suits claiming patent infringement S. 2049: Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act, requiring the FTC to establish rules prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the issuance of demand letters H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, requiring disclosure of the identity of the owner and real parties in interest of patents H.R. 2639: Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013, setting pleading requirements for patent infringement actions H.R. 2766: Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act (STOP Act), making permanent the provisions of 35 U.S.C. 321 for post-grant review of patents by the Patent and Trademark Office H.R. 3309: Innovation Act, setting pleading requirements in patent actions, awarding of fees to the prevailing party, joinder of interested parties, requiring disclosure of other interested parties to the patent, and enhancing post-patent review of claims by the USPTO H.R. 3540: Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2013, requiring disclosure to USPTO by entities sending 20 or more demand letters information regarding each patent Draft legislation (TROL Act) that would require the Federal Trade Commission to issue rules prohibiting unfair or deceptive demand letters
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE