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Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2019 or the IDEA Act This bill directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to collect demographic information about each inventor listed on a patent application. Inventors shall not be required to provide the requested information, which shall include gender, ethnicity, national origin, sexual identity, veterans status, disability, and education and income levels. Such information shall be (1) kept confidential and separate from each patent application, and (2) periodically made public as aggregated data without personally identifying information.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Patent reform generally; Intellectual property/antitrust issues; Diversity issues in patenting; TROL Act of 2019, HR 108; STRONGER Patents Act of 2019, HR 3666, S 2082; Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2019 (IDEA), HR 4075, S 2281.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $840,000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 3952, the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2020 H.R. 6058, the SHOP SAFE Act H.R. 6196/ S. 3449, the Trademark Modernization Act H.R. 8037, the Advancing America's Interests Act S. 4473/H.R. 7956, Critical Medical Infrastructure Right-to-Repair Act of 2020 S. 4138/H.R. 7448, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act S. 2987, the Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 H.R. 5478, the Inventor Rights Act S. 2082/H.R. 3666, the STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 H.R. 4164/S. 2439, the Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2019 S. 4394/H.R. 7890, the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act of 2020 S. 2281/H.R. 4075, the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act of 2019 H.R. 3954. Including the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement H.R. 3991, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 H.R. 3199, Terminating the Extension of Rights Misappropriated (TERM) Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 H.R. 2426/S. 1272, the CASE Act H.R. 1999/S. 963, the Fair Licensing Access for Governments (FLAG) Act of 2019 (entire bill) S. 376 /H.R. 1683, No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act (entire bill) S. 659, A bill to provide for certain additional requirements with respect to patent disclosures. (entire bill) S. 440, Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs Act (PACED) Act (entire bill) S. 344/H.R. 990, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 (entire bill) H.R. 108, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2019 (entire bill) S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (entire bill) H.R.902, Protect American IPR Act (entire bill) Issues related to USPTO operations Legislative proposal on patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Covered Business Method Patent Pilot Program Issues related to Copyright Office Modernization Issues related to sovereign immunity Issues related to the review of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
-H.R.1756, Preventing Credit Score Discrimination in Auto Insurance Act - prohibit the use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving auto insurance -H.R.1862, To abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury -H.R.1595, SAFE Banking Act of 2019 - To create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses -H.R. 1832, Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019 - to prevent the denial of life insurance coverage for certain holders of Narcan/naloxone prescriptions -H.R. 1375, S. 1989 - Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act - to improve Medicare Secondary Payer process for Medicare Parts C and D -S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 - to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System -S.766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) for Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 - to promote the investigation of fraudulent claims against certain trusts and to provide penalties against fraudulent claims against certain trusts -H.R. 1185, S. 463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals -S.583, DATA Privacy Act - to establish federal data privacy standards S. 1028, H.R. 2093, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act - creates safe harbor from federal laws when doing business with legal state marijuana business PL111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Issue: International Insurance Capital Standards S.1214 - A bill to establish and protect individual and collective privacy rights, and for other purposes. S. 1298, H.R. 2479, Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act - to include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council S. 1628, Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - would extend the program until 2022. S.1586, H.R. 1862, Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019 - This bill eliminates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury H.R. 3279, A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a Diversity Advisory Group to study and make recommendations on strategies to increase gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among the members of the board of directors of issuers, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures to shareholders with respect to gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, and for other purposes Insurance Underwriting Insurance Capital Standards Autonomous Vehicles Data Privacy and Security H.R. 3693 - Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act - prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility. H.R. 4075, S.2201, the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act - To create a safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related business H.R. 1224, S. 511, Living Donor Protection Act - To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2019 - to amend labor requirements H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 - bill to establish federal data privacy framework. H.R. ___, Freezing Assets of Suspected Terrorists and Enemy Recruits (FASTER) Act -- require financial institutions to freeze the assets of people under suspicion of domestic terrorism H.R. 4523, Nonprofit Property Protection Act -- allows certain risk-retention groups that serve nonprofit organizations to offer additional types of commercial insurance. H.R. ___, House Energy & Commerce Committee Staff Bipartisan Data Privacy Draft - data privacy H.R. 5494, the Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 -- ensure that state-based grants received by homeowners for disaster mitigation are not be subject to federal income tax. Issue: Rising Cost of Auto Repair H.R. 3462/S. 1958, SHELTER Act -- to provide tax credits to property owners who make qualified mitigation investments (based on the model of long-standing energy tax credits). HR.3781, Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per Event (INSURANCE) Act of 2019 -- increase the minimum levels of insurance for commercial vehicles S.3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 - to establish a Federal data protection agency, and for other purposes. HR __, Insurance Data Protection Act - to reform FIO data requests. DRAFT HR ___, Fair Auto Insurance Ratemaking (FAIR) Study Act of 2020 - to study discrimination in auto-insurance H.R.7412, Business Interruption Relief Act of 2020 - Federal subsidies for insurers that pay Business Interruption losses caused by the Coronavirus HR 6494, Business Interruption Insurance Coverage Act- Invalidate existing virus exclusions and mandate future BI coverage DRAFT, Data Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020 - Federal data privacy law S.3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 - federal data privacy H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act - Transportation and highway infrastructure package including COVID, insurance, and motor safety provisions. HR 7011, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) of 2020 - Govt backed program modeled after TRIA DRAFT, Business Continuity Protection Program - Joint trades pandemic risk proposal DRAFT, COVID-19 Business and Employee Continuity and Recovery Fund - Recovery fund DRAFT, Workplace Recovery Act (WRA) - Establishes government-funded business interruption insurance add-on HR 6497, Never Again Small Business Protection Act - Prospective coverage mandate Issue: Employer COVID-19 Liability DRAFT, Coronavirus Liability Act - proposal to create a liability safe harbor for businesses H.R. 7197, Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed to Survive (RESTAURANTS) Act of 2020 - $120b restaurant grant program H.R. 6364, S. 3533, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2020 - authorize minimum standards for electronic and remote notarizations Issue Diversity and Inclusion DRAFT, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2020 - to establish federal data breach standards (Portman/Carper) DRAFT, GAO study of insurance rating factors ISSUE: Pandemic Risk Insurance Programs DRAFT, Pandemic Business Interruption Program - Pandemic insurance program (Chubb) DRAFT, Business Continuity Coalition/New PRIA - pandemic insurance program (BCC) S 4159ESIGN Modernization Act - to modernize use of electronic documents S 4317SAFE to WORK Act - COVID liability protections for businesses S 4318American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act - COVID relief S 4320Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations - COVID relief funding S 4321Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act - PPP extensions and reform S 4325Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act - clarification of CFPB jurisdiction related to insurance HR 7809 Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act of 2020 - equity facility in the Department of the Treasury to assist commercial mortgage borrowers S 178Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, School, and Small Businesses - omnibus COVID relief package HR 7978/S 4431 Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 - to improve wildfire preparedness HR 8129 Drug Impaired Driving Education Act of 2020 - impaired driving education initiative HR 8132 American COMPETE Act - to study use of AI, drones, and autonomous vehicles HR 8015 Delivering for America Act - Postal service funding and operational changes S 4626SAFE DATA Act - to establish a federal privacy standard and other data use regulations HR 8350 SELF Drive Act - to establish a regulatory framework for autonomous vehicle regulation S. 4755 PAID Act - prohibit the use of certain auto insurance underwriting factors S.2604 Reduce Impaired Driving for Everyone Act of 2019 -- NHTSA to work with vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, and other entities to advance the technology developed by the Driver Alcohol Detection S.2968 Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act - bill to establish federal data privacy regulation HR 8524 Blockchain Records and Transactions Act -- To amend the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act HR 11Commitment to American GROWTH Act-- to encourage investment to renew, restore, and rebuild the American economy for our workers, families, and small businesses, maximize innovation through research and development, and secure Americas medical supplies. HR 8576 PAID Study Act -- require the Government Accountability Office to conduct biennial studies of personal private automobile insurance coverage, and for other purposes. DRAFT LIBOR Transition Assistance Act -- deem certain references to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as referring to a replacement benchmark rate if LIBOR is no longer available, and for other purposes. S 4801Fair Access to Financial Services Act -- prohibits financial institutions from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, including sexual orientation and gender identity. HR 8698 Justice for All Act -- amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify that disparate impacts on certain populations constitute a sufficient basis for rights of action under such Act S 5041Addressing Climate Financial Risk Act -- o establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council. HR 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 - short-term appropriations
Client expense: $1,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Patent reform generally; Intellectual property/antitrust issues; International/antitrust issues; Diversity issues in patenting; TROL Act of 2019, HR 108; STRONGER Patents Act of 2019, HR 3666, S 2082; Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2019 (IDEA), HR 4075, S 2281.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $1,010,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 6058, the SHOP SAFE Act H.R. 6196/ S. 3449, the Trademark Modernization Act H.R. 8037, the Advancing America's Interests Act S. 4473/H.R. 7956, Critical Medical Infrastructure Right-to-Repair Act of 2020 S. 4138/H.R. 7448, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act S. 2987, the Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 H.R. 5478, the Inventor Rights Act S. 2082/H.R. 3666, the STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 H.R. 4164/S. 2439, the Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2019 S. 4394/H.R. 7890, the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act of 2020 S. 2281/H.R. 4075, the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act of 2019 H.R. 3954. Including the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement H.R. 3991, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 H.R. 3199, Terminating the Extension of Rights Misappropriated (TERM) Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 H.R. 2426/S. 1272, the CASE Act H.R. 1999/S. 963, the Fair Licensing Access for Governments (FLAG) Act of 2019 (entire bill) S. 376 /H.R. 1683, No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act (entire bill) S. 659, A bill to provide for certain additional requirements with respect to patent disclosures. (entire bill) S. 440, Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs Act (PACED) Act (entire bill) S. 344/H.R. 990, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 (entire bill) H.R. 108, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2019 (entire bill) S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (entire bill) H.R.902, Protect American IPR Act (entire bill) Issues related to USPTO operations Legislative proposal on patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Covered Business Method Patent Pilot Program Issues related to Copyright Office Modernization Issues related to sovereign immunity Issues related to the review of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · third_quarter · Insurance
-H.R.1756, Preventing Credit Score Discrimination in Auto Insurance Act - prohibit the use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving auto insurance -H.R.1862, To abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury -H.R.1595, SAFE Banking Act of 2019 - To create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses -H.R. 1832, Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019 - to prevent the denial of life insurance coverage for certain holders of Narcan/naloxone prescriptions -H.R. 1375, S. 1989 - Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act - to improve Medicare Secondary Payer process for Medicare Parts C and D -S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 - to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System -S.766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) for Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 - to promote the investigation of fraudulent claims against certain trusts and to provide penalties against fraudulent claims against certain trusts -H.R. 1185, S. 463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals -S.583, DATA Privacy Act - to establish federal data privacy standards S. 1028, H.R. 2093, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act - creates safe harbor from federal laws when doing business with legal state marijuana business PL111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Issue: International Insurance Capital Standards S.1214 - A bill to establish and protect individual and collective privacy rights, and for other purposes. S. 1298, H.R. 2479, Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act - to include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council S. 1628, Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - would extend the program until 2022. S.1586, H.R. 1862, Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019 - This bill eliminates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury H.R. 3279, A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a Diversity Advisory Group to study and make recommendations on strategies to increase gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among the members of the board of directors of issuers, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures to shareholders with respect to gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, and for other purposes Insurance Underwriting Insurance Capital Standards Autonomous Vehicles Data Privacy and Security H.R. 3693 - Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act - prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility. H.R. 4075, S.2201, the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act - To create a safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related business H.R. 1224, S. 511, Living Donor Protection Act - To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors H.R.4592 -International Insurance Standards Act of 2019 (Budd-Heck) H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2019 - to amend labor requirements H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 - bill to establish federal data privacy framework. H.R. ___, Freezing Assets of Suspected Terrorists and Enemy Recruits (FASTER) Act -- require financial institutions to freeze the assets of people under suspicion of domestic terrorism H.R. 4523, Nonprofit Property Protection Act -- allows certain risk-retention groups that serve nonprofit organizations to offer additional types of commercial insurance. H.R. ___, House Energy & Commerce Committee Staff Bipartisan Data Privacy Draft - data privacy H.R. 535, PFAS Action Act - to increase EPA oversight of PFAS chemicals. H.R. 5494, the Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 -- ensure that state-based grants received by homeowners for disaster mitigation are not be subject to federal income tax. Issue: Rising Cost of Auto Repair H.R. 3462/S. 1958, SHELTER Act -- to provide tax credits to property owners who make qualified mitigation investments (based on the model of long-standing energy tax credits). HR.3781, Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per Event (INSURANCE) Act of 2019 -- increase the minimum levels of insurance for commercial vehicles S.3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 - to establish a Federal data protection agency, and for other purposes. HR __, Insurance Data Protection Act - to reform FIO data requests. H.R. 224, Protect Taxpayer Dollars, Small Contractors, Suppliers and Workers - requiring indexing for Miller Act bonding requirements. HR 6359, Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Tax Payers Act - require bonds or sufficient security on public construction projects that receive federal financing from TIFIA loans DRAFT HR ___, Fair Auto Insurance Ratemaking (FAIR) Study Act of 2020 - to study discrimination in auto-insurance .R.7412, Business Interruption Relief Act of 2020 - Federal subsidies for insurers that pay Business Interruption losses caused by the Coronavirus HR 6494, Business Interruption Insurance Coverage Act- Invalidate existing virus exclusions and mandate future BI coverage DRAFT, Data Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020 - Federal data privacy law S.3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 - federal data privacy H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act - Transportation and highway infrastructure package including COVID, insurance, and motor safety provisions. HR 7011, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) of 2020 - Govt backed program modeled after TRIA DRAFT, Business Continuity Protection Program - Joint trades pandemic risk proposal DRAFT, COVID-19 Business and Employee Continuity and Recovery Fund - Recovery fund DRAFT, Workplace Recovery Act (WRA) - Establishes government-funded business interruption insurance add-on HR 6497, Never Again Small Business Protection Act - Prospective coverage mandate Issue: Employer COVID-19 Liability DRAFT, Coronavirus Liability Act - proposal to create a liability safe harbor for businesses H.R. 7197, Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed to Survive (RESTAURANTS) Act of 2020 - $120b restaurant grant program H.R. 6364, S. 3533, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2020 - authorize minimum standards for electronic and remote notarizations Issue Diversity and Inclusion DRAFT, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2020 - to establish federal data breach standards (Portman/Carper) DRAFT, Diverse Investment Advisers Act - to encourage asset manager diversity DRAFT, GAO study of insurance rating factors ISSUE: Pandemic Risk Insurance Programs DRAFT, Pandemic Business Interruption Program - Pandemic insurance program (Chubb) DRAFT, Business Continuity Coalition/New PRIA - pandemic insurance program (BCC) S 4159ESIGN Modernization Act - to modernize use of electronic documents S 4317SAFE to WORK Act - COVID liability protections for businesses S 4318American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act - COVID relief S 4320Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations - COVID relief funding S 4321Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act - PPP extensions and reform S 4325Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act - clarification of CFPB jurisdiction related to insurance HR 7809 Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act of 2020 - equity facility in the Department of the Treasury to assist commercial mortgage borrowers S 178Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, School, and Small Businesses - omnibus COVID relief package HR 7978/S 4431 Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 - to improve wildfire preparedness HR 8129 Drug Impaired Driving Education Act of 2020 - impaired driving education initiative HR 8132 American COMPETE Act - to study use of AI, drones, and autonomous vehicles DRAFT PAID Study Act - for GAO to study impact of certain auto insurance underwriting factors and reporting requirements HR 8015 Delivering for America Act - Postal service funding and operational changes S 4626SAFE DATA Act - to establish a federal privacy standard and other data use regulations HR 8350 SELF Drive Act - to establish a regulatory framework for autonomous vehicle regulation S. 4755 PAID Act - prohibit the use of certain auto insurance underwriting factors S.2604 Reduce Impaired Driving for Everyone Act of 2019 -- NHTSA to work with vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, and other entities to advance the technology developed by the Driver Alcohol Detection S.2968 Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act - bill to establish federal data privacy regulation
2020 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Patent reform generally; Intellectual property/antitrust issues; International/antitrust issues; Diversity issues in patenting; TROL Act of 2019, HR 108; STRONGER Patents Act of 2019, HR 3666, S 2082; Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2019 (IDEA), HR 4075, S 2281.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $1,210,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 6058, the SHOP SAFE Act H.R. 6196/ S. 3449, the Trademark Modernization Act S. 2987, the Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 H.R. 5478, the Inventor Rights Act S. 2082/H.R. 3666, the STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 H.R. 4164/S. 2439, the Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2019 S. 2281/H.R. 4075, the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act of 2019 H.R. 3954. Including the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement H.R. 3991, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 H.R. 3199, Terminating the Extension of Rights Misappropriated (TERM) Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 H.R. 2426/S. 1272, the CASE Act H.R. 1999/S. 963, the Fair Licensing Access for Governments (FLAG) Act of 2019 (entire bill) S. 376 /H.R. 1683, No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act (entire bill) S. 659, A bill to provide for certain additional requirements with respect to patent disclosures. (entire bill) S. 440, Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs Act (PACED) Act (entire bill) S. 344/H.R. 990, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 (entire bill) H.R. 108, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2019 (entire bill) S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (entire bill) H.R.902, Protect American IPR Act (entire bill) Issues related to USPTO operations Legislative proposal on patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Copyright Office Modernization Issues related to sovereign immunity Issues related to the review of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · second_quarter · Insurance
-H.R.1756, Preventing Credit Score Discrimination in Auto Insurance Act - prohibit the use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving auto insurance -H.R.1862, To abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury -H.R.1595, SAFE Banking Act of 2019 - To create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses -H.R. 1832, Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019 - to prevent the denial of life insurance coverage for certain holders of Narcan/naloxone prescriptions -H.R. 1375, S. 1989 - Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act - to improve Medicare Secondary Payer process for Medicare Parts C and D -S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 - to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System -S.766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) for Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 - to promote the investigation of fraudulent claims against certain trusts and to provide penalties against fraudulent claims against certain trusts -H.R. 1185, S. 463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals -H.R.2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - to require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information -S. ___, Consumer Data Protection Act - to establish requirements and responsibilities for entities that use, store, or share personal information, to protect personal information -S.583, DATA Privacy Act - to establish federal data privacy standards S. 1028, H.R. 2093, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act - creates safe harbor from federal laws when doing business with legal state marijuana business PL111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Issue: International Insurance Capital Standards S.1214 - A bill to establish and protect individual and collective privacy rights, and for other purposes. S. 1298, H.R. 2479, Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act - to include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council S. 1628, Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - would extend the program until 2022. S.1586, H.R. 1862, Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019 - This bill eliminates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury H.R. 3279, A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a Diversity Advisory Group to study and make recommendations on strategies to increase gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among the members of the board of directors of issuers, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures to shareholders with respect to gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, and for other purposes Insurance Underwriting Insurance Capital Standards Autonomous Vehicles Data Privacy and Security H.R. 3693 - Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act - prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility. H.R. 4075, S.2201, the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act - To create a safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related business H.R. 2013 - Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - To require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information H.R. __, S. ___, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act - amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to clarify the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator H.R. 1224, S. 511, Living Donor Protection Act - To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors H.R.4592 -International Insurance Standards Act of 2019 (Budd-Heck) H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2019 - to amend labor requirements H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 - bill to establish federal data privacy framework. H.R. ___, Freezing Assets of Suspected Terrorists and Enemy Recruits (FASTER) Act -- require financial institutions to freeze the assets of people under suspicion of domestic terrorism H.R. 4523, Nonprofit Property Protection Act -- allows certain risk-retention groups that serve nonprofit organizations to offer additional types of commercial insurance. S. __ U.S. Consumer Data Privacy Act (USCDPA) - draft data privacy legislation (Wicker) S. ___, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act of 2019 (COPRA) - draft data privacy legislation (Cantwell) H.R. ___, House Energy & Commerce Committee Staff Bipartisan Data Privacy Draft - data privacy H.R. ___, draft legislation to direct a federal study of factors impacting auto-insurance rates - auto insurance H.R. 535, PFAS Action Act - to increase EPA oversight of PFAS chemicals. H.R. 5494, the Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 -- ensure that state-based grants received by homeowners for disaster mitigation are not be subject to federal income tax. Issue: Rising Cost of Auto Repair H.R. 3462/S. 1958, SHELTER Act -- to provide tax credits to property owners who make qualified mitigation investments (based on the model of long-standing energy tax credits). HR.3781, Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per Event (INSURANCE) Act of 2019 -- increase the minimum levels of insurance for commercial vehicles S.3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 - to establish a Federal data protection agency, and for other purposes. HR __, Insurance Data Protection Act - to reform FIO data requests. H.R. 224, Protect Taxpayer Dollars, Small Contractors, Suppliers and Workers - requiring indexing for Miller Act bonding requirements. HR 6359, Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Tax Payers Act - require bonds or sufficient security on public construction projects that receive federal financing from TIFIA loans DRAFT HR ___, Fair Auto Insurance Ratemaking (FAIR) Study Act of 2020 - to study discrimination in auto-insurance .R.7412, Business Interruption Relief Act of 2020 - Federal subsidies for insurers that pay Business Interruption losses caused by the Coronavirus HR 6494, Business Interruption Insurance Coverage Act- Invalidate existing virus exclusions and mandate future BI coverage DRAFT, Data Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020 - Federal data privacy law S.3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 - federal data privacy H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act - Transportation and highway infrastructure package including COVID, insurance, and motor safety provisions. HR 7011, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) of 2020 - Govt backed program modeled after TRIA DRAFT, Business Continuity Protection Program - Joint trades pandemic risk proposal DRAFT, COVID-19 Business and Employee Continuity and Recovery Fund - Recovery fund DRAFT, Workplace Recovery Act (WRA) - Establishes government-funded business interruption insurance add-on HR 6497, Never Again Small Business Protection Act - Prospective coverage mandate Issue: Employer COVID-19 Liability DRAFT, Coronavirus Liability Act - proposal to create a liability safe harbor for businesses H.R. 7197, Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed to Survive (RESTAURANTS) Act of 2020 - $120b restaurant grant program H.R. 6364, S. 3533, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2020 - authorize minimum standards for electronic and remote notarizations Issue Diversity and Inclusion
2020 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Patent reform generally; Intellectual property/antitrust issues; International/antitrust issues; Diversity issues in patenting; TROL Act of 2019, HR 108; STRONGER Patents Act of 2019, HR 3666, S 2082; Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2019 (IDEA), HR 4075, S 2281.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $1,370,000
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 6058, the SHOP SAFE Act H.R. 6196/ S. 3449, the Trademark Modernization Act S. 2987, the Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 H.R. 5478, the Inventor Rights Act S. 2082/H.R. 3666, the STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 H.R. 4164/S. 2439, the Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2019 S. 2281/H.R. 4075, the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act of 2019 H.R. 3954. Including the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement H.R. 3991, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 H.R. 3199, Terminating the Extension of Rights Misappropriated (TERM) Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 H.R. 2426/S. 1272, the CASE Act H.R. 1999/S. 963, the Fair Licensing Access for Governments (FLAG) Act of 2019 (entire bill) S. 376 /H.R. 1683, No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act (entire bill) S. 659, A bill to provide for certain additional requirements with respect to patent disclosures. (entire bill) S. 440, Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs Act (PACED) Act (entire bill) S. 344/H.R. 990, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 (entire bill) H.R. 108, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2019 (entire bill) S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (entire bill) H.R.902, Protect American IPR Act (entire bill) Issues related to USPTO operations Legislative proposal on patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Copyright Office Modernization
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · first_quarter · Insurance
-H.R.1756, Preventing Credit Score Discrimination in Auto Insurance Act - prohibit the use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving auto insurance -H.R.1862, To abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury -H.R.1595, SAFE Banking Act of 2019 - To create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses -H.R. 1832, Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019 - to prevent the denial of life insurance coverage for certain holders of Narcan/naloxone prescriptions -H.R. 1375, S. 1989 - Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act - to improve Medicare Secondary Payer process for Medicare Parts C and D -S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 - to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System -S.766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) for Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 - to promote the investigation of fraudulent claims against certain trusts and to provide penalties against fraudulent claims against certain trusts -H.R. 1185, S. 463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals -S. 142, The American Data Dissemination Act - a bill to create federal data privacy laws and regulations through the FTC -H.R.2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - to require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information -S. 3744 (2018), Data Care Act Of 2018 - to establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use -S. ___, Consumer Data Protection Act - to establish requirements and responsibilities for entities that use, store, or share personal information, to protect personal information -S.583, DATA Privacy Act - to establish federal data privacy standards S. 1028, H.R. 2093, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act - creates safe harbor from federal laws when doing business with legal state marijuana business PL111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Issue: International Insurance Capital Standards S.1214 - A bill to establish and protect individual and collective privacy rights, and for other purposes. S. 1298, H.R. 2479, Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act - to include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council H.R. 1500, Consumer First Act - To repeal changes made to the CFPB. Amendment offered by Rep. Takano to direct a FIO study of insurance. See standalone bill. S. 1628, Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - would extend the program until 2022. S.1586, H.R. 1862, Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019 - This bill eliminates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury H.R. 3279, A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a Diversity Advisory Group to study and make recommendations on strategies to increase gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among the members of the board of directors of issuers, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures to shareholders with respect to gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, and for other purposes Insurance Underwriting Insurance Capital Standards Autonomous Vehicles Data Privacy and Security H.R. 3693 - Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act - prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility. H.R. 4075, S.2201, the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act - To create a safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related business H.R. 2013 - Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - To require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information H.R. __, S. ___, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act - amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to clarify the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator H.R. 1224, S. 511, Living Donor Protection Act - To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors H.R.4592 -International Insurance Standards Act of 2019 (Budd-Heck) H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2019 - to amend labor requirements H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 - bill to establish federal data privacy framework. H.R. ___, Freezing Assets of Suspected Terrorists and Enemy Recruits (FASTER) Act -- require financial institutions to freeze the assets of people under suspicion of domestic terrorism H.R. 4523, Nonprofit Property Protection Act -- allows certain risk-retention groups that serve nonprofit organizations to offer additional types of commercial insurance. S. __ U.S. Consumer Data Privacy Act (USCDPA) - draft data privacy legislation (Wicker) S. ___, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act of 2019 (COPRA) - draft data privacy legislation (Cantwell) H.R. ___, House Energy & Commerce Committee Staff Bipartisan Data Privacy Draft - data privacy H.R. ___, draft legislation to direct a federal study of factors impacting auto-insurance rates - auto insurance H.R. 535, PFAS Action Act - to increase EPA oversight of PFAS chemicals. H.R. 5494, the Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 -- ensure that state-based grants received by homeowners for disaster mitigation are not be subject to federal income tax. Issue: Rising Cost of Auto Repair H.R. 3462/S. 1958, SHELTER Act -- to provide tax credits to property owners who make qualified mitigation investments (based on the model of long-standing energy tax credits). HR.3781, Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per Event (INSURANCE) Act of 2019 -- increase the minimum levels of insurance for commercial vehicles S.3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 - to establish a Federal data protection agency, and for other purposes. HR __, Insurance Data Protection Act - to reform FIO data requests. H.R. 224, Protect Taxpayer Dollars, Small Contractors, Suppliers and Workers - requiring indexing for Miller Act bonding requirements. HR 6359, Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Tax Payers Act - require bonds or sufficient security on public construction projects that receive federal financing from TIFIA loans S. 3533, SECURE Notarization Act - to allow remote notarization DRAFT HR ___, Fair Auto Insurance Ratemaking (FAIR) Study Act of 2020 - to study discrimination in auto-insurance
2019 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Patent reform generally; Intellectual property/antitrust issues; International/antitrust issues; Diversity issues in patenting; TROL Act of 2019, HR 108; STRONGER Patents Act of 2019, HR 3666, S 2082; Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2019 (IDEA), HR 4075, S 2281. (*Everett did not lobby House Judiciary staff or members*)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $1,150,000
2019 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 2987, the Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 H.R. 5478, the Inventor Rights Act S. 2082/H.R. 3666, the STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 H.R. 4164/S. 2439, the Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2019 S. 2281/H.R. 4075, the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act of 2019 H.R. 3954. Including the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement H.R. 3991, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 H.R. 3199, Terminating the Extension of Rights Misappropriated (TERM) Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 H.R. 2426/S. 1272, the CASE Act H.R. 1999/S. 963, the Fair Licensing Access for Governments (FLAG) Act of 2019 (entire bill) S. 376 /H.R. 1683, No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act (entire bill) S. 659, A bill to provide for certain additional requirements with respect to patent disclosures. (entire bill) S. 440, Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs Act (PACED) Act (entire bill) S. 344/H.R. 990, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 (entire bill) H.R. 108, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2019 (entire bill) S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (entire bill) H.R.902, Protect American IPR Act (entire bill) Issues related to USPTO operations Legislative proposal on patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Copyright Office Modernization Issues related to proposed trademark legislation
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
-H.R.1756, Preventing Credit Score Discrimination in Auto Insurance Act - prohibit the use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving auto insurance -H.R.1862, To abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury -H.R.1595, SAFE Banking Act of 2019 - To create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses -H.R. 1832, Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019 - to prevent the denial of life insurance coverage for certain holders of Narcan/naloxone prescriptions -H.R. 1375, S. 1989 - Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act - to improve Medicare Secondary Payer process for Medicare Parts C and D -S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 - to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System -S.766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) for Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 - to promote the investigation of fraudulent claims against certain trusts and to provide penalties against fraudulent claims against certain trusts -H.R. 1185, S. 463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals -S. 142, The American Data Dissemination Act - a bill to create federal data privacy laws and regulations through the FTC -H.R.2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - to require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information -S. 3744 (2018), Data Care Act Of 2018 - to establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use -S. ___, Consumer Data Protection Act - to establish requirements and responsibilities for entities that use, store, or share personal information, to protect personal information -S.583, DATA Privacy Act - to establish federal data privacy standards S. 1028, H.R. 2093, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act - creates safe harbor from federal laws when doing business with legal state marijuana business PL111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Issue: International Insurance Capital Standards S.1214 - A bill to establish and protect individual and collective privacy rights, and for other purposes. H.R. 2416, SAFE TO DRIVE Act - to create two supplemental NHTSA grants for states to use for distracted driving prevention. S. 1298, H.R. 2479, Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act - to include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council H.R. 1500, Consumer First Act - To repeal changes made to the CFPB. Amendment offered by Rep. Takano to direct a FIO study of insurance. See standalone bill. S. 1628, Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - would extend the program until 2022. S.1586, H.R. 1862, Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019 - This bill eliminates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury H.R. 2015, S. 151, TACED Act - To deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 H.R. 3279, A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a Diversity Advisory Group to study and make recommendations on strategies to increase gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among the members of the board of directors of issuers, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures to shareholders with respect to gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, and for other purposes Insurance Underwriting Insurance Capital Standards Autonomous Vehicles Data Privacy and Security H.R. 3693 - Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act - prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility. H.R. 4075, S.2201, the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act - To create a safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related business H.R. 2013 - Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - To require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information H.R. __, S. ___, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act - amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to clarify the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator H.R. 1224, S. 511, Living Donor Protection Act - To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors H.R.4592 -International Insurance Standards Act of 2019 (Budd-Heck) H.R. 2416, SAFE TO DRIVE Act -- allow states to receive federal grants for enacting anti-distracted driving laws that have already been approved by Congress. H.R.4634, S. 2877 -Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R.4523 - To amend the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 to expand the types of commercial insurance authorized for risk retention groups serving nonprofit organizations, and for other purposes (Al Green, D-TX-9) H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2019 - to amend labor requirements H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 - bill to establish federal data privacy framework. H.R.748 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 - repeal of certain ACA taxes (Cadillac Tax) on employer provided health plans.
2019 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Patent reform generally; Intellectual property/antitrust issues; International/antitrust issues; Diversity issues in patenting; TROL Act of 2019, HR 108; STRONGER Patents Act of 2019, HR 3666, S 2082; Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2019 (IDEA), HR 4075, S 2281. (*Everett did not lobby House Judiciary staff or members*) (*Clark did not lobby the U.S. Senate*)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $1,150,000
2019 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Patent reform generally; Intellectual property/antitrust issues; International/antitrust issues; Diversity issues in patenting; TROL Act of 2019, HR 108; STRONGER Patents Act of 2019, HR 3666, S 2082; Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2019 (IDEA), HR 4075, S 2281. (*Everett did not lobby House Judiciary staff or members*) (*Clark did not lobby the U.S. Senate*)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $1,140,000
2019 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 2082/H.R. 3666, the STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 H.R. 4164/S. 2439, the Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2019 S. 2281/H.R. 4075, the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act of 2019 H.R. 3954. Including the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement H.R. 3991, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 H.R. 3199, Terminating the Extension of Rights Misappropriated (TERM) Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 H.R. 2426/S. 1272, the CASE Act H.R. 1999/S. 963, the Fair Licensing Access for Governments (FLAG) Act of 2019 (entire bill) S. 376 /H.R. 1683, No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act (entire bill) S. 659, A bill to provide for certain additional requirements with respect to patent disclosures. (entire bill) S. 440, Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs Act (PACED) Act (entire bill) S. 344/H.R. 990, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 (entire bill) H.R. 108, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2019 (entire bill) S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (entire bill) H.R.902, Protect American IPR Act (entire bill) Issues related to USPTO operations Legislative proposal on patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to proposed trademark legislation
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · third_quarter · Insurance
-H.R. 4537 (2018), International Insurance Standards Act - to provide oversight of and transparency on international insurance standards setting processes -H.R.1756, Preventing Credit Score Discrimination in Auto Insurance Act - prohibit the use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving auto insurance -H.R.1862, To abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury -H.R.1595, SAFE Banking Act of 2019 - To create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses -H.R. 1832, Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019 - to prevent the denial of life insurance coverage for certain holders of Narcan/naloxone prescriptions -H.R. 1375, S. 1989 - Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act - to improve Medicare Secondary Payer process for Medicare Parts C and D -Reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) -S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 - to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System -S.766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) for Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 - to promote the investigation of fraudulent claims against certain trusts and to provide penalties against fraudulent claims against certain trusts -H.R. 1185, S. 463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals -S. 142, The American Data Dissemination Act - a bill to create federal data privacy laws and regulations through the FTC -H.R.2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - to require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information -S. 3744 (2018), Data Care Act Of 2018 - to establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use -S. ___, Consumer Data Protection Act - to establish requirements and responsibilities for entities that use, store, or share personal information, to protect personal information -S.583, DATA Privacy Act - to establish federal data privacy standards S. 1028, H.R. 2093, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act - creates safe harbor from federal laws when doing business with legal state marijuana business PL111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Issue: International Insurance Capital Standards S.1214 - A bill to establish and protect individual and collective privacy rights, and for other purposes. H.R. 2416, SAFE TO DRIVE Act - to create two supplemental NHTSA grants for states to use for distracted driving prevention. S. 1298, H.R. 2479, Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act - to include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council H.R. 1500, Consumer First Act - To repeal changes made to the CFPB. Amendment offered by Rep. Takano to direct a FIO study of insurance. See standalone bill. S. 1628, Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - would extend the program until 2022. S.1586, H.R. 1862, Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019 - This bill eliminates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury H.R. 2015, S. 151, TACED Act - To deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 H.R. 3279, A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a Diversity Advisory Group to study and make recommendations on strategies to increase gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among the members of the board of directors of issuers, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures to shareholders with respect to gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, and for other purposes Insurance Underwriting Insurance Capital Standards Autonomous Vehicles Data Privacy and Security H.R. 3693 - Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act - prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility. H.R. 4075, S.2201, the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act - To create a safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related business H.R. ___, Online Privacy Act of 2019 (Eshoo, Lofgren) - to establish a new data privacy agency. H.R. 2013 - Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - To require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information H.R. __, S. ___, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act - amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to clarify the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator H.R. 1224, S. 511, Living Donor Protection Act - To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors
Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $1,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
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)
Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Navy, Dept of, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Navy, Dept of, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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)
Client expense: $1,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)