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Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021
Legislative Progress
Introduced
April 28, 2021
Latest Action
September 29, 2021
Primary Sponsor
David N. CicillineDemocratic(RI)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
85pct
154d open
vs 9,698 other HR bills in the 117th — cohort avg 63d
Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 This bill prohibits product hopping by drug manufacturers and authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to sue in court or institute administrative proceedings to enforce this prohibition. Generally, product-hopping describes a situation where, when the patents on a reference drug (or biological product) expire, the manufacturer switches to a follow-on product that is covered by a later-expiring patent. Under this bill, a follow-on product is a changed, modified, or reformulated version of the reference drug that shares an indication (what the drug is used for) with the reference drug. The bill presumes product hopping has occurred when a reference drug manufacturer engages in a hard switch or a soft switch . A hard switch occurs when, after receiving notice of an application for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market a generic (or biosimilar) version of the reference drug, the manufacturer markets a follow-on product and (1) the FDA withdraws approval of the reference drug at the manufacturer's request, or (2) the manufacturer announces the withdrawal or discontinuance of the reference drug or destroys the drug's inventory in a manner that impedes generic competitors. Furthermore, the bill presumes that a soft switch occurred if a reference drug manufacturer (1) markets a follow-on product, and (2) takes actions that disadvantage the reference drug relative to that follow-on product in a way that impedes competition from a generic drug. A drug manufacturer may rebut these presumptions by demonstrating that its conduct was not intended to limit competition.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
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Antitrust Legislation Bayh-Dole Act Biopharmaceutical Intellectual Property Biosimilars BPCIA Compulsory licenses Data Exclusivity Intellectual Property Issues in Response to coronavirus Inter Parties Review at PTO Patent Litigation Reform and Issues Related to Post Grant Proceedings at PTO Patents S.1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S.225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act Section 101 H.R. 2883, the Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2891, the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2873, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2884, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act WTO TRIPS Waiver March in rights
Client expense: $1,760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to drug pricing reform Public law 117-1769 Inflation Reduction Act HR 2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, --issues related to cardiovascular disease, --Issues related to FTC, --FDA issues (Food and Drug Omnibus Reforms Act) --Issues related to Pharmacy Benefit Manger transparency --Issues related to clinical trial diversity S1435 affordable prescriptions for patients act H.R.2873 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act H.R. 2884 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act Biosimilars reimbursement issues, no specific bill Supply Chain Issues, no specific bill Issues related to biodefense issues, S3799 PREVENT Pandemics Act Issues related to cardiovascular disease awareness, S. 3018/ HR 3173 Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act Issues related to 340B H.R. 5801 HELP Copays Act Issues related to patient affordability issues, including copay cards, copay accumulators, National Benefit Payment Parameters HR 8588 Fair Care Act, 340B hospital reporting HR 4390 Protect 340B Act
Client expense: $2,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.1435 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act H.R.2873 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act H.R. 2884 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act S 2891 Restore the America Invents Act S. 2774 - Pride in Patent Ownership Act S. 4704 - Patent Examination and Quality Improvement Act of 2022 S. 4417 - Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reform Act of 2022 S. 4430 - Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022 FTC related issues Issues related to the Patent Act Issues related to march-in/Bayh Dole, WTO/TRIPS waiver, no specific bill
Client expense: $2,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
OTC switch process -- no bill number H.R. 6000 - 21st Century Cures 2.0 S.1435/HR 2873 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 H.R.4405 - Small Business FDA User Fee Adjustment Act of 2021 H.R. 7667 - Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 Dietary Supplement Reform -- no bill number Cosmetics Reform -- no bill number S. 4348 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements Act of 2022 or the FDASLA Act of 2022 Genus vs. FDA Circuit Court Lobby Activity
Client expense: $160,270 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act (drug pricing provisions). S.3799, "Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act" or the "PREVENT Pandemics Act." Presidents FY23 Budget Request. H.R. 7032, the Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act. H.R. 7035, the Biologics Market Transparency Act." H.R. 7047, a bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the determination by the Secretary regarding certain biosimilar application elements, and for other purposes. H.R. 1730, the Speeding Therapy Access Today Act of 2021. H.R. 2565, the FDA Modernization Act of 2021. H.R. 3085, the Equity in Neuroscience and Alzheimers Clinical Trials Act of 2021 or the ENACT Act of 2021. H.R. 3927, the Manufacturing API, Drugs, and Excipients in America Act or the MADE in America Act. H.R. 6963, the Accelerated Approval Integrity Act of 2022. H.R. 6973, the Enhanced Access to Affordable Medicines Act. H.R. 7006, the Improving the Nations Safe Pharmaceuticals and Excipients by Creating Tools for Inspecting and Overseeing Needed Supplies Act or the INSPECTIONS Act." H.R. 7032, the Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act. Proposals related to the COVID-19 crisis including proposals to abrogate pharmaceutical patents used in the COVID-19 pandemic. Build Back Better Act provisions relating to drug pricing and H.R. 3, the "Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act." H.R. 19, the "Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021." HHS drug pricing plan to lower drug costs issued in connection with Executive Order 14,036 (Promote Competition in the American Economy). H.R. 2853, the "Bringing Low-Cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics Act of 2021" (or the "BLOCKING Act"). H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 (product hopping). Proposals to change pharmaceutical patent laws including H.R. 2891, "Preserve Access to Affordable Generics & Biosimilars Act" (patent settlements) and H.R. 2884, the "Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvement to Patent Litigation Act" (BPCIA litigation limits). Proposals to improve pharmaceutical supply-chain vulnerabilities. Proposals to retain and attract greater domestic manufacturing of pharmaceuticals including H.R. 2870, The Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2021. Proposals to change Medicare and Medicaid benefit design. Proposals to improve the drug approval process for generic medicines including H.R. 2883, "Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications Act" (citizens petitions), H.R. 2831, the "Prompt Approval of Safe Generic Drugs Act," H.R. 2843, "Stop The Overuse of Petitions and Get Affordable Medicines to Enter Soon Act of 2021" (or the "STOP GAMES Act"), and S. 1462, the Simplifying the Generic Drug Application Process Act. S.164, Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2021. S.415, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act with respect to the scope of new chemical exclusivity. Implementation of the Food & Drug Reauthorization Act (PL 115-52). H.R. 153, the "Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021." H.R. 2815, the "Bolstering Innovative Options to Save Immediately on Medicines Act" (or the "BIOSIM Act"). H.R. 2846, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require PDP sponsors of a prescription drug plan under part D of the Medicare program that use a formulary to include certain generic drugs and biosimilar biological products on such formulary, and for other purpose. S.1463, the Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act.
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| Val Butler Demings | Democratic | FL |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $830,000 · 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), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues related to Inter Partes Review and patent policy generally; Preserving Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act, S. 1428, H.R. 2891; Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, S.1435, H.R. 2873; Restoring the America Invents Act, S. 2891.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 2891, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act S. 2774, Pride in Patent Ownership Act S. 2891, Restoring the America Invents Act Patent litigation reform issues and issues related to post-grant proceedings at the USPTO Value of intellectual property
Client expense: $970,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
IP and Antitrust; H.R. 2883- Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2891- Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2873- Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2884 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 7032- Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act of 2022 S. 1435- Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1425- Stop STALLING Act Trade; Supply Chain and Manufacturing; H.R. 4521-United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, H. Rept. 117-235 Trade; Issues related to the World Trade Organization (WTO) waiver on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) for COVID-19 vaccines
Client expense: $1,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
IP and Antitrust; H.R. 2883- Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2891- Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2873- Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2884 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 7032- Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act of 2022 S. 1435- Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1425- Stop STALLING Act
Client expense: $1,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 2873- Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2883- Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2891- Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 7032- Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act of 2022 S. 1425- Stop STALLING Act S. 1435- Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 TRIPS / IP Waiver Issues related to intellectual property, data exclusivity, patent eligibility & patent law reform, and Antitrust;
Client expense: $1,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D and Medicaid prescription drug benefits Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 S.464 / H.R.2163: Safe Step Act S.917: Short on Competition Act H.R.2355: Opioid Prescription Verification Act H.R.2410: Medicare and You Handbook Improvement Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2843: STOP GAMES Act H.R.2846: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act H.R.2853: BLOCKING Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act S.1425 / H.R.2883: Stop STALLING Act S.1427 / H.R.2869: Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act S.1428 / H.R.2891: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S.1435 / H.R.2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 / Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act S.1462: Simplifying the Generic Drug Application Process Act S.1463: Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act S.1524 / H.R.3029: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act H.R.3173: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act H.R.3682: Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs More Cures Act H.R.4121: To codify a final rule issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to fraud and abuse and the removal of safe harbor protection for certain drug rebates, and for other purposes H.R.4158: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under the Medicare program or as a covered outpatient drug under the Medicaid program H.R.4502: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R.4813: Matts Act S.2814: Vital Medication Affordability Act S.1132: Ending Pricey Insulin (EPI) Act H.R.3062: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 H.R.6000: The CURES 2.0 Act, To continue the acceleration of the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes H.R.3554: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes H.R.6851: To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act to establish new coverage and payment rules for certain COVID-19 diagnostic tests and related items and services, and for other purposes S.3700: A bill to provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under Medicare part D and private health plans H.R.6833: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes H.R.6757: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes H.R.7008: To improve patient access to emerging medication therapies by clarifying the scope of permitted health care economic and scientific information communications between biopharmaceutical manufacturers and population health decision makers, and for other purposes H.R.7047: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the determination by the Secretary regarding certain biosimilar application elements, and for other purposes H.R.6833: Affordable Insulin Now Act H.R.6963: Accelerated Approval Integrity Act H.R.7008: Pre-approval Information Exchange Act H.R.7032: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act H.R.7047: Lowering Costs by Improving Biosimilar Uptake Act S.4011: Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2022 H.R.7666: Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act H.R.7667: Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 H.R.7828: To amend the Public Health Service Act to shorten the exclusivity period for brand name biological products from 12 to 5 years; (PRICED Act) S.4293: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act S.4348: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes; (FDASLA Act) H.R.7995: GOLD CARD Act H.R.5376: The Inflation Reduction Act, Sec. 139301, Prohibiting implementation of rule relating to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor protection for prescription drug rebates 42 CFR Part 1001 RIN 0936-AA08: Fraud and Abuse; Removal of Safe Harbor Protection for Rebates Involving Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Creation of New Safe Harbor Protection for Certain Point-of-Sale Reductions in Price on Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Service Fees 42 CFR Parts 422 423 RIN 0938-AU30 Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Proposed Rule (CMS-4192-P)
Client expense: $2,578,869 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1629: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act - Provisions related to FDA policy and orphan drugs H.R. 2148: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2021 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and march-in rights H.R. 2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 - Provisions related to intellectual property and patents H.R. 2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act - Provisions related to patent infringement H.R. 2891: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements H.R. 5635: Intellectual Property Violators Accountability and Transparency Act - Provisions related to intellectual property protections H.R. 5874: Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2021 - Provisions related to intellectual property protections S. 250: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act - Provisions related to FDA policy and orphan drugs S. 415: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the scope of new chemical exclusivity (Public Law 117-9) - Provisions related to FDA policy and exclusivity S. 1428: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements S. 1435: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 - Provisions related to intellectual property and patents S. 2773: Unleashing American Innovators Act or 2021 - Provisions related to USPTO policy S. 2774: Pride in Patent Ownership Act - Provisions related to patent transparency S. 2891: Restoring the America Invents Act - A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes S. 2910: Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2021 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 180-day exclusivity period, and for other purposes S. 4417: Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reform Act of 2022 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matter relating to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes S. 4430: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022 S. 4704: Patent Examination and Quality Improvement Act of 2022 S. 4918: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues
Client expense: $860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
General issues related to patent protections. S. 1435, H.R. 2873, H.R. 2884.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 1435, H.R. 2873, H.R. 2884.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 1435, H.R. 2873, H.R. 2884.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1976, Medicare for All Act of 2021 H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2891, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 5981/S.1704, Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021 H.R. 8295, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8594/S. 4750, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act S. 150, Ensuring Parity in Medicare Advantage for Audio-Only Telehealth Act S. 380, Health Savings Act of 2021 S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 Implementation of the Transparency in Coverage Final Rule; Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury; Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services (85 Fed. Reg. 72,158 - 72,310, November 12, 2020) Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Internal Revenue Service; Employee Benefits Security Administration; Department of Health and Human Services (87 Fed. Reg. 52,618-52,655, August 26, 2022) Request for Information, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Medicare Program (87 Fed. Reg. 46,918-46,921, August 1, 2022) Notice of Proposed Rule, Employee Benefits Security Administration; Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 (the QPAM Exemption (87 Fed. Reg. 45,204-45,232, July 27, 2022) Affordability of Employer Coverage for Family Members of Employees (Family Glitch Regulation) (87 Fed. Reg. 20,354-20,364, April 7, 2022) Various issues relating to the employer-sponsored health care system, the "family glitch", implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), employer mandate; coronavirus pandemic; vaccine distribution, PPE, testing, medications and treatments, and vaccination incentives; digital health credentials; vaccine diplomacy; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2); balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; mental health parity; drug pricing; COBRA subsidies; Federal Trade Commissions multilateral pharmaceutical merger taskforce; telehealth, including coverage of telehealth under High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) and expanding telehealth options for employees; impact of Pharmacy Benefit Managers Practices; FTC-2022-0015; petition to HHS to grant march-in rights for the patents on the drug Xtandi; comments on COVID-19 Telehealth Program Application Evaluation Metrics (WC Docket No. 20-89); efforts to reform the World Health Organizations (WHO) engagement with private sector; continued U.S. membership to the World Health Organization (WHO); support for necessary market conditions to incentivize health sector investment from private sector; support for private sector involvement in health systems strengthening; greater harmonization of standards and investment in digital health internationally; role of private sector related pandemic prevention, preparedness and response
Client expense: $20,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065/S. 1486/S. 4431, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1284/S. 403, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1458/S.490, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 2491, Wage Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2795, DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2891/S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2926/S. 663, One Agency Act H.R. 3110/S. 1658, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816/S. 2992, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843/S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4109/S. 2193, Protections for Socially Good Activities Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 5017/S. 2710, Open App Markets Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 5842, Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting (EMPOWER) Act H.R. 6922/S. 3760, Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pandemic Act H.R. 7194/S. 3889, Employee Rights Act H.R. 7151, Ensuring Sound Guidance Act H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 H.R. 7701, Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act H.R. 8295/S. 4659, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.Res. 823, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3460) to amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant H.J. Res. 100,To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees H. Con. Res. 119, Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100 S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 977, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1380, Clean Slate Act of 2021 S. 1425, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act S. 2991, Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2021 S. 3311, FTC Integrity Act S. 3847, Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022 S. 3889, Employee Rights Act S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. J. Res. 13, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" Nomination of Jessica Looman to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Proposed Rule, Department of Labor; Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (87 Fed. Reg. 62,218-62,275, Oct. 13, 2022) Proposed Rule, National Labor Relations Board; Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status Under the National Labor Relations Act (87 Fed. Reg. 54,641-54,663, September 7, 2022) Request for Comments, Internal Revenue Service; Prevailing Wage, Apprenticeship, Domestic Content, and Energy Communities Requirements Under the Act Commonly Known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Docket No. IRS-2022-0025, Notice 2022-51, November 30, 2022) Request for Comments, International Trade Administration; Artificial Intelligence Export Competitiveness (87 Fed. Reg. 50,288-50,289, August 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (87 Fed. Reg. 51,044-51,052, August 19, 2022) Final Rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (87 Fed. Reg. 73,822-73,886, December 1, 2022) Proposed Rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries, and Illnesses (87 Fed. Reg. 18,528-18,558, March 3, 2022) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; the firing of Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and of Alice Stock, Deputy General Counsel of the NLRB; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining and delimiting the exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; potential legislation on the minimum wage; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission; anticipated overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Directive (DIR) 2022-01; filing complaints under the National Labor Relations Act; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; Transparency at the FTC; FTCs Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2026; section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Gudelines; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257)
Client expense: $20,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 1435, H.R. 2873, H.R. 2884.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1629: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act - Provisions related to FDA policy and orphan drugs H.R. 2148: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2021 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and march-in rights H.R. 2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 - Provisions related to intellectual property and patents H.R. 2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act - Provisions related to patent infringement H.R. 2891: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements H.R. 5635: Intellectual Property Violators Accountability and Transparency Act - Provisions related to intellectual property protections H.R. 5874: Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2021 - Provisions related to intellectual property protections S. 250: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act - Provisions related to FDA policy and orphan drugs S. 415: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the scope of new chemical exclusivity (Public Law 117-9) - Provisions related to FDA policy and exclusivity S. 1428: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements S. 1435: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 - Provisions related to intellectual property and patents S. 2773: Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2021 - Provisions related to USPTO policy S. 2774: Pride in Patent Ownership Act - Provisions related to patent transparency S. 2891: Restoring the America Invents Act - A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes S. 2910: Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2021 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 180-day exclusivity period, and for other purposes S. 4417: Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reform Act of 2022 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes S. 4430: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022 S. 4704: Patent Examination and Quality Improvement Act of 2022 S. 4918: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues
Client expense: $6,610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.1435 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021, H.R.2873 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021, and H.R.2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act; other 1egislation regarding intellectual property and trademark issues, including waivers of international trade agreements.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Antitrust Legislation Bayh-Dole Act Biopharmaceutical Intellectual Property Biosimilars BPCIA Compulsory licenses Data Exclusivity Intellectual Property Issues in Response to coronavirus Inter Parties Review at PTO Patent Litigation Reform and Issues Related to Post Grant Proceedings at PTO Patents S.1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S.225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act Section 101 H.R. 2883, the Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2891, the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2873, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2884, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act WTO TRIPS Waiver March in rights
Client expense: $880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
Intellectual property and patent eligibility, generally, and specifically, with respect to interaction between intellectual property and competition policy. H.R.2873/S.1435 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021. Issues related to Patent Trial Appeals Board. S.4417 - Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reform Act of 2022.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.1435 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act H.R.2873 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act H.R. 2884 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act S 2891 Restore the America Invents Act S. 2774 - Pride in Patent Ownership Act S. 4704 - Patent Examination and Quality Improvement Act of 2022 S. 4417 - Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reform Act of 2022 S. 4430 - Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022 FTC related issues Issues related to the Patent Act Issues related to march-in/Bayh Dole, WTO/TRIPS waiver, no specific bill
Client expense: $2,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to drug pricing reform Public law 117-1769 Inflation Reduction Act HR 2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, --issues related to cardiovascular disease, --Issues related to FTC, --FDA issues (Food and Drug Omnibus Reforms Act) --Issues related to Pharmacy Benefit Manger transparency --Issues related to clinical trial diversity S1435 affordable prescriptions for patients act H.R.2873 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act H.R. 2884 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act Biosimilars reimbursement issues, no specific bill Supply Chain Issues, no specific bill Issues related to biodefense issues, S3799 PREVENT Pandemics Act Issues related to cardiovascular disease awareness, S. 3018/ HR 3173 Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act Issues related to 340B H.R. 5801 HELP Copays Act Issues related to patient affordability issues, including copay cards, copay accumulators, National Benefit Payment Parameters HR 8588 Fair Care Act, 340B hospital reporting HR 4390 Protect 340B Act
Client expense: $2,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Monitor sovereign immunity issues relating to patent ownership. Monitor H.R.2981: Patent Settlement issues. Monitor issues relating to the treatment of pharmaceutical patents in inter partes reviews. Monitor H.R.2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 - product hopping. Issues relating to the structure of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to patient access Issues related to patents Issues related to COVID-19 Legislation related to competition and intellectual property issues including S 1435, HR 2873, and HR 2884 Inflation Reduction Act HR: 6007 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the expansion of coverage of vaccines under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, H.R. 2617 (provisions related to pharmaceuticals and healthcare). H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act (drug pricing provisions). S.3799, "Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act" or the "PREVENT Pandemics Act." Presidents FY23 Budget Request. H.R. 7032, the Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act. H.R. 7035, the Biologics Market Transparency Act." H.R. 7047, a bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the determination by the Secretary regarding certain biosimilar application elements, and for other purposes. H.R. 1730, the Speeding Therapy Access Today Act of 2021. H.R. 2565, the FDA Modernization Act of 2021. H.R. 3085, the Equity in Neuroscience and Alzheimers Clinical Trials Act of 2021 or the ENACT Act of 2021. H.R. 3927, the Manufacturing API, Drugs, and Excipients in America Act or the MADE in America Act. H.R. 6963, the Accelerated Approval Integrity Act of 2022. H.R. 6973, the Enhanced Access to Affordable Medicines Act. H.R. 7006, the Improving the Nations Safe Pharmaceuticals and Excipients by Creating Tools for Inspecting and Overseeing Needed Supplies Act or the INSPECTIONS Act." H.R. 7032, the Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act. Proposals related to the COVID-19 crisis including proposals to abrogate pharmaceutical patents used in the COVID-19 pandemic. Build Back Better Act provisions relating to drug pricing and H.R. 3, the "Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act." H.R. 19, the "Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021." HHS drug pricing plan to lower drug costs issued in connection with Executive Order 14,036 (Promote Competition in the American Economy). H.R. 2853, the "Bringing Low-Cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics Act of 2021" (or the "BLOCKING Act"). H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 (product hopping). Proposals to change pharmaceutical patent laws including H.R. 2891, "Preserve Access to Affordable Generics & Biosimilars Act" (patent settlements) and H.R. 2884, the "Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvement to Patent Litigation Act" (BPCIA litigation limits). Proposals to improve pharmaceutical supply-chain vulnerabilities. Proposals to retain and attract greater domestic manufacturing of pharmaceuticals including H.R. 2870, The Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2021. Proposals to change Medicare and Medicaid benefit design. Proposals to improve the drug approval process for generic medicines including H.R. 2883, "Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications Act" (citizens petitions), H.R. 2831, the "Prompt Approval of Safe Generic Drugs Act," H.R. 2843, "Stop The Overuse of Petitions and Get Affordable Medicines to Enter Soon Act of 2021" (or the "STOP GAMES Act"), and S. 1462, the Simplifying the Generic Drug Application Process Act. S.164, Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2021. S.415, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act with respect to the scope of new chemical exclusivity. Implementation of the Food & Drug Reauthorization Act (PL 115-52). H.R. 153, the "Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021." H.R. 2815, the "Bolstering Innovative Options to Save Immediately on Medicines Act" (or the "BIOSIM Act"). H.R. 2846, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require PDP sponsors of a prescription drug plan under part D of the Medicare program that use a formulary to include certain generic drugs and biosimilar biological products on such formulary, and for other purpose. S.1463, the Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act.
Client expense: $480,000 · 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), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
21st Century Cures Act 2.0 ---H.R.6000: Cures 2.0 Act 340B Drug Discount Program ---Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications ---Program Implementation & Oversight Biodefense Research, Development and Procurement Issues (Non-Funding) ---Executive Order on Modernizing Influenza Vaccines ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act of 2019 ---Reauthorization of PAHPA ---White House National Biodefense Strategy Biosimilars ---BSUFA Negotiations ---Implementation and Reauthorization of the Biosimilar User Fee Act of 2022 ---Reimbursement Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.834: Pandemics Require Evaluating, Planning, And Responding Effectively (PREPARE) Act ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---S.2327: Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act ---S.3799: Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act ---COVID-19 Lessons Learned ---COVID-19 Pricing-Related Provisions ---COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution ---Drug Supply Chain Management ---Healthcare Disparities ---Medicare Reimbursement Policies ---Monoclonal Antibody Coverage and Utilization ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---PREP Act COVID-19 Declaration Coverage for Private Sector Procurement ---R&D Funding for Medical Countermeasures ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights ---Senate HELP Pandemic Preparedness White Paper ---Supply Chain Issues ---Temporarily Refundable R&D Credit ---TRIPS Waiver Climate Change ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 Data Privacy ---H.R.8152: American Data Privacy and Protection Act Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine Regulation and Oversight ---H.R.4128/S.2209: VALID Act Diversity & Inclusion ---H.R.3085: Equity in Neuroscience and Alzheimer's Clinical Trials (ENACT) Act of 2021 ---H.R.5030: Diversifying Investigations Via Equitable Research Studies for Everyone (DIVERSE) Trials Act ---H.R.6584: Diverse and Equitable Participation in Clinical Trials (DEPICT) Act ---S.3799: Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act ---S.4348: Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements Act of 2022 ---Clinical Trial Diversity Drug Evaluation and Review ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.6963: Accelerated Approval Integrity Act ---H.R.6972/S.4215: Give Kids a Chance Act of 2022 ---H.R.6996: Accelerating Approval for Patients Act ---H.R.7008: The Pre-Approval Information Exchange Act ---S.1644: Promising Pathway Act ---S.1645: Accelerated Drug Approval for Prescription Therapies (ADAPT) Act ---S.4185: Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity (RARE) Act ---S.4348: Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements Act of 2022 ---COVID-19 Lessons Learned ---Compassionate Use/Expanded Access ---Expedited Pathways ---Innovation Incentives ---Patient-Focused Drug Development ---Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) VII Priorities ---Priority Review Voucher Programs ---Reforms to the Accelerated Approval Pathway ---Regulatory Reform & Modernization ---Use of Real-World Evidence Drug Importation ---S.920: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for the importation of affordable and safe drugs by wholesale distributors, pharmacies, and individuals ---S.4348: Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements Act of 2022 Drug Manufacturing, Quality & Distribution ---H.R.3927/S.2082: Manufacturing API, Drugs, and Excipients (MADE) in America Act ---H.R.6988: Drug Manufacturing Innovation Act ---H.R.7006: Improving the Nations Safe Pharmaceuticals and Excipients by Creating Tools for Inspecting and overseeing Needed Supplies (INSPECTIONS) Act ---H.R.7667: The Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 ---S.4348: Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements Act of 2022 ---Advanced Manufacturing ---Counterfeiting ---Drug Shortages ---Supply Chain Integrity and Traceability Drug Patenting ---H.R.153: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021 ---H.R.2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 ---H.R.2883/S.1485: Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications ---H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2021 ---H.R.2891/S.1428: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.1435: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 ---S.4430: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022 ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Drug Pricing ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act ---H.R.19/S.2164: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.7667: The Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 ---H.R.9127: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.9358: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2022 ---S.1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2021 ---S.1435: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 ---S.4293: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022 ---S.4348: Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements Act of 2022 ---CMMI Authority ---COVID-19 Pricing-Related Provisions ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---National Coverage Determination Foreign Drug Data Protection Laws ---Regulatory Harmonization Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Programs ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.3932/S.2076: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) ---H.R.4127: DISARM Act ---H.R.7900: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023 ---S.4543: James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023 ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Funding for Strategic National Stockpile ---Health Defense Operations Funding Designation ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Reauthorization of PAHPA Funding for FDA ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.7667: The Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 ---H.R.8239: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act ---S.4348: Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements Act of 2022 ---Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) VII Priorities Funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 Funding for National Institutes of Health ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.5585: Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Act Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Programs ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Funding for 2022-2023 Influenza Season Preparedness and Response ---Funding for Routine Immunization Infrastructure during Pandemic ---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.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 Generic Drug Entry ---H.R.2853: Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics (BLOCKING) Act of 2021 ---H.R.2883: Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications Act ---S.4351/H.R. 6973: Enhanced Access to Affordable Medicines Act ---S.4338/H.R. 7032: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act ---S.4348: Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements Act of 2022 ---Incentives for Generic Entry Medicaid ---H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.5125: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act ---H.R.7389: Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act of 2022 ---S.3013: Encouraging Innovation Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act of 2019 ---S.4293: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022 ---Alternative Payment Arrangements for Gene Therapies ---Coverage of Accelerated Approval Products ---Drug Benefit Design ---Pricing and Rebates Opioid Crisis ---Non-Opioid Analgesics Orphan Drug Issues ---H.R.5566: Finding Orphan-Disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act ---S.4185: Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity (RARE) Act ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Orphan Drug Tax Credit Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review ---H.R.6888/S.4071: Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments (HEART) Act ---H.R.6972/S.4215: Give Kids a Chance Act of 2022 Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act ---H.R.19/S.2164: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 ---H.R.2071: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2021 ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.9127: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.9358: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2022 ---S.2327: Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act ---S.2416: New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2021 ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---National Coverage Determination ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Step Therapy Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---H.R.951/H.R.959/S.345/S.346: Maternal Vaccinations Act of 2021 ---H.R.1978/S.912: Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2021 ---H.R.2170/S.581: Helping Adults Protect Immunity (HAPI) Act of 2021 ---H.R.2347/S.2691: Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2021 ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.3655: Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2021 ---H.R.3932/S.2076: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) ---H.R.4127: DISARM Act ---H.R.9127: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.9358: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2022 ---S.4348: Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements Act of 2022 ---S.4509 Vaccine and Coverage Certainty (VACC) Act ---Adult Immunization ---Maternal Immunization ---MCM Manufacturing & Capacity ---MCM R&D Incentives ---Monoclonal Antibody Coverage and Utilization ---National Coverage Determination ---Vaccine and Antimicrobial Resistance Product Development and Incentives ---Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ---Vaccine Safety Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.3655: Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2021 ---H.R.3656: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2021 ---S.3087: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2021 ---S.3810: Countermeasure Injury Compensation Fund Amendment Act ---VICP CICP (Discussion Draft)
Client expense: $3,740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Antitrust Legislation ---S.225: Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 Bayh-Dole Act/Tech Transfer ---Bayh-Dole Act ---March-In Rights Compulsory Licensing ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.4811: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights ---TRIPS Waiver Data Privacy Issues ---H.R.8152: American Data Privacy and Protection Act ---S.2499: Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act Diversity in Patenting ---H.R.1723/S.632: Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act of 2021 Drug Patenting ---H.R.2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 ---H.R.2883/S.1485: Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications ---H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2021 ---H.R.2891/S.1428: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.1435: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 ---S.2773: Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2021 ---S.2774: Pride in Patent Ownership Act ---S.2891: Restoring the America Invents Act ---S.4430: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022 ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Intellectual Property Enforcement ---TRIPS Waiver Inter Partes Review ---H.R.5874: Restoring America's Leadership in Innovation Act ---S.2774: Pride in Patent Ownership Act ---S.2891: Restoring the America Invents Act ---Implementation of the America Invents Act of 2011 ---Support Technology and Research for Our Nations Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act (Discussion Draft) Patent Reform ---S.4417: Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reform Act of 2022 ---S.4430: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022 ---Patent Litigation Reform Patenting of Biological Inventions ---35 USC Section 101 on Patent Eligibility ---Section 101 Modernization Patenting of Humanitarian Technologies ---H.R.5796: Patents for Humanity Act of 2021 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---Mexico Draft Decree Banning Genetically Modified Corn
Client expense: $3,740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
Provide legislative and regulatory advice related to vaccine development, drug pricing, the 340B Drug Pricing Program, PDUFA Reauthorization, and clinical trial diversity; H.R.6000, Cures 2.0 Act; H.R.5585, Advanced Research Project Agency-Health Act; H.R.5030/S.2706, DIVERSE Trials Act; H.R.7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022; S.4348, FDASLA Act of 2022; H.R.7559, Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2022; H.R.2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021; H.R.2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Reform of Section 101 of the patent code including the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, S. 4734. IP issues related to the enactment of the drug pricing provisions of the IRA including the so-called "9/13 years, drugs/biologics and orphan drug-related provisions. S.1435/H.R. 2873/H.R. 2884 (patent thickening/product hopping) S.1425/H.R. 2883 (citizen petitions) S.1428/H.R.2891 (Rx patent settlements) Leahy-Cornyn Restoring the America Invents Act, PTAB reform bill. S.4430, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022 introduced by Sens. Durbin, Tillis, and Grassley.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Bills -S. 4417 Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reform Act -S. 4734 Patent Eligibility Restoration Act -S. 1435 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 -H.R. 2873 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 -H.R. 2884 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act Issues -Intellectual property and process patent issues -Patent litigation reforms -PTAB and IPR processes -Section 101 Reform -Domestic and international compulsory licensing issues -March-in Rights
Client expense: $1,630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2022 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Multi-lateral threats to IP and the biopharmaceutical industry; Drug importation; Prescription drug value and access; "Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 (S 1435 & HR.2873); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 (S.1435)
Client expense: $2,021,850 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2022 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
OTC switch process -- no bill number H.R. 6000 - 21st Century Cures 2.0 S.1435/HR 2873 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 H.R.4405 - Small Business FDA User Fee Adjustment Act of 2021 H.R. 7667 - Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 Dietary Supplement Reform -- no bill number Cosmetics Reform -- (Included in H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023) S. 4348 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements Act of 2022 or the FDASLA Act of 2022 Genus vs. FDA Circuit Court Lobby Activity -- (Included in H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023) S. 4535 - Food and Drug Administration Simple Reauthorization Act of 2022 or the "FDASRA Act of 2022" H.R.6833 - Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes H.R.2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R.7776 - James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Client expense: $178,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard S. 225 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 3460/S. 1787 (State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act) H.R. 3816/S. 2992 (American Choice and Innovation Online Act) H.R. 3825 (Ending Platform Monopolies Act) H.R. 3826/S. 3197 (Platform Competition and Opportunity Act) H.R. 3843/S. 2039 (Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act) S. 228 (TEAM Act) H.R. 3849 (ACCESS Act) H.R. 5639 (Foreign Merger Subsidy Disclosure Act) House Judiciary Comm. Final Report on Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets S. 1435/H.R. 2873 (Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act) S. 1425/H.R. 2883 (Stop STALLING Act) S. 1428/H.R. 2891 (Preserve Access to Affordable Generics) S. 4258/H.R. 7839 (Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act) Federal Trade Commission motion to rescind the 2015 Statement of Enforcement Principles Regarding Unfair Methods of Competition (UMC) Under Section 5 of the FTC Act Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Task Force (FTC Pharmaceutical Task Force, Project No. P212900) Executive Order 14036 (Promoting Competition in the American Economy) FTC Rescission of 1995 Policy Statement on Prior Approval and Prior Notice Provisions in Merger Cases FTCs counting votes cast by a former commissioner Nominations to Federal Trade Commission positions FTC-Justice Dept. Request for Information on proposed Merger Enforcement Guidelines (FTC-2022-0003) S. 2992 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act) S. 2710 (Open App Markets Act) H.R. 2617 (legislative vehicle for the Consolidated Appropriations Act FY 2023 with Senate amendment #6552) antitrust-related policy riders
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
Support stronger IP and exclusivity protections and enforcement in foreign markets Patent litigation reform issues and issues related to post-grant proceedings at the USPTO H.R.2891, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Bosimilars Act H.R.2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R.2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R.2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act S.2891, Restoring the America Invents Act
Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 2873, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act H.R. 2884, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2891 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 4521, H. Rept. 117-235 America COMPETES Act of 2022 H.R. 7032, Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act of 2022 S. 1435, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act S. 1425, Stop STALLING Act Issues related to the World Trade Organization (WTO) waiver on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) for COVID-19 vaccines
Client expense: $930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 2148: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2021 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and march-in rights H.R. 2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 - Provisions related to intellectual property and patents H.R. 2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act - Provisions related to patent infringement H.R. 2891: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements H.R. 5635: Intellectual Property Violators Accountability and Transparency Act - Provisions related to intellectual property protections H.R. 5874: Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2021 - Provisions related to intellectual property protections S. 415: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the scope of new chemical exclusivity (Public Law 117-9) - Provisions related to FDA policy and exclusivity S. 1428: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements S. 1435: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 - Provisions related to intellectual property and patents S. 2773: Unleashing American Innovators Act or 2021 - Provisions related to USPTO policy S. 2774: Pride in Patent Ownership Act - Provisions related to patent transparency S. 2891: Restoring the America Invents Act - A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes S. 2910: Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2021 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 180-day exclusivity period, and for other purposes S. 4417: Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reform Act of 2022 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matter relating to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes S. 4430: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022 S. 4918: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues
Client expense: $1,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D and Medicaid prescription drug benefits Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 S.464 / H.R.2163: Safe Step Act S.917: Short on Competition Act H.R.2355: Opioid Prescription Verification Act H.R.2410: Medicare and You Handbook Improvement Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2843: STOP GAMES Act H.R.2846: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act H.R.2853: BLOCKING Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act S.1425 / H.R.2883: Stop STALLING Act S.1427 / H.R.2869: Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act S.1428 / H.R.2891: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S.1435 / H.R.2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 / Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act S.1462: Simplifying the Generic Drug Application Process Act S.1463: Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act S.1524 / H.R.3029: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act H.R.3173: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act H.R.3682: Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs More Cures Act H.R.4121: To codify a final rule issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to fraud and abuse and the removal of safe harbor protection for certain drug rebates, and for other purposes H.R.4158: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under the Medicare program or as a covered outpatient drug under the Medicaid program H.R.4502: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R.4813: Matts Act S.2814: Vital Medication Affordability Act S.1132: Ending Pricey Insulin (EPI) Act H.R.3062: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 H.R.6000: The CURES 2.0 Act, To continue the acceleration of the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes H.R.3554: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes H.R.6851: To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act to establish new coverage and payment rules for certain COVID-19 diagnostic tests and related items and services, and for other purposes S.3700: A bill to provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under Medicare part D and private health plans H.R.6833: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes H.R.6757: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes H.R.7008: To improve patient access to emerging medication therapies by clarifying the scope of permitted health care economic and scientific information communications between biopharmaceutical manufacturers and population health decision makers, and for other purposes H.R.7047: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the determination by the Secretary regarding certain biosimilar application elements, and for other purposes H.R.6833: Affordable Insulin Now Act H.R.6963: Accelerated Approval Integrity Act H.R.7008: Pre-approval Information Exchange Act H.R.7032: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act H.R.7047: Lowering Costs by Improving Biosimilar Uptake Act S.4011: Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2022 H.R.7666: Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act H.R.7667: Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 H.R.7828: To amend the Public Health Service Act to shorten the exclusivity period for brand name biological products from 12 to 5 years; (PRICED Act) S.4293: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act S.4348: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes; (FDASLA Act) H.R.7995: GOLD CARD Act H.R.5376: The Inflation Reduction Act, Sec. 139301, Prohibiting implementation of rule relating to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor protection for prescription drug rebates 42 CFR Part 1001 RIN 0936-AA08: Fraud and Abuse; Removal of Safe Harbor Protection for Rebates Involving Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Creation of New Safe Harbor Protection for Certain Point-of-Sale Reductions in Price on Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Service Fees 42 CFR Parts 422 423 RIN 0938-AU30 Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Proposed Rule (CMS-4192-P)
Client expense: $1,908,258 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Support stronger IP and exclusivity protections and enforcement in foreign markets Patent litigation reform issues and issues related to post-grant proceedings at the USPTO H.R.2891, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Bosimilars Act H.R.2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R.2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R.2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act S.2891, Restoring the America Invents Act
Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 4417 Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reform Act S. 4734 Patent Eligibility Restoration Act S. 1435 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 H.R. 2873 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2884 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act -Intellectual property and process patent issues -Patent litigation reforms -PTAB and IPR processes -Section 101 Reform -Domestic and international compulsory licensing issues -March-in Rights
Client expense: $2,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2022 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 2873, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act H.R. 2884, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2891 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 4521, H. Rept. 117-235 America COMPETES Act of 2022 H.R. 7032, Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act of 2022 S. 1435, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act S. 1425, Stop STALLING Act Issues related to the World Trade Organization (WTO) waiver on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) for COVID-19 vaccines
Client expense: $910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 2891, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act S. 2774, Pride in Patent Ownership Act S. 2891, Restoring the America Invents Act Patent litigation reform issues and issues related to post-grant proceedings at the USPTO Value of intellectual property
Client expense: $2,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065/S. 1486/S. 4431, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1284/S. 403, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1458/S.490, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 2491, Wage Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2795, DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2891/S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2926/S. 663, One Agency Act H.R. 3110/S. 1658, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816/S. 2992, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843/S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4109/S. 2193, Protections for Socially Good Activities Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4841, Restoring Justice for Workers Act H.R. 5017/S. 2710, Open App Markets Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 5842, Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting (EMPOWER) Act H.R. 6922/S. 3760, Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pandemic Act H.R. 7194/S. 3889, Employee Rights Act H.R. 7151, Ensuring Sound Guidance Act H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 H.R. 7701, Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act H.R. 8295/S. 4659, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.Res. 823, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3460) to amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 977, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1380, Clean Slate Act of 2021 S. 1425, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act S. 3311, FTC Integrity Act S. 3847, Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022 S. 3889, Employee Rights Act S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. J. Res. 13, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" Draft legislation titled Retirement Savings Modernization Act Nomination of Jessica Looman to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Interim final rule on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 61,402-61,555, November 5, 2021) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (86 Fed. Reg. 59,309-59,326, Oct. 27, 2021) Proposed Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 2022) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Final rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments (85 Fed. Reg. 72,846-72,885, November 13, 2020) Final rule on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights (85 Fed. Reg. 81,658-81,695, December 16, 2020) Proposed rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (86 Fed. Reg. 57,272-57,304, October 13, 2021) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); contractor blacklisting; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining and delimiting the exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on classification of independent contractors and employees; potential legislation on the minimum wage; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission; anticipated overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Directive (DIR) 2022-01; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; Transparency at the FTC; FTCs Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2026; efforts to revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Gudelines; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; competition in the agriculture marketplace; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257); GAO study on Fiduciary Investment Advice
Client expense: $23,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2022 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1976, Medicare for All Act of 2021 H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2891, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 8295, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 S. 150, Ensuring Parity in Medicare Advantage for Audio-Only Telehealth Act S. 380, Health Savings Act of 2021 S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 Nomination of Robert Gordon to be Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources at the Department of Health and Human Services Implementation of the Transparency in Coverage Final Rule; Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury; Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services (85 Fed. Reg. 72,158 - 72,310, November 12, 2020) Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Internal Revenue Service; Employee Benefits Security Administration; Department of Health and Human Services (87 Fed. Reg. 52,618-52,655, August 26, 2022) Request for Information, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Medicare Program (87 Fed. Reg. 46,918-46,921, August 1, 2022) Affordability of Employer Coverage for Family Members of Employees (Family Glitch Regulation) (87 Fed. Reg. 20,354-20,364, April 7, 2022) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business; coronavirus pandemic; vaccine distribution, PPE, testing, medications and treatments, and vaccination incentives; digital health credentials; vaccine diplomacy; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2); balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; mental health parity; drug pricing; COBRA subsidies; Federal Trade Commissions multilateral pharmaceutical merger taskforce; telehealth, including coverage of telehealth under High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) and expanding telehealth options for employees; impact of Pharmacy Benefit Managers Practices; FTC-2022-0015; petition to HHS to grant march-in rights for the patents on the drug Xtandi; petition to the Department of Labor Requesting a 60-Day Extension to Comment on Proposed Amendment(s) to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14; comments on COVID-19 Telehealth Program Application Evaluation Metrics (WC Docket No. 20-89); efforts to reform the World Health Organizations (WHO) engagement with private sector; continued U.S. membership to the World Health Organization (WHO); support for necessary market conditions to incentivize health sector investment from private sector; support for private sector involvement in health system strengthening; greater harmonization of standards and investment in digital health internationally; role of private sector related pandemic prevention, preparedness and response
Client expense: $23,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2022 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.1435 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021, H.R.2873 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021, and H.R.2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act; other 1egislation regarding intellectual property and trademark issues, including waivers of international trade agreements.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
General issues related to patent protections. S. 1435, H.R. 2873, H.R. 2884.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 1435, H.R. 2873, H.R. 2884.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 1435, H.R. 2873, H.R. 2884.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1629: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act - Provisions related to FDA policy and orphan drugs H.R. 2148: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2021 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and march-in rights H.R. 2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 - Provisions related to intellectual property and patents H.R. 2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act - Provisions related to patent infringement H.R. 2891: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements H.R. 5635: Intellectual Property Violators Accountability and Transparency Act - Provisions related to intellectual property protections H.R. 5874: Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2021 - Provisions related to intellectual property protections S. 250: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act - Provisions related to FDA policy and orphan drugs S. 415: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the scope of new chemical exclusivity (Public Law 117-9) - Provisions related to FDA policy and exclusivity S. 1428: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements S. 1435: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 - Provisions related to intellectual property and patents S. 2773: Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2021 - Provisions related to USPTO policy S. 2774: Pride in Patent Ownership Act - Provisions related to patent transparency S. 2891: Restoring the America Invents Act - A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes S. 2910: Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2021 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 180-day exclusivity period, and for other purposes S. 4417: Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reform Act of 2022 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes S. 4430: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022 S. 4704: Patent Examination and Quality Improvement Act of 2022 S. 4918: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues
Client expense: $7,270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE