Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019
Legislative Progress
Introduced
November 18, 2019
Latest Action
December 24, 2020
Primary Sponsor
David N. CicillineDemocratic(RI)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
97pct
402d open
vs 9,062 other HR bills in the 116th — cohort avg 39d
Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 This bill prohibits, subject to certain exceptions, the practice of product hopping, which is presumed when a drug manufacturer obtains removal of a drug from the Food and Drug Administration's approved drug list, discontinues a drug, or markets a reformulation of an already approved drug during a certain period after which the manufacturer has been notified that a competing drug manufacturer has applied for generic drug approval.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 578.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-695.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Discharged.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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2021 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Regulatory exclusivity; Drug pricing; Medicare Part B international reference pricing; Generic drug competition; Drug patent issues; Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 (S. 1416); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 (H.R. 5133/H.R. 4398); H.R. 3991 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019; Executive Order 13944 (List of Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs); Executive Order 14001 on a Sustainable Public Health Supply Chain; Compulsory licensing; S.Res.625 - A resolution encouraging the Government and the people of the United States to "Buy American"; Executive Order 13922; Executive Order 13911; Executive Order 13938; Domestic manufacturing incentives; Potential amendments to PREP Act; Bayh-Dole Act; Learnings from Pandemic; Safe Authorization for Vaccines during Emergencies Act (S. 4427); Executive Order 13948 (Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America First); Advancing Americas Interests Act (H.R. 8037); Safeguarding American Innovation Act (S. 3997); Safe to Work Act (S. 4317); 340B drug discounts; Executive Order 13962 (Ensuring Access to United States Government COVID-19 Vaccines); Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act (S. 225); Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Up surging Resistance Act of 2020 (S. 4760/H.R. 8920);Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020 (H.R. 6482); Part D noninterference; Return on Investment (ROI) Initiative for Unleashing American Innovation; 85 Fed. Reg. 76180; Suitability petitions; Securing America's Vaccines for Emergencies (SAVE) Act of 2020 (H.R. 6399/S. 3715); Pandemic Emergency Manufacturing Act of 2021 (S. 187); H.R.153 - Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021; Lower Costs, More Cures Act (H.R. 19/ S. 3129); S.164 - Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2021; Drug recalls; drug shortages; Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3); Medicare reimbursement of prescription drugs; S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021; H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act; H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021; H.R. 2387, STOP GAMES Act of 2019; H.R. 4384, Patient Safety and Drug Labeling Improvement; Transparency of EUA Information and FDA-State Information Sharing; Cures 2.0 Act Discussion Draft; H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications; S. 1425, Stop STALLING Act; Clinical Trial Diversity; S. 1644, Promising Pathway Act; Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (S. 1428/ H.R. 2891); STOP Fentanyl Act of 2021 (S. 1457/H.R. 2366); S. 1508 - A bill to provide for the use of emergency use authorization data and real world evidence gathered during an emergency to support premarket applications for drugs, biological products, and devices, and for other purposes; S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021; H.R. 2731, Endless Frontier Act; draft Fiscal Year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill; draft legislation to amend provisions of the National Childhood Vaccination Injury Act to establish new criteria and procedures for covering vaccines in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; Country of origin labeling; Supply chain issues; Quality Systems; National Institute of Standards and Technologys (NIST) January 4, 2021 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on 37 CFR Parts 401 and 404, the implementing regulations of the Bayh-Dole Act; Health Advanced Research Projects Agency (HARPA) proposal.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $480,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2021 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Regulatory exclusivity; Drug pricing; Medicare Part B international reference pricing; Generic drug competition; Drug patent issues; Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 (S. 1416); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 (H.R. 5133/H.R. 4398); H.R. 3991 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019; Executive Order 13944 (List of Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs); Executive Order 14001 on a Sustainable Public Health Supply Chain; Compulsory licensing; Real world evidence; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049); S.Res.625 - A resolution encouraging the Government and the people of the United States to "Buy American"; Executive Order 13922; Executive Order 13911; Executive Order 13938; Domestic manufacturing incentives; Potential amendments to PREP Act; Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements To Consumers Here In North America Act (H.R. 6690); Bayh-Dole Act; Learnings from Pandemic; Safe Authorization for Vaccines during Emergencies Act (S.4427); Executive Order 13948 (Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America First); Advancing Americas Interests Act (H.R. 8037); Safeguarding American Innovation Act (S. 3997); Safe to Work Act (S. 4317); 340B drug discounts; Executive Order 13962 (Ensuring Access to United States Government COVID-19 Vaccines); antitrust reform proposals; Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act (S. 225); Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Up surging Resistance Act of 2020 (S. 4760/H.R. 8920); Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895); Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020 (H.R. 6482); Part D non-interference; Ensuring Innovation Act (S.1636); Return on Investment (ROI) Initiative for Unleashing American Innovation; 85 Fed. Reg. 76180; Suitability petitions; Securing America's Vaccines for Emergencies (SAVE) Act of 2020 (H.R. 6399/S. 3715); Pandemic Emergency Manufacturing Act of 2021 (S. 187); H.R.153 - Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021; Lower Costs, More Cures Act (H.R. 19/ S. 3129); Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act (S. 250/ H.R. 4712); S. 415 - A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the scope of new chemical exclusivity; S.164 - Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2021; Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (S. 64/HR 2375); Drug recalls; drug shortages; Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3); Medicare reimbursement of prescription drugs; Unnamed bill regarding FDA demand reporting with respect to drugs.
2020 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Bayh-Dole Act/Tech Transfer ---Bayh-Dole 40th Anniversary ---Domestic Manufacturing Requirement ---March-In Rights Compulsory licensing ---S.2387: We Protect American Investment in Drugs Act of 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Drug Patenting ---H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Intellectual Property International Enforcement ---China ---S.3952: A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have engaged in significant theft of trade secrets of United States persons, and for other purposes. Patent Reform ---H.R.7259/S.2814: Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act of 2020 Patenting of Biological Inventions ---Section 101 Modernization The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---Implementation of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---IP Provisions US-China Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-EU Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-Japan Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-Kenya Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-UK Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions
Client expense: $3,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
21st Century Cures Act 2.0 ---RFI from House Energy and Commerce Committee Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ---H.R.7288: The Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act ---COVID-19 Vaccine and Therapeutic Development ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Pricing-related Provisions Drug Pricing ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---H.R.1093/S.378: Stop Price Gouging Act of 2019 ---H.R.2376/S.1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.7288: The Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---CMMI Authority ---General ---HHS Blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out of pocket costs ---Implementation of CREATES Act of 2019 ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Potential Administration Executive Orders ---Pricing-related Provisions Medicaid ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---Alternative payment arrangements for gene therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Pricing and Rebates Medicare Expansion ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.5122: To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare Part B Prescription Drug Models ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---S.2326: New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---HHS Blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out of pocket costs ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Surprise Billing ---Value-based Contracting and Communications Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2020
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
21st Century Cures Act 2.0 ---RFI from House Energy and Commerce Committee 340B Drug Discount Program ---340B Pause Act (Discussion Draft House/Senate) ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Program Implementation & Oversight Biodefense Research, Development and Procurement Issues (Nonfunding) ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Executive Order on Modernizing Influenza Vaccines ---Gene editing ---Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 ---Implementation of Medical Countermeasure Innovation Act of 2016 ---Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act of 2019 ---National Biodefense Strategy ---Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) Program Biosimilars ---H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 ---Biosimilar Copay ---Brazil Biologics Regulations ---BSUFA ---Canada Biologics Regulations ---Coding ---Implementation and Reauthorization of the Biosimilar User Fee Act of 2017 ---Implementation of CREATES Act of 2019 ---India Biologics Regulations ---Interchangeability and Pharmacy Substitution ---Mexico Biologics Regulations ---Naming ---Reimbursement Climate Change ---RFI from House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ---H.R.6206: Pandemic Response and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act of 2020 ---H.R.6260/S.3545: Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments for Coronavirus Patients Act of 2020 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.7288: The Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act ---COVID-19 Vaccine and Therapeutic Development ---Drug Supply Chain Management ---Healthcare Disparities ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Liability ---Medicare reimbursement policies ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Pricing-related Provisions ---R&D Funding for Medical Countermeasures ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights ---Senate HELP Pandemic Preparedness White Paper Drug Evaluation and Review ---S.1617: Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 ---S.3872: Promising Pathway Act ---Compassionate Use/Expanded Access ---Expedited Pathways ---Priority Review Voucher Programs Drug Manufacturing, Quality & Distribution ---Drug Shortages ---Drug Supply Chain Management Drug Patenting ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Drug Pricing ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---H.R.1093/S.378: Stop Price Gouging Act of 2019 ---H.R.1425: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act of 2020 ---H.R.2069/S.474: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 ---H.R.2113: Prescription Drug STAR Act of 2019 ---H.R.2376/S.1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.7288: The Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---CMMI Authority ---General ---HHS Blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out of pocket costs ---Implementation of CREATES Act of 2019 ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Potential Administration Executive Orders ---Pricing-related Provisions Foreign Drug Data Protection Laws ---Regulatory Harmonization Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance Programs ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2020 Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Health Defense Operations Funding Designation ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for FDA ---Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for National Institutes of Health ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Programs ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Funding for 2020-21 Influenza Season Preparedness and Response ---Funding for Routine Immunization Infrastructure during Pandemic ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for the HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Medicaid ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---Alternative payment arrangements for gene therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Pricing and Rebates Medicare Expansion ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 Orphan Drug Issues ---H.R.4439/S.4010: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2019 ---H.R.4712: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act of 2019 ---Tax Credit Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review ---H.R.4439/S.4010: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2019 Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.275: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 ---H.R.5122: To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare Part B Prescription Drug Models ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---S.2326: New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---HHS Blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out of pocket costs ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Surprise Billing ---Value-based Contracting and Communications The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---Implementation of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---IP Provisions Trade and Foreign Drug Price Controls US-China Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-EU Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-Japan Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-Kenya Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-UK Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---H.R.2862/S.1619: Vaccine Awareness Campaign to Champion Immunization Nationally and Enhance Safety (VACCINES) Act of 2019 ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Adult Immunization Education ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Maternal Immunization ---Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2020 ---Vaccine and Anti-Microbial Resistance Product Development and Incentives ---Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
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| Lucy McBath | Democratic | GA |
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $380,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $3,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $3,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
21st Century Cures Act 2.0 ---RFI from House Energy and Commerce Committee Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ---H.R.7288: The Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act ---COVID-19 Vaccine and Therapeutic Development ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Pricing-related Provisions Drug Pricing ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---H.R.1093/S.378: Stop Price Gouging Act of 2019 ---H.R.2376/S.1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.7288: The Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---CMMI Authority ---General ---HHS Blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out of pocket costs ---Implementation of CREATES Act of 2019 ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Potential Administration Executive Orders ---Pricing-related Provisions Medicaid ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---Alternative payment arrangements for gene therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Pricing and Rebates Medicare Expansion ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.5122: To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare Part B Prescription Drug Models ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---S.2326: New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---HHS Blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out of pocket costs ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Surprise Billing ---Value-based Contracting and Communications Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2020
Client expense: $3,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
21st Century Cures Act 2.0 ---RFI from House Energy and Commerce Committee 340B Drug Discount Program ---340B Pause Act (Discussion Draft House/Senate) ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Program Implementation & Oversight Biodefense Research, Development and Procurement Issues (Nonfunding) ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Executive Order on Modernizing Influenza Vaccines ---Gene editing ---Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 ---Implementation of Medical Countermeasure Innovation Act of 2016 ---Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act of 2019 ---National Biodefense Strategy ---Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) Program Biosimilars ---H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 ---Biosimilar Copay ---Brazil Biologics Regulations ---BSUFA ---Canada Biologics Regulations ---Coding ---Implementation and Reauthorization of the Biosimilar User Fee Act of 2017 ---Implementation of CREATES Act of 2019 ---India Biologics Regulations ---Interchangeability and Pharmacy Substitution ---Mexico Biologics Regulations ---Naming ---Reimbursement Climate Change ---RFI from House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ---H.R.6206: Pandemic Response and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act of 2020 ---H.R.6260/S.3545: Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments for Coronavirus Patients Act of 2020 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.7288: The Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act ---COVID-19 Vaccine and Therapeutic Development ---Drug Supply Chain Management ---Healthcare Disparities ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Liability ---Medicare reimbursement policies ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Pricing-related Provisions ---R&D Funding for Medical Countermeasures ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights ---Senate HELP Pandemic Preparedness White Paper Drug Evaluation and Review ---S.1617: Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 ---S.3872: Promising Pathway Act ---Compassionate Use/Expanded Access ---Expedited Pathways ---Priority Review Voucher Programs Drug Manufacturing, Quality & Distribution ---Drug Shortages ---Drug Supply Chain Management Drug Patenting ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Drug Pricing ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---H.R.1093/S.378: Stop Price Gouging Act of 2019 ---H.R.1425: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act of 2020 ---H.R.2069/S.474: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 ---H.R.2113: Prescription Drug STAR Act of 2019 ---H.R.2376/S.1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.7288: The Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---CMMI Authority ---General ---HHS Blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out of pocket costs ---Implementation of CREATES Act of 2019 ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Potential Administration Executive Orders ---Pricing-related Provisions Foreign Drug Data Protection Laws ---Regulatory Harmonization Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance Programs ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2020 Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Health Defense Operations Funding Designation ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for FDA ---Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for National Institutes of Health ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Programs ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Funding for 2020-21 Influenza Season Preparedness and Response ---Funding for Routine Immunization Infrastructure during Pandemic ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for the HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Medicaid ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---Alternative payment arrangements for gene therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Pricing and Rebates Medicare Expansion ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 Orphan Drug Issues ---H.R.4439/S.4010: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2019 ---H.R.4712: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act of 2019 ---Tax Credit Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review ---H.R.4439/S.4010: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2019 Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.275: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 ---H.R.5122: To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare Part B Prescription Drug Models ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---S.2326: New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---HHS Blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out of pocket costs ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Surprise Billing ---Value-based Contracting and Communications The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---Implementation of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---IP Provisions Trade and Foreign Drug Price Controls US-China Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-EU Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-Japan Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-Kenya Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-UK Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---H.R.2862/S.1619: Vaccine Awareness Campaign to Champion Immunization Nationally and Enhance Safety (VACCINES) Act of 2019 ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Adult Immunization Education ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Maternal Immunization ---Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2020 ---Vaccine and Anti-Microbial Resistance Product Development and Incentives ---Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
Client expense: $3,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Bayh-Dole Act/Tech Transfer ---Bayh-Dole 40th Anniversary ---Domestic Manufacturing Requirement ---March-In Rights Compulsory licensing ---S.2387: We Protect American Investment in Drugs Act of 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Drug Patenting ---H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Intellectual Property International Enforcement ---China ---S.3952: A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have engaged in significant theft of trade secrets of United States persons, and for other purposes. Patent Reform ---H.R.7259/S.2814: Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act of 2020 Patenting of Biological Inventions ---Section 101 Modernization The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---Implementation of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---IP Provisions US-China Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-EU Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-Japan Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-Kenya Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-UK Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions
Client expense: $3,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 1224, Stop STALLING Act S. 1416 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 H.R. 3991-Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 H.R. 5133--Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 H.R. 7296, Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price Gouging Act (MMAPPP) Act of 2020 H.R. 1503 - the Orange Book Transparency Act; and H.R. 1520 - Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019; H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - Intellectual property and process patent issues - Patent litigation reform - IPR process - Section 101 Reform - Domestic and international compulsory licensing issues - March-in Rights - Product hopping - Orange and purple book disclosures - Hatch Waxman litigation - Trade secret protections
Client expense: $2,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Intellectual property and patent eligibility, generally; Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act (H.R. 4398), (H.R. 5133); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 (S. 1416)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 938: BLOCKING Act of 2019 - Provisions related to 180 day generic prescription drug exclusivity H.R. 1503: Orange Book Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug and device patent listings H.R. 1520: Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 - Provisions related to biologic patent listings H.R. 3666: STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 - Provisions related to patents H.R. 3991: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 - Provisions related to patent litigation H.R. 4398: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patents H.R. 4712: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act - Provisions related to prescription drug exclusivity periods H.R. 4850: Biologic Patent Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug patent disclosures H.R. 5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug exclusivity periods and manufacturer behavior S. 64: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements S. 102: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 - Provisions related to foreign reference pricing, patents and march-in rights S. 659: Biologic Patent Transparency Act - Provisions related to biologic patent disclosures S. 1416: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patents S. 1636: Ensuring Innovation Act - Provisions related to new chemical entity exclusivity Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Patent litigation reform issues and issues related to post-grant proceeding at the PTO Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues
Client expense: $5,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Drug safety issues; Prescription drug abuse; Monitor drug pricing legislation; H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act; S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act; S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019; H.R. 5133, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019; H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; Public Law 116-136, CARES Act; H.R. 1425, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act (PPACEA); Issues related to Priority Review Voucher extension; H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act; H.R. 925, The Heroes Act; H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 1224, Stop STALLING Act S. 1416 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 H.R. 3991-Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 H.R. 5133--Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 H.R. 7296, Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price Gouging Act (MMAPPP) Act of 2020 H.R. 1503 - the Orange Book Transparency Act; and H.R. 1520 - Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019; H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - Intellectual property and process patent issues - Patent litigation reform - IPR process - Section 101 Reform - Domestic and international compulsory licensing issues - March-in Rights - Product hopping - Orange and purple book disclosures - Hatch Waxman litigation - Trade secret protections
Client expense: $2,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Intellectual property, data exclusivity and patent eligibility, generally; Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act (S.1416); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act (H.R. 4398), (H.R. 5133); Issues related to march-in rights under Bayh-Dole Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Regulatory exclusivity; Drug pricing; Medicare Part B international reference pricing; Generic drug competition; Drug patent issues; Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 (S. 1416); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 (H.R. 5133/H.R. 4398); H.R. 3991 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019; Executive Order 13944 (List of Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs); Compulsory licensing; Real world evidence; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049); S.Res.625 - A resolution encouraging the Government and the people of the United States to "Buy American"; Executive Order 13922; Executive Order 13911; Executive Order 13938; Domestic manufacturing incentives; Potential amendments to PREP Act; Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements To Consumers Here In North America Act (H.R. 6690); Bayh-Dole Act; Prescription Drug User Fee Act reauthorization; Learnings from Pandemic; Safe Authorization for Vaccines during Emergencies Act (S.4427); Executive Order 13948 (Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America First); Advancing Americas Interests Act (H.R. 8037); Safeguarding American Innovation Act (S. 3997); Safe to Work Act (S. 4317); 340B drug discounts; Executive Order 13962 (Ensuring Access to United States Government COVID-19 Vaccines); antitrust reform proposals; Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Up surging Resistance Act of 2020 (S. 4760/H.R. 8920); Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895); Orange Book Transparency Act of 2020 (H.R. 1503); Purple Book Continuity Act of 2020 (H.R. 1520); Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133); Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020 (H.R. 6482); Part D non-interference; Ensuring Innovation Act (S.1636); Return on Investment (ROI) Initiative for Unleashing American Innovation; 85 Fed. Reg. 76180.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $170,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 938: BLOCKING Act of 2019 - Provisions related to 180 day generic prescription drug exclusivity H.R. 1503: Orange Book Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug and device patent listings H.R. 1520: Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 - Provisions related to biologic patent listings H.R. 3666: STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 - Provisions related to patents H.R. 3991: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 - Provisions related to patent litigation H.R. 4398: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patents H.R. 4712: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act - Provisions related to prescription drug exclusivity periods H.R. 4850: Biologic Patent Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug patent disclosures H.R. 5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug exclusivity periods and manufacturer behavior S. 64: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements S. 102: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 - Provisions related to foreign reference pricing, patents and march-in rights S. 659: Biologic Patent Transparency Act - Provisions related to biologic patent disclosures S. 1416: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patents S. 1636: Ensuring Innovation Act - Provisions related to new chemical entity exclusivity Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Patent litigation reform issues and issues related to post-grant proceeding at the PTO Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Biopharmaceutical Intellectual Property Data exclusivity Patent Litigation Reform and Issues Related to Post Grant Proceedings at PTO BPCIA Patents Inter Partes Review at PTO Biosimilars S 1416 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 H.R.465 - Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 H.R.938 - BLOCKING Act of 2019 H.R.987 - Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act H.R.1046 - Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 Bayh-Dole Act Section 101 H.R.3991 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 H.R.4398 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 S.1617 - Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 HR 4712 - Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act HR 4850 - Biologic Patent Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug patent disclosures HR 5133 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 Intellectual Property Issues in Response to coronavirus S.2387 - We Protect American Investment in Drugs Act of 2019 S.64 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics & Biosimilars Act of 2019
Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 124 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act Issues related to drug patents and exclusivities (no bill) H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 H.R. 1499, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 S. 1224, The Stop STALLING Act S. 1416, The Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act S.659 - the Biologics Patent Transparency Act H.R. 938 Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics H.R. 5133 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition H.R. 3991 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2374 Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act H.R. 2375 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act Patent eligibility reform, no specific bill
Client expense: $2,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R.5133, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 S.1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Patent litigation reform issues and issues related to post-grant proceedings at the USPTO Value of intellectual property
Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
21st Century Cures Act 2.0 ---RFI from House Energy and Commerce Committee Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---COVID-19 Pricing-Related Provisions ---Immunization information systems ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---Implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 ---In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Preventive Monoclonal Antibody Coverage Drug Pricing ---H.R.3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 ---H.R.19/S.3129: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 ---H.R.275: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 ---H.R.488/S.99: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 ---CMMI Authority ---COVID-19 Pricing-Related Provisions ---Executive Order on Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America First (Most Favored Nation, or MFN, EO) ---General ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Most Favored Nation (MFN) Model interim final rule (MFN Rule) Medicaid ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 ---S.3013: Encouraging Innovation Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act of 2019 ---Alternative payment arrangements for gene therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Drug Benefit Design ---Pricing and Rebates ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 ---H.J.Res.107: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.J.Res.110: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.275: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 ---H.R.488/S.99: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 ---H.R.1520: Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 ---H.R.8337: The Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021 and Other Extensions Act ---H.R.8900: Further Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021, and Other Extensions Act ---S.2326: New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2019 ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---Executive Order on Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America First (Most Favored Nation, or MFN, EO) ---In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---Most Favored Nation (MFN) Model interim final rule (MFN Rule) ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Value-Based Contracting and Communications ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019
Client expense: $3,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Bayh-Dole Act/Tech Transfer ---Bayh-Dole 40th Anniversary ---March-In Rights ---NIST Proposed Rulemaking on Bayh-Dole ---State Attorney General Letter Compulsory licensing ---H.R.465/S.102: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---S.2387: We Protect American Investment in Drugs Act of 2019 Diversity in Patenting ---S.4394: Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act of 2020 Drug Patenting ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 ---H.R.3991: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 ---S.1617: Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 Inter Partes Review Intellectual Property International Enforcement ---S.3952: A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have engaged in significant theft of trade secrets of United States persons, and for other purposes. ---India Patent Reform ---H.R.7259/S.2814: Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act of 2020 ---Patent Litigation Reforms Patenting of Biological Inventions ---35 USC Section 101 on Patent Eligibility The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---Implementation of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---IP Provisions US-China Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-UK Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions
Client expense: $3,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
21st Century Cures Act 2.0 ---RFI from House Energy and Commerce Committee 340B Drug Discount Program ---Program Implementation & Oversight Biodefense Research, Development and Procurement Issues (Nonfunding) ---Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act of 2019 ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 Biosimilars ---H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 ---Biosimilar Copay ---Reimbursement Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.7661: Coronavirus Emerging Growth Companies (EGC) Extension Act of 2020 ---H.R.8080: Health STATISTICS Act of 2020 ---S.4317: SAFE TO WORK Act ---COVID-19 Lessons Learned ---COVID-19 Pricing-Related Provisions ---COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution ---Drug Supply Chain Management ---Immunization information systems ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 ---In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Operation Warp Speed ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---PREP Act COVID-19 declaration coverage for private sector procurement ---Preventive Monoclonal Antibody Coverage Diversity & Inclusion Drug Evaluation and Review ---COVID-19 Lessons Learned ---Implementation of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) VI ---Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) VII Priorities ---Priority Review Voucher Programs Drug Importation ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---General Drug Manufacturing, Quality & Distribution ---H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---H.R.7767: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for credits against tax for domestic medical and drug manufacturing and advanced medical manufacturing equipment ---Drug Shortages ---Executive Order on Buy American Drug Patenting ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 ---H.R.3991: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 ---S.1617: Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 Drug Pricing ---H.R.3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 ---H.R.19/S.3129: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 ---H.R.275: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 ---H.R.488/S.99: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---H.R.1425: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act of 2020 ---H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 ---H.R.3991: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 ---S.1617: Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 ---CMMI Authority ---COVID-19 Pricing-Related Provisions ---Executive Order on Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America First (Most Favored Nation, or MFN, EO) ---General ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Most Favored Nation (MFN) Model interim final rule (MFN Rule) Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance Programs ---H.J.Res.107: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.J.Res.110: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---H.R.1520: Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.8337: The Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021 and Other Extensions Act ---H.R.8900: Further Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021, and Other Extensions Act ---S.4760:Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2020 ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---H.J.Res.107: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.J.Res.110: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---H.R.1520: Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.8337: The Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021 and Other Extensions Act ---H.R.8900: Further Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021, and Other Extensions Act ---Funding for Strategic National Stockpile ---Health Defense Operations Funding Designation ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 Funding for FDA ---H.J.Res.107: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.J.Res.110: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---H.R.1520: Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.8337: The Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021 and Other Extensions Act ---H.R.8900: Further Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021, and Other Extensions Act ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 Funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) ---H.J.Res.107: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.J.Res.110: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---H.R.1520: Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.8337: The Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021 and Other Extensions Act ---H.R.8900: Further Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021, and Other Extensions Act Funding for National Institutes of Health ---H.J.Res.107: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.J.Res.110: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---H.R.1520: Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.8337: The Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021 and Other Extensions Act ---H.R.8900: Further Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021, and Other Extensions Act ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Programs ---H.J.Res.107: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.J.Res.110: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---H.R.1520: Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.8337: The Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021 and Other Extensions Act ---H.R.8900: Further Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021, and Other Extensions Act ---Funding for 2020-21 Influenza Season Preparedness and Response ---Funding for Routine Immunization Infrastructure during Pandemic ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 Funding for the HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy ---H.J.Res.107: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.J.Res.110: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---H.R.1520: Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.8337: The Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021 and Other Extensions Act ---H.R.8900: Further Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021, and Other Extensions Act Medicaid ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 ---S.3013: Encouraging Innovation Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act of 2019 ---Alternative payment arrangements for gene therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Drug Benefit Design ---Pricing and Rebates ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Orphan Drug Issues ---H.J.Res.107: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.J.Res.110: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.1520: Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.4439/S.4010: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2019 ---H.R.4712: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act of 2019 ---H.R.8337: The Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021 and Other Extensions Act ---H.R.8900: Further Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021, and Other Extensions Act Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review ---H.J.Res.107: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.J.Res.110: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---H.R.1520: Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.4439/S.4010: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2019 ---H.R.8337: The Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021 and Other Extensions Act ---H.R.8900: Further Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021, and Other Extensions Act Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 ---H.J.Res.107: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.J.Res.110: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.275: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 ---H.R.488/S.99: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 ---H.R.1520: Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of FY 2021 ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 ---H.R.8337: The Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021 and Other Extensions Act ---H.R.8900: Further Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2021, and Other Extensions Act ---S.2326: New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2019 ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---Executive Order on Increasing Drug Importation to Lower Prices for American Patients ---Executive Order on Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America First (Most Favored Nation, MFN EO) ---In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Value-Based Contracting and Communications ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---Implementation of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---IP Provisions US-China Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-UK Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Tax ---H.R.1973/S.1654: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2019 Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ---S.4760: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2020 ---Adult Immunization Education ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 ---Maternal Immunization ---Operation Warp Speed ---Preventive Monoclonal Antibody Coverage ---Vaccine and Anti-Microbial Resistance Product Development and Incentives ---Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ---Vaccine Quality Measure ---Vaccine Safety
Client expense: $3,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
Medicare drug price regulation, HR 7296/S 4439 (MMAAPP Act), HR 7288/S 4539 (TRACK Act), transparency for federally support COVID R&D,COVID-19 Medicine pricing and access, HR 4663-Freedom from Price Gouging Act, HR 1093/S 378-Stop Price Gouging Act, S 3847/HR 7113 (COVID 19 Emergency Manufacturing Act, CARES 2.0-S.1712/HR4100-DISARM Act, S 4760-PASTEUR Act, Antibiotic drug development, Prescription drug transparency, S 1416/HR 5133, S-64,HR-2374,HR-3379-Pharma competition legislation, Medicare Part B drug reimbursement
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 2082/H.R. 3666 (STRONGER Patents Act) Trade-related intellectual property policy/practices/encroachment by foreign countries/companies against U.S. competitiveness interests - China, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States review of Chinese acquisitions and joint ventures, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement IP chapter, International Trade Commission exclusion of U.S. patent-infringing imports, ITC baseband chip set patent infringement remedy, intellectual property exclusivity and protections in trade agreements Piracy of online and streaming copyrighted content Compulsory licensing - S. 377/H.R. 1046 (Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act), S. 102/H.R. 465 (Prescription Drug Price Relief Act), S. 977 (Transparent Drug Pricing Act) NIST Return on Investment Initiative for Unleashing American Innovation S. 344/H.R. 990 (Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act) FTC/patent licensing as exclusive property right Bayh-Dole Act/technology transfer, misuse of march-in rights Procedural and evidentiary standards used at Patent Trial and Appeal Board PTO patentable subject matter eligibility guidance Section 101 patentable subject matter reform Injunctive relief from willful infringement DOJ-DOC withdrawal of 2013 Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary F/RAND Commitments S. 1273/H.R. 2426 (Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act) S. 1416 (Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act) Obviousness/No Combination Drug Patents Act H.R. 4398/H.R. 5133 (Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act) H.R. 3991 (Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act) H.R. 5478 (Inventor Rights Act) Patent licensing/standards-essential patents/U.S. technological leadership in 5G and other technologies/economic and national security implications DOJ-PTO-NIST 2019 revised Joint Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary F/RAND Commitments Efficient infringement Digital Millennium Copyright Act modernization Patent Trial & Appeal Board Covered Business Methods program PTAB Rules of Practice for Instituting on All Challenged Patent Claims and All Grounds and Eliminating the Presumption at Institution Favoring Petitioner as to Testimonial Evidence (Docket No. PTO-P-2019-0024) S. 3630 (Facilitating Innovation to Fight Coronavirus Act) Denial of rights of exclusivity for COVID-19-related innovations H.R. 7366 (Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act) S. 3835 (SCRIPT Act) Proposed policy requiring privately produced, privately funded, copyrighted, peer-reviewed journal articles be given away free upon publication if they discuss any underlying research supported by a government grant Patent Trial and Appeal Board Covered Business Methods program statutory expiration Appointments Clause and the constitutionality of AdministrativePatent Judges invalidation of patents Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (RIN:0651-AD47) Discretion to Institute Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Docket No. PTO-C-2020-0055) H.R. 133 (Consolidated Appropriations Act FY 2021 provisions related to Patent & Trademark Office, CASE Act, and copyright infringement via streaming loophole reform)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum - - - Biologics Regulations - - - Intellectual Property Issues Bayh-Dole Act/Tech Transfer ---Bayh-Dole 40th Anniversary ---Domestic Manufacturing Requirement ---March-In Rights Compulsory licensing ---S.2387: We Protect American Investment in Drugs Act of 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Drug Patenting ---H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Intellectual Property International Enforcement ---China ---S.3952: A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have engaged in significant theft of trade secrets of United States persons, and for other purposes. Patent Reform ---H.R.7259/S.2814: Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act of 2020 Patenting of Biological Inventions ---Section 101 Modernization The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---Implementation of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---IP Provisions US-China Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-EU Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-Japan Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-Kenya Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-UK Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions
Client expense: $3,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.34: 21st Century Cures Act 2.0 ---RFI from House Energy and Commerce Committee 340B Drug Discount Program ---Executive Order on Affordable Life-saving Medications ---H.R. 7614: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Program Implementation & Oversight Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---Executive order on Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America First Drug Importation ---Executive Order on Increasing Drug Importation to Lower Prices for American Patients Antibiotic & Diagnostic Tax Credit Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum ---Biologics Regulations ---Intellectual Property Issues Biodefense Research, Development and Procurement Issues (Nonfunding) ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 ---H.R. 748: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---S.4760: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2020 ---S.4231: Preparing for the Next Pandemic Act of 2020 ---Strategic National Stockpile ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.7537: Infectious Disease Therapies Research and Innovation Act ---H.R.7556: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make a portion of research credit refundable for certain small businesses engaging in specified medical research. ---H.R.7555: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to add a new medical research component to the credit for increasing research activities. ---H.R.7537: Infectious Disease Therapies Research and Innovation Act ---Implementation of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act of 2019 ---Executive Order on Buy American ---Executive Order on Modernizing Influenza Vaccines ---Gene editing ---Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 ---Implementation of Medical Countermeasure Innovation Act of 2016 ---MCM Manufacturing & Capacity ---MCM R&D Incentives ---National Biodefense Strategy ---Senate HELP Pandemic Preparedness White Paper ---Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) Program Biosimilars ---Biosimilar Copay ---BSUFA ---Implementation and Reauthorization of the Biosimilar User Fee Act of 2017 ---Reimbursement Climate Change ---RFI from House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ---H.R.7917: IGNITE American Innovation Act ---H.R.6260/S.3545: Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments for Coronavirus Patients Act of 2020 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---S.4775: The Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Business Act ---H.R.7288: The Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act ---COVID-19 Vaccine and Therapeutic Development ---Coverage for Covid Tx ---Drug Supply Chain Management ---Funding for Countermeasure Injury Compensation Program ---Healthcare Disparities ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Liability ---Medicare reimbursement policies ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Pricing-related Provisions ---R&D Funding for Medical Countermeasures ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights ---Senate HELP Pandemic Preparedness White Paper Drug Evaluation and Review ---S.1617: Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 ---H.R.7269/S.3872: Promising Pathway Act ---Compassionate Use/Expanded Access ---Expedited Pathways ---Priority Review Voucher Programs Drug Manufacturing, Quality & Distribution ---Drug Shortages ---Drug Supply Chain Management ---Executive Order on Buy American Drug Patenting ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Drug Pricing ---H.R.3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 ---H.R.488/S.99: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---H.R.1093/S.378: Stop Price Gouging Act of 2019 ---H.R.1425: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act of 2020 ---S.1895: Lower Health Care Costs for Patients Act of 2019 ---H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 ---S.1617: Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 ---H.R.19/S.3129: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 ---H.R.2069/S.474: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 ---H.R.275: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 ---H.R.1188/S.366: Forcing Limits on Abusive and Tumultuous prices (FLAT) prices Act of 2019 ---H.R.2113: Prescription Drug STAR Act of 2019 ---H.R.2376/S.1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 ---H.R.2387: Stop The Overuse of Petitions and Get Affordable Medicines to Enter Soon (STOP GAMES) Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---H.R.3199: Terminating the Extension of Rights Misappropriated (TERM) Act of 2019 ---H.R.3991: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.7288: The Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 ---H.R.7614: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---CMMI Authority ---Executive Order on Buy American ---Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-saving Medications ---Executive Order on Increasing Drug Importation to Lower Prices for American Patients ---Executive Order on Lowering Prices for Patients by Eliminating Kickbacks to Middlemen ---General ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Most Favored Nation Executive Order ---Proposed Federal Price Caps on COVID-19 Therapeutics and Vaccines Foreign Drug Data Protection Laws ---Regulatory Harmonization Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance Programs ---S. 1624: Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---H.R.7610: Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---H.R.7614: Labor, Health and Human services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---H.R.748: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---S.4760:Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2020 Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---H.R. 8337: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and other Extensions Act of 2020 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.748: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---H.R.7614: Labor, Health and Human services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---S. 1624: Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act ---Health Defense Operations Funding Designation ---H.R.7537: Infectious Disease Therapies Research and Innovation Act ---H.R.7556: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make a portion of research credit refundable for certain small businesses engaging in specified medical research. ---H.R.7555: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to add a new medical research component to the credit for increasing research activities. ---H.R.7537: Infectious Disease Therapies Research and Innovation Act Funding for FDA ---H.R.7610: Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) ---H.R.7614: Labor, Health and Human services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for National Institutes of Health ---H.R. 8337: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and other Extensions Act of 2020 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.748: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Programs ---H.R. 8337: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and other Extensions Act of 2020 ---H.R.748: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---H.R.7614: Labor, Health and Human services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Funding for 2020-21 Influenza Season Preparedness and Response ---Funding for Routine Immunization Infrastructure during Pandemic Funding for the HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy ---H.R.7614: Labor, Health and Human services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Medicaid ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---S.3013: Encouraging Innovation Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act of 2019 ---Alternative payment arrangements for gene therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Drug Benefit Design ---Pricing and Rebates ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Medicare Expansion ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 Orphan Drug Issues ---H.R.4439/S.4010: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2019 ---H.R.4712: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act of 2019 ---Tax Credit Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review ---H.R. 8337: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and other Extensions Act of 2020 ---H.R.4439/S.4010: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2019 Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.19/S.3129: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 ---H.R.275: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 ---H.R.3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 ---H.R.488/S.99: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---S.2326: New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---Executive Order on Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America First ---Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications ---Executive Order on Lowering Prices for Patients by Eliminating Kickbacks to Middlemen ---In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule ---Value-based Contracting and Communications The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---Implementation of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---IP Provisions Trade and Foreign Drug Price Controls US-China Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-UK Trade Agreement ---Digital Trade ---IP Provisions ---Market Access ---Regulatory Harmonization Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---H.R.2862/S.1619: Vaccine Awareness Campaign to Champion Immunization Nationally and Enhance Safety (VACCINES) Act of 2019 ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.748: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---H.R.7614: Labor, Health and Human services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---S.4509: Vaccine And Coverage Certainty (VACC) Act ---Adult Immunization Education ---Countermeasure Injury Compensation Program ---Implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 ---MCM Manufacturing & Capacity ---MCM R&D Incentives ---Maternal Immunization ---Operation Warp Speed/ACTIV ---S.4760: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2020 ---Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ---Vaccine Quality Measure ---Vaccine Safety ---Vaccine and Anti-Microbial Resistance Product Development and Incentives
Client expense: $3,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
21st Century Cures Act 2.0 ---RFI from House Energy and Commerce Committee Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ---H.R.7288: The Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act ---COVID-19 Vaccine and Therapeutic Development ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Pricing-related Provisions Drug Pricing ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---H.R.1093/S.378: Stop Price Gouging Act of 2019 ---H.R.2376/S.1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.7288: The Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---CMMI Authority ---General ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---H.R.7614: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Potential Administration Executive Orders ---Pricing-related Provisions Medicaid ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---Alternative payment arrangements for gene therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Pricing and Rebates ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Medicare Expansion ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.5122: To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare Part B Prescription Drug Models ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---S.2326: New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Value-based Contracting and Communications Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---S.4760: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2020
Client expense: $3,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Drug safety issues; Prescription drug abuse; Monitor drug pricing legislation; H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act; S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act; S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019; H.R. 5133, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019; H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; Public Law 116-136, CARES Act; H.R. 1425, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act (PPACEA); Issues related to Priority Review Voucher extension; H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act; H.R. 925, The Heroes Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 124 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act Issues related to drug patents and exclusivities (no bill) H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 H.R. 1499, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 S. 1224, The Stop STALLING Act S. 1416, The Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act S.659 - the Biologics Patent Transparency Act H.R. 938 Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics H.R. 5133 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition H.R. 3991 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2374 Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act H.R. 2375 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act
Client expense: $2,920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act (S. 64); Regulatory exclusivity; Drug pricing; Medicare Part B international reference pricing; Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 (H.R. 1499); Generic drug competition; Drug patent issues; Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 (S. 1416); Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (H.R.2375); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 (H.R. 5133/H.R. 4398); H.R.3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019, H.R.19 - Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019, Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act (H.R. 4710); H.R. 3991 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019; Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for Americas Seniors and Families Act (S. 3384); Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 (S. 1617); Recall Unsafe Drugs Act of 2020 (H.R. 5578); Executive Order 13944; Compulsory licensing; Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R. 5741), No Ban Act (H.R. 2214/S. 1123); Benefit and Payment Parameters; Notice Requirement for Non-Federal Governmental Plans (85 Fed. Reg. 7088); Medical Supply Chain Security Act (S. 3343); Strengthening America's Supply Chain and National Security Act (S. 3538 / H.R.6393); Drug recalls, registration and listing, inspections, expiration dating and shortages, and supply chain issues; Real world evidence; Presidential Proclamation 10052 of June 22, 2020; Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020 (H.R.7288); Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Pricegouging Act of 2020 (H.R.7296); Strategic National Stockpile; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049); Endless Frontier Act (H.R.6978 / S. 3832); S.Res.625 - A resolution encouraging the Government and the people of the United States to "Buy American"; Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act (S.3933); Securing America From Epidemics Act (H.R.6334); The Heroes Act (H.R.6800); Securing America's Vaccines for Emergencies (H.R. 6399/S. 3715); Executive Order 13922; Executive Order 13911; Executive Order 13938; Domestic manufacturing incentives; Potential amendments to PREP Act; Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements To Consumers Here In North America Act (H.R. 6690); Bayh-Dole Act; Pharmaceutical Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act (S.3781); Prescription Drug User Fee Act reauthorization; Learnings from Pandemic; Safe Authorization for Vaccines during Emergencies Act (S.4427); Potential Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board; Executive Order 13948; Advancing Americas Interests Act (H.R. 8037); Safeguarding American Innovation Act (S. 3997); Safe to Work Act (S. 4317); 340B drug discounts.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $350,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Biopharmaceutical Intellectual Property Data exclusivity Patent Litigation Reform and Issues Related to Post Grant Proceedings at PTO BPCIA Patents Inter Partes Review at PTO Biosimilars S 1416 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 H.R.465 - Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 H.R.938 - BLOCKING Act of 2019 H.R.987 - Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act H.R.1046 - Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 Bayh-Dole Act Section 101 H.R.3991 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 H.R.4398 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 S.1617 - Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 HR 4712 - Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act HR 4850 - Biologic Patent Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug patent disclosures HR 5133 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 Intellectual Property Issues in Response to coronavirus S.2387 - We Protect American Investment in Drugs Act of 2019 S.64 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics & Biosimilars Act of 2019
Client expense: $1,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 2082/H.R. 3666 (STRONGER Patents Act) Trade-related intellectual property policy/practices/encroachment by foreign countries/companies against U.S. competitiveness interests - China, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States review of Chinese acquisitions and joint ventures, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement IP chapter, International Trade Commission exclusion of U.S. patent-infringing imports, ITC baseband chip set patent infringement remedy, intellectual property exclusivity and protections in trade agreements Piracy of online and streaming copyrighted content Compulsory licensing - S. 377/H.R. 1046 (Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act), S. 102/H.R. 465 (Prescription Drug Price Relief Act), S. 977 (Transparent Drug Pricing Act) NIST Return on Investment Initiative for Unleashing American Innovation S. 344/H.R. 990 (Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act) FTC/patent licensing as exclusive property right Bayh-Dole Act/technology transfer, march-in rights Procedural and evidentiary standards used at Patent Trial and Appeal Board PTO patentable subject matter eligibility guidance Section 101 patentable subject matter reform Injunctive relief from willful infringement DOJ-DOC withdrawal of 2013 Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary F/RAND Commitments S. 1273/H.R. 2426 (Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act) S. 1416 (Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act) Obviousness/No Combination Drug Patents Act H.R. 4398/H.R. 5133 (Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act) H.R. 3991 (Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act) H.R. 5478 (Inventor Rights Act) Patent licensing/standards-essential patents/U.S. technological leadership in 5G and other technologies/economic and national security implications DOJ-PTO-NIST 2019 revised Joint Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary F/RAND Commitments Efficient infringement Digital Millennium Copyright Act modernization Patent Trial & Appeal Board Covered Business Methods program PTAB Rules of Practice for Instituting on All Challenged Patent Claims and All Grounds and Eliminating the Presumption at Institution Favoring Petitioner as to Testimonial Evidence (Docket No. PTO-P-2019-0024) S. 3630 (Facilitating Innovation to Fight Coronavirus Act) Denial of rights of exclusivity for COVID-19-related innovations H.R. 7366 (Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act) S. 3835 (SCRIPT Act) Proposed policy requiring privately produced, privately funded, copyrighted, peer-reviewed journal articles be given away free upon publication if they discuss any underlying research supported by a government grant Patent Trial and Appeal Board Covered Business Methods program statutory expiration Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (RIN:0651-AD47)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Bayh-Dole Act/Tech Transfer ---Bayh-Dole 40th Anniversary ---Domestic Manufacturing Requirement ---March-In Rights Compulsory licensing ---S.2387: We Protect American Investment in Drugs Act of 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Drug Patenting ---H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Intellectual Property International Enforcement ---China ---S.3952: A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have engaged in significant theft of trade secrets of United States persons, and for other purposes. Patent Reform ---H.R.7259/S.2814: Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act of 2020 Patenting of Biological Inventions ---Section 101 Modernization The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---Implementation of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---IP Provisions US-China Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-EU Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-Japan Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-Kenya Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-UK Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions
Client expense: $3,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
21st Century Cures Act 2.0 ---RFI from House Energy and Commerce Committee Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ---H.R.7288: The Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act ---COVID-19 Vaccine and Therapeutic Development ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Pricing-related Provisions Drug Pricing ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---H.R.1093/S.378: Stop Price Gouging Act of 2019 ---H.R.2376/S.1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.7288: The Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---CMMI Authority ---General ---HHS Blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out of pocket costs ---Implementation of CREATES Act of 2019 ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Potential Administration Executive Orders ---Pricing-related Provisions Medicaid ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---Alternative payment arrangements for gene therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Pricing and Rebates Medicare Expansion ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.5122: To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare Part B Prescription Drug Models ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---S.2326: New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---HHS Blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out of pocket costs ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Surprise Billing ---Value-based Contracting and Communications Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2020
Client expense: $3,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
21st Century Cures Act 2.0 ---RFI from House Energy and Commerce Committee 340B Drug Discount Program ---340B Pause Act (Discussion Draft House/Senate) ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Program Implementation & Oversight Biodefense Research, Development and Procurement Issues (Nonfunding) ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Executive Order on Modernizing Influenza Vaccines ---Gene editing ---Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 ---Implementation of Medical Countermeasure Innovation Act of 2016 ---Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act of 2019 ---National Biodefense Strategy ---Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) Program Biosimilars ---H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 ---Biosimilar Copay ---Brazil Biologics Regulations ---BSUFA ---Canada Biologics Regulations ---Coding ---Implementation and Reauthorization of the Biosimilar User Fee Act of 2017 ---Implementation of CREATES Act of 2019 ---India Biologics Regulations ---Interchangeability and Pharmacy Substitution ---Mexico Biologics Regulations ---Naming ---Reimbursement Climate Change ---RFI from House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ---H.R.6206: Pandemic Response and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act of 2020 ---H.R.6260/S.3545: Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments for Coronavirus Patients Act of 2020 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.7288: The Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act ---COVID-19 Vaccine and Therapeutic Development ---Drug Supply Chain Management ---Healthcare Disparities ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Liability ---Medicare reimbursement policies ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Pricing-related Provisions ---R&D Funding for Medical Countermeasures ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights ---Senate HELP Pandemic Preparedness White Paper Drug Evaluation and Review ---S.1617: Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 ---S.3872: Promising Pathway Act ---Compassionate Use/Expanded Access ---Expedited Pathways ---Priority Review Voucher Programs Drug Manufacturing, Quality & Distribution ---Drug Shortages ---Drug Supply Chain Management Drug Patenting ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Drug Pricing ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---H.R.1093/S.378: Stop Price Gouging Act of 2019 ---H.R.1425: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act of 2020 ---H.R.2069/S.474: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 ---H.R.2113: Prescription Drug STAR Act of 2019 ---H.R.2376/S.1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.7288: The Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---CMMI Authority ---General ---HHS Blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out of pocket costs ---Implementation of CREATES Act of 2019 ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Potential Administration Executive Orders ---Pricing-related Provisions Foreign Drug Data Protection Laws ---Regulatory Harmonization Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance Programs ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2020 Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Health Defense Operations Funding Designation ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for FDA ---Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for National Institutes of Health ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Programs ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Funding for 2020-21 Influenza Season Preparedness and Response ---Funding for Routine Immunization Infrastructure during Pandemic ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for the HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Medicaid ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---Alternative payment arrangements for gene therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Pricing and Rebates Medicare Expansion ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 Orphan Drug Issues ---H.R.4439/S.4010: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2019 ---H.R.4712: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act of 2019 ---Tax Credit Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review ---H.R.4439/S.4010: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2019 Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.275: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 ---H.R.5122: To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare Part B Prescription Drug Models ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---S.2326: New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---HHS Blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out of pocket costs ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Surprise Billing ---Value-based Contracting and Communications The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---Implementation of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---IP Provisions Trade and Foreign Drug Price Controls US-China Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-EU Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-Japan Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-Kenya Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-UK Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---H.R.2862/S.1619: Vaccine Awareness Campaign to Champion Immunization Nationally and Enhance Safety (VACCINES) Act of 2019 ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ---H.R.6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act of 2020 ---Adult Immunization Education ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Maternal Immunization ---Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2020 ---Vaccine and Anti-Microbial Resistance Product Development and Incentives ---Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
Client expense: $3,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 124 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act Issues related to drug patents and exclusivities (no bill) H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 H.R. 1499, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 S. 1224, The Stop STALLING Act S. 1416, The Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, on product hopping and patent thicketing S.659 - the Biologics Patent Transparency Act H.R. 938 Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics H.R. 5133 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition H.R. 3991 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2374 Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act H.R. 2375 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act
Client expense: $2,970,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Drug safety issues; Prescription drug abuse; Monitor drug pricing legislation; H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act; S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act; S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019; H.R. 5133, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019; H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; Public Law 116-136, CARES Act; H.R. 1425, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act (PPACEA)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Biopharmaceutical Intellectual Property Data exclusivity Patent Litigation Reform and Issues Related to Post Grant Proceedings at PTO BPCIA Patents Inter Partes Review at PTO Biosimilars S 1416 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 H.R.465 - Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 H.R.938 - BLOCKING Act of 2019 H.R.987 - Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act H.R.1046 - Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 Bayh-Dole Act Section 101 H.R.3991 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 H.R.4398 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 S.1617 - Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 HR 4712 - Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act H.R. 4850: Biologic Patent Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug patent disclosures H.R. 5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug exclusivity periods and manufacturer behavior Intellectual Property Issues in Response to coronavirus S. 2387, We Protect American Investment in Drugs Act of 2019 S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics & Biosimilars Act of 2019
Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act (S. 64); Regulatory exclusivity; Drug pricing; Medicare Part B international reference pricing; Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 (H.R. 1499); Generic drug competition; Drug patent issues; Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 (S. 1895); STOP Stalling Act (S. 1224); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 (S. 1416); Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (H.R.2375); Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 (H.R.2011/S. 1140); Drug importation; State-Based, Market-Oriented, Prescription Drug Negotiations Act of 2019 (H.R. 2038); Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019 (S.977); Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 (H.R. 1046); Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 (H.R. 275); Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act (H.R. 448); Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 (H.R. 3); Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2019 (S.476); Fair Care Act of 2019 (H.R.1332); Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 (S. 2543); Competition Prescription Act of 2019 (H.R. 3947); Fixing Global Freeloading Act (H.R. 2209); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (S.1790); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 (HR 5133/HR 4398); STOP GAMES Act of 2019 (HR 2387); H.R.3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019, H.R.19 - Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019, Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act (HR 4710); H.R. 3991 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019; Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1520); Biologic Patent Transparency Act (S. 659); Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 1503); Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act (S. 3166); Biosimilars user fees legislation; Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for Americas Seniors and Families Act (S. 3384); Anticompetitive Exclusionary Conduct Prevention Act of 2020 (S. 3426); Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 (S. 1617); Priority review vouchers; MODERN Labeling Act of 2020 (HR 5668); Recall Unsafe Drugs Act of 2020 (HR 5578); Buy American Executive Order; Compulsory licensing; Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R. 5741), No Ban Act (H.R. 2214/S. 1123); Benefit and Payment Parameters; Notice Requirement for Non-Federal Governmental Plans (85 Fed. Reg. 7088); Medical Supply Chain Security Act (S. 3343); Strengthening America's Supply Chain and National Security Act (S. 3538 / H.R.6393) Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 6074), Drug recalls, registration and listing, expiration dating and shortages, and supply chain issues; Real world evidence; Presidential Proclamation 10052 of June 22, 2020; Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020 (H.R.7288); Biosimilars user fee legislation; Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments for Coronavirus Patients Act of 2020 (HR 6260/S.3545); Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Pricegouging Act of 2020 (H.R.7296); Strategic National Stockpile; Data Sharing; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (HR 4049); Endless Frontier Act (H.R.6978 / S. 3832); S.Res.625 - A resolution encouraging the Government and the people of the United States to "Buy American"; Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act (S.3933); Securing America From Epidemics Act (H.R.6334); The Heroes Act (H.R.6800); Securing America's Vaccines for Emergencies (HR 6399/S. 3715); Executive Order 13922; Executive Order 13911; Executive Order 13922; Domestic manufacturing incentives; Potential amendments to PREP Act; Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements To Consumers Here In North America Act (H.R. 6690); Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019 (H.R. 986); Bayh-Dole Act; TM Act of 2020 (S.3449 / HR 6196); Pharmaceutical Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act (S.3781); Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020 (S.3537)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $420,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 2082/H.R. 3666 (STRONGER Patents Act) Trade-related intellectual property policy/practices/encroachment by foreign countries/companies against U.S. competitiveness interests - China, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States review of Chinese acquisitions and joint ventures, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement IP chapter, International Trade Commission exclusion of U.S. patent-infringing imports, ITC baseband chip set patent infringement remedy, intellectual property exclusivity and protections in trade agreements Piracy of online and streaming copyrighted content Compulsory licensing - S. 377/H.R. 1046 (Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act), S. 102/H.R. 465 (Prescription Drug Price Relief Act), S. 977 (Transparent Drug Pricing Act) NIST Return on Investment Initiative for Unleashing American Innovation S. 344/H.R. 990 (Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act) FTC/patent licensing as exclusive property right Bayh-Dole Act/technology transfer, march-in rights Procedural and evidentiary standards used at Patent Trial and Appeal Board PTO patentable subject matter eligibility guidance Section 101 patentable subject matter reform Injunctive relief from willful infringement DOJ-DOC withdrawal of 2013 Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary F/RAND Commitments S. 1273/H.R. 2426 (Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act) S. 1416 (Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act) Obviousness/No Combination Drug Patents Act H.R. 4398/H.R. 5133 (Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act) H.R. 3991 (Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act) H.R. 5478 (Inventor Rights Act) Patent licensing/standards-essential patents/U.S. technological leadership in 5G and other technologies/economic and national security implications DOJ-PTO-NIST 2019 revised Joint Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary F/RAND Commitments Efficient infringement Digital Millennium Copyright Act modernization Patent Trial & Appeal Board Covered Business Methods program PTAB Rules of Practice for Instituting on All Challenged Patent Claims and All Grounds and Eliminating the Presumption at Institution Favoring Petitioner as to Testimonial Evidence (Docket No. PTO-P-2019-0024) S. 3630 (Facilitating Innovation to Fight Coronavirus Act) Denial of rights of exclusivity for COVID-19-related innovations H.R. 7366 (Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 938: BLOCKING Act of 2019 - Provisions related to 180 day generic prescription drug exclusivity H.R. 987: Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing, patent settlements, and other issues H.R. 1344: Competitive Deals Resulting in Unleashed Generics and Savings Act of 2019 - Provisions related to patent settlements H.R. 1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 - Provisions related to patent settlements H.R. 1503: Orange Book Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug and device patent listings H.R. 1520: Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patent listings H.R. 2374: Stop STALLING Act - Provisions related to citizen petitions H.R. 2375: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements H.R. 2387: STOP GAMES Act of 2019 - Provisions related to citizen petitions H.R. 2455: Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2019 - Provisions related to citizen petitions H.R. 2700: Lowering Prescription Drug Costs and Extending Community Health Centers and Other Public Health Priorities Act - Provisions related to patent settlements, generic exclusivity, Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 3666: STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patents H.R. 4712: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act - Provisions related to prescription drug exclusivity periods H.R. 4850: Biologic Patent Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug patent disclosures H.R. 5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug exclusivity periods and manufacturer behavior H.R. 6196: Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 - Provisions related to trademarks S. 64: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements S. 102: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 - Provisions related to foreign reference pricing, patents and march-in rights S. 1209: Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years Act - Provisions related to prescription drug patents S. 1224: Stop STALLING Act - Provisions related to citizen petitions S. 1416: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patents S. 1617: Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patents S. 3449: Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 - Provisions related to trademarks Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Trademark legislative proposals Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues
Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1499, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 - Provisions related to patent settlements H.R. 3991, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 H.R. 5133, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patents Patent litigation reform issues and issues related to post-grant proceedings at the PTO Value of intellectual property
Client expense: $2,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 124 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act Issues related to drug patents and exclusivities (no bill) H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 H.R. 1499, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 S. 1224, The Stop STALLING Act S. 1416, The Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, on product hopping and patent thicketing S.659 - the Biologics Patent Transparency Act H.R. 938 Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics H.R. 5133 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition H.R. 3991 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2374 Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act H.R. 2375 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act
Client expense: $2,700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
21st Century Cures Act 2.0 ---RFI from House Energy and Commerce Committee Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.748/S.3548: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---H.R.6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Medicare Reimbursement Policies ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Reasonable Pricing Provisions Drug Pricing ---H.R.3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 ---H.R.19/S.3129: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---H.R.1188/S.366: Forcing Limits on Abusive and Tumultuous (FLAT) Prices Act of 2019 ---H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 ---H.R.1503: Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 ---H.R.1520: Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 ---H.R.2376/S.1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 ---H.R.2387: STOP GAMES Act of 2019 ---H.R.3199 Terminating the Extension of Rights Misappropriated (TERM) Act of 2019 ---H.R.3991 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---S.64: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act of 2019 ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 ---S.1617: Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 ---S.1895: Lower Health Care Costs for Patients Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---CMMI Authority ---General ---HHS Blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out of pocket costs ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Reasonable Pricing Provisions Medicaid ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 ---Alternative payment arrangements for gene therapies ---Pricing and Rebates Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 ---H.R.19/S.3129: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 ---S.2326: New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---HHS Blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out of pocket costs ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Surprise Billing ---Value-based Contracting and Communications Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019
Client expense: $2,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Bayh-Dole Act/Tech Transfer ---Bayh-Dole 40th Anniversary ---March-In Rights Compulsory Licensing ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 Drug Patenting ---H.R.19/S.3129: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---H.R.1188/S.366: Forcing Limits on Abusive and Tumultuous prices (FLAT) prices Act of 2019 ---H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 ---H.R.1503: Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 ---H.R.1520: Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 ---H.R.3199: Terminating the Extension of Rights Misappropriated (TERM) Act of 2019 ---H.R.3991: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 ---S.64: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act of 2019 ---S.659: Biologic Patent Transparency Act of 2019 ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 ---S.1617: Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 ---S.1895: Lower Health Care Costs for Patients Act of 2019 Intellectual Property International Enforcement ---China ---India Inter Partes Review ---H.R.1503: Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 ---H.R.3666/S.2082: Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act of 2019 ---S.1617: Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 ---S.440 PACED Act of 2019 ---Implementation of the America Invents Act of 2011 Patent Reform ---H.R.3199: Terminating the Extension of Rights Misappropriated (TERM) Act of 2019 ---Patent Litigation Reforms Patenting of Biological Inventions ---Section 101 Modernization The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement ---IP Provisions US-China Trade Negotiations ---IP Provisions US-Japan Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-Kenya Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-UK Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions
Client expense: $2,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
21st Century Cures Act 2.0 ---RFI from House Energy and Commerce Committee 340B Drug Discount Program ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Biodefense Research, Development and Procurement Issues (Non-funding) ---H.R.748/S.3548: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---H.R.6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 ---Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act of 2019 ---National Biodefense Strategy Biosimilars ---H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 ---H.R.1520: Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 ---S.64: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act of 2019 ---S.659: Biologic Patent Transparency Act of 2019 ---Implementation and Reauthorization of the Biosimilar User Fee Act of 2017 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.748/S.3548: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---H.R.6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 ---Drug Supply Chain Management ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Medicare Reimbursement Policies ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---R&D Funding for Medical Countermeasures ---Reasonable Pricing Provisions Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine Regulation and Oversight ---H.R.6102/S3404: VALID Act of 2020 Drug Evaluation and Review ---S.1617: Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 ---Patient-Focused Drug Development ---Regulatory Reform & Modernization ---Use of Real-World Evidence Drug Importation ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---General Drug Manufacturing, Quality & Distribution ---Drug Shortages ---Supply Chain Integrity and Traceability Drug Patenting ---H.R.19/S.3129: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---H.R.1188/S.366: Forcing Limits on Abusive and Tumultuous prices (FLAT) prices Act of 2019 ---H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 ---H.R.1503: Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 ---H.R.1520: Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 ---H.R.3199: Terminating the Extension of Rights Misappropriated (TERM) Act of 2019 ---H.R.3991: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 ---S.1617: Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 ---S.1895: Lower Health Care Costs for Patients Act of 2019 ---S.64: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act of 2019 ---S.659: Biologic Patent Transparency Act of 2019 Drug Pricing ---H.R.3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 ---H.R.19/S.3129: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 ---H.R.1046/S.377: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 ---H.R.1188/S.366: Forcing Limits on Abusive and Tumultuous Prices (FLAT) Prices Act of 2019 ---H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 ---H.R.1503: Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 ---H.R.1520: Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 ---H.R.2376/S.1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 ---H.R.2387: STOP GAMES Act of 2019 ---H.R.3199 Terminating the Extension of Rights Misappropriated (TERM) Act of 2019 ---H.R.3991 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---S.64: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act of 2019 ---S.1416/H.R.4398/H.R.3991/H.R.5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 ---S.1617: Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 ---S.1895: Lower Health Care Costs for Patients Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---CMMI Authority ---General ---HHS Blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out of pocket costs ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Reasonable Pricing Provisions Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance Programs ---H.R.748/S.3548: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.4100/S.1712: DISARM Act of 2019 ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---H.R.748/S.3548: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for FDA ---H.R.748/S.3548: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for National Institutes of Health ---H.R.748/S.3548: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Programs ---H.R.748/S.3548: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Medicaid ---H.R.5741: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2020 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---Alternative payment arrangements for gene therapies ---Pricing and Rebates Opioid Crisis ---General ---Implementation of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act of 2018 Orphan Drug Issues ---H.R.4712: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act of 2019 ---Tax Credit Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review ---H.R.4439: Creating Hope Reathorization Act of 2019 Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 ---H.R.19/S.3129: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 ---S.2326: New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2019 ---S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---HHS Blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out of pocket costs ---Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---International Pricing Index Proposal ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Surprise Billing ---Value-based Contracting and Communications The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement ---IP Provisions US-China Trade Negotiations ---IP Provisions US-Japan Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-Kenya Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions US-UK Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Tax ---H.R.748/S.3548: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 202 ---H.R.1973/S.1654: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2019 ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---H.R.6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---H.R.748/S.3548: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 ---H.R.5076/S.1872: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ---H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---H.R.6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 ---Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Vaccine and Anti-Microbial Resistance Product Development and Incentives
Client expense: $2,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S.659 - Biologic Patent Transparency Act Data Exclusivity Intellectual Property Biopharmaceutical Innovation Policy Issues Biologics Data Protection issues Patent Litigation Reform and Issues Related to Post Grant Proceedings at PTO BPCIA Patents Inter Partes Review at PTO Biosimilars S 1416 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 H.R.465 - Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 H.R.938 - BLOCKING Act of 2019 H.R.987 - Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act H.R.1046 - Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues Section 101 H.R.1520 - Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 H.R.3991 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 H.R.4398 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 S.1617 - Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 HR 4712 - Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act H.R. 4850: Biologic Patent Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug patent disclosures H.R. 5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug exclusivity periods and manufacturer behavior
Client expense: $3,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act (S. 64); Regulatory exclusivity; Drug pricing; Medicare Part B international reference pricing; Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 (H.R. 1499); Generic drug competition; Drug patent issues; Proposed rule on rebate safe Harbor (84 Fed. Reg. 2340); Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 (S. 1895); STOP Stalling Act (S. 1224); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 (S. 1416); Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (H.R.2375); Drug importation; State-Based, Market-Oriented, Prescription Drug Negotiations Act of 2019 (H.R. 2038); Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019 (S.977); Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2019 (S. 2161); Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 (H.R. 1046); Direct to consumer advertising; Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 (H.R. 275); Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act (H.R. 448); Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 (H.R. 3); Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2019 (S.476); Fair Care Act of 2019 (H.R.1332); Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 (S. 2543); Competition Prescription Act of 2019 (H.R. 3947); Fixing Global Freeloading Act (H.R. 2209); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 (HR 5133/HR 4398); STOP GAMES Act of 2019 (HR 2387);; H.R.3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019, H.R.19 - Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019, Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act (HR 4710); H.R. 3991 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019; Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1520); Biologic Patent Transparency Act (S. 659); Conditional Approval Act (S. 3133); Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act (H.R. 4712 / S. 3271); Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 1503); Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act (S. 3166); Biosimilars user fees legislation; Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for Americas Seniors and Families Act (S. 3384); Anticompetitive Exclusionary Conduct Prevention Act of 2020 (S. 3426); Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 (S. 1617); Priority review vouchers; MODERN Labeling Act of 2020 (HR 5668); CARES Act (HR 748/S. 3548); Recall Unsafe Drugs Act of 2020 (HR 5578); Buy American Executive Order; Compulsory licensing; Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R. 5741), No Ban Act (H.R. 2214/S. 1123); Benefit and Payment Parameters; Notice Requirement for Non-Federal Governmental Plans (85 Fed. Reg. 7088); Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act (MEDS Act) (S. 2723); Medical Supply Chain Security Act (S. 3343); Strengthening America's Supply Chain and National Security Act (S. 3538) Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 6074), Drug recalls, registration and listing, shortages, and supply chain reporting; Strategic National Stockpile.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $260,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 938: BLOCKING Act of 2019 - Provisions related to 180 day generic prescription drug exclusivity H.R. 987: Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing, patent settlements, and other issues H.R. 1344: Competitive Deals Resulting in Unleashed Generics and Savings Act of 2019 - Provisions related to patent settlements H.R. 1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 - Provisions related to patent settlements H.R. 1503: Orange Book Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug and device patent listings H.R. 1520: Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patent listings H.R. 2374: Stop STALLING Act - Provisions related to citizen petitions H.R. 2375: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements H.R. 2387: STOP GAMES Act of 2019 - Provisions related to citizen petitions H.R. 2455: Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2019 - Provisions related to citizen petitions H.R. 2700: Lowering Prescription Drug Costs and Extending Community Health Centers and Other Public Health Priorities Act - Provisions related to patent settlements, generic exclusivity, Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 3666: STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patents H.R. 4712: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act - Provisions related to prescription drug exclusivity periods H.R. 4850: Biologic Patent Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug patent disclosures H.R. 5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug exclusivity periods and manufacturer behavior H.R. 6196: Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 - Provisions related to trademarks S. 64: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements S. 102: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 - Provisions related to foreign reference pricing, patents and march-in rights S. 1209: Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years Act - Provisions related to prescription drug patents S. 1224: Stop STALLING Act - Provisions related to citizen petitions S. 1416: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patents S. 1617: Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patents S. 3449: Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 - Provisions related to trademarks Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Trademark legislative proposals Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues
Client expense: $9,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · first_quarter · Pharmacy
Drug Pricing, HR 2375, S 64-Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act) HR 2374/S 1224 Stop STALLING act, HR 2387-Stop GAMES act, S. 1416/HR 5133-Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, S2543-Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, S 551-Refund Act, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (HR 6074), HR3/S 3166-Lower Drug costs now act, HR 1093/S 378-Stop Price Gouging Act, S 377/HR 1046-Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act, H 1801-Affordable Medications Act
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)