Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) HR 7174 - Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act Medicare Price Setting Drug Shortages Global Access to Medicines Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) March-in Framework Guidance and Policies S 79/ HR 1717 - Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S 142 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act HR 6986 - To address patent thickets S 150 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S 2780/ HR 5429 - Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act Antimicrobial Resistance PBM Transparency and Reform S 1542 - Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act S 3430 - Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs and Extenders Act S 2973 - Modernizing and Ensuring PMB Accountability Act 340B Reform HR 8574 - 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net (ACCESS) Act
Client expense: $1,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) HR 7174 - Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act Medicare Price Setting Drug Shortages Global Access to Medicines Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) March-in Framework Guidance and Policies S 79/ HR 1717 - Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S 142 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act HR 6986 - To address patent thickets S 150 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S 2780/ HR 5429 - Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act Antimicrobial Resistance PBM Transparency and Reform S 1542 - Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act S 3430 - Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs and Extenders Act S 2973 - Modernizing and Ensuring PMB Accountability Act 340B Reform HR 8574 - 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net (ACCESS) Act
Client expense: $2,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) HR 7174 - Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act Medicare Price Setting Drug Shortages Global Access to Medicines Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) March-in Framework Guidance and Policies S 79/ HR 1717 - Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S 142 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act HR 6986 - To address patent thickets S 150 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S 2780/ HR 5429 - Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act Antimicrobial Resistance PBM Transparency and Reform S 1542 - Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act S 3430 - Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs and Extenders Act S 2973 - Modernizing and Ensuring PMB Accountability Act 340B Reform HR 8574 - 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net (ACCESS) Act
Client expense: $2,830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2024 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 4370: PREVAIL Act - Provisions related to the PTAB H.R. 4692: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 5429: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act H.R. 5475: Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 6275: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2023 - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6436: Stopping Pharmas Ripoffs and Drug Savings For All Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6986: To address patent thickets. - Provisions related to patents S. 79: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements S. 150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 - Provisions related to intellectual property and patents S. 574: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues S. 2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 - Provisions related to patents S. 2220: PREVAIL Act - Provisions related to the PTAB S. 2780: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act S. 3583: A bill to address patent thickets. - Provisions related to patents S. 4878: REMEDY Act S. 5573: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for a safe harbor from infringement of a method of use patent relating to drugs or biological products Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues Request for Information Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for considering the Exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No.: 230831-0207) Patent thicket policy issues Patent use codes policy issues AI patent policy issues
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2024 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 79/HR 1717 Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 113 Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 . S. 1250 Drug-price Transparency for Consumers Act S.127 Pharmacy Benefit Transparency Act S. 150 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 148 Stop STALLING Act S. 142 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Federal Trade Commission related issues, no specific bill Issues related to the Patent Act, no specific bill Issues related to March-In/Bayh Dole, WTO/TRIPS waiver, no specific bill Issues related to patent thickets/product hopping Issues related to obviousness/ double patenting S.2140 Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S.2220/HR 4370 Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents H.R. 3858/S.1834: A bill to prohibit the President from negotiating or concluding any withdrawal, suspension, waiver, or modification to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights without explicit authorization from Congress. H.R. 3535 Advancing Americas Interests Act H.R. 5475 Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 S.3385/HR 8333-- BIOSECURE Act BIOCOMPETE (no bill number)- Issues related to prohibiting the export of biotechnology to certain foreign entities Issues related to FDA/PTO coordination S.2780 Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act Issues related to skinny labeling S. 3583/HR 6986 To Address Patent Thickets S. 1956 Invent It Here, Make It Here Act S 5573 Skinny Labels, Big Savings Act
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
Client expense: $2,780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
- S 150, "Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023", regarding all provisions. - S 79/HR 1717, "Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023", regarding all provisions. - Issues related to intellectual property.
Client expense: $1,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 4370: PREVAIL Act - Provisions related to the PTAB H.R. 4692: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 5429: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act H.R. 5475: Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 6275: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2023 - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6436: Stopping Pharmas Ripoffs and Drug Savings For All Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6986: To address patent thickets. - Provisions related to patents S. 79: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements S. 150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 - Provisions related to intellectual property and patents S. 574: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues S. 2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 - Provisions related to patents S. 2220: PREVAIL Act - Provisions related to the PTAB S. 2780: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act S. 3583: A bill to address patent thickets. - Provisions related to patents S. 4878: REMEDY Act S. 5573: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for a safe harbor from infringement of a method of use patent relating to drugs or biological products Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues Request for Information Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for considering the Exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No.: 230831-0207) Patent thicket policy issues Patent use codes policy issues AI patent policy issues
Client expense: $7,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) HR 7174 - Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act Medicare Price Setting Drug Shortages Global Access to Medicines Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) March-in Framework Guidance and Policies S 79/ HR 1717 - Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S 142 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act HR 6986 - To address patent thickets S 150 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S 2780/ HR 5429 - Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act Antimicrobial Resistance PBM Transparency and Reform S 1542 - Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act S 3430 - Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs and Extenders Act S 2973 - Modernizing and Ensuring PMB Accountability Act 340B Reform HR 8574 - 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net (ACCESS) Act
Client expense: $2,760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 2139/S. 908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 2148/S. 909: Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act S. 476/H.R. 5547: Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act H.R. 7174: Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act S. 79/H.R. 1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 PBM Reform Medicaid H.R. 2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act Coverage of Accelerated Approval Products Drug Benefit Design Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Rule Pricing and Rebates Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products H.R. 830/S. 1375: HELP Copays Act H.R. 2139/S. 908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 2148/S. 909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act H.R. 2630/S. 652: SAFE STEP Act H.R. 4895: Lowering Drug Costs, More Transparency Act CMMI Authority Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Lower Costs, More Cures Act Step Therapy Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) Part D redesign and policy issues including non-interference and rebates policy issues Part B policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues Rebate policy issues Value-based purchasing arrangements policy issues Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and model policy issues CMS Guidance on the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Initial Memorandum CMS Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Revised Guidance S.1544/H.R. 1199: Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2023
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Antitrust Legislation ---Oversight Pharmacy Benefit Managers Artificial Intelligence (AI) ---Patent eligibility for inventions created using AI tools Bayh-Dole Act/Tech Transfer ---Bayh-Dole Act ---March-In Rights ---NIST RFI Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March in Rights ---Reasonable Pricing Clause Compulsory Licensing Data Privacy Issues ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---H.R.8818: American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 ---Bio COMPETES (Draft) ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain Diversity in Patenting ---S.2566: Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act Drug Patenting ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents. ---S.2780: Medication Affordability and Patient Integrity Act ---S.3583/H.R.6986: A bill to address patent thickets ---S.5573: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for a safe harbor from infringement of a method of use patent relating to drugs or biological products. ---H.R.5475: Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 (Fitzgerald - WI) ---H.R.6275: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act ---FTC Orange Book Delisting Initiative ---Orange Book Listing ---PTO Proposed Rules on Terminal Disclaimer Practice ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Foreign Drug Data Protection Law ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---Bio COMPETES (Draft) ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain Intellectual Property Enforcement ---China ---TRIPS Waiver Patent Reform ---H.R.4575: Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act (PAPA) ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) ---S.2220/H.R.4370: Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act ---Patent Litigation Reform ---The USPTO Request for Comments: Experimental Use Defense 89 Fed.Reg 53963 Patenting of Biological Inventions ---S.2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) ---Section 101 Modernization World Health Organization (WHO) ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) ---Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, and Associated Traditional Knowledge World Trade Organization (WTO) ---TRIPS Waiver
Client expense: $1,460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
340B Drug Discount Program ---H.R.8574: 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net Act ---S.1133: 340B Accountability Act ---Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications ---Program Implementation & Oversight ---PROTECT 340B Act ---SUSTAIN 340B Act Accelerated Approval Access to non-human Primates (NHPs) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Alternative Funding Programs Biodefense Research, Development and Procurement Issues (Non-Funding) ---H.R.3577: Medical and Health Stockpile Accountability Act of 2023 ---H.R.3631: State Strategic Stockpile Act of 2023 ---H.R.3703: Helping Evaluate Appropriate Logistical Infrastructure for National Government (HEALING) Response Act of 2023 ---H.R.3742: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate the Federal Governments collection and sharing of public health data to respond to public health emergencies. ---H.R.3791: Improving Data Accessibility Through Advancements (DATA) in Public Health Act ---H.R.3795: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the development of a diagnostic testing preparedness plan to be used during public health emergencies, and for other purposes. ---H.R.3832: Disease X Act of 2023 ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---S.4667: Risky Research Review Act ---Bio COMPETES (Draft) ---Biosecurity Infrastructure for Operational (BIO) Early Warning Act (Discussion Draft) ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain ---Implementation of Medical Countermeasure Innovation Act of 2016 ---Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act of 2019 ---American Pandemic Preparedness Plan (AP3) ---Gain of function (Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act, Risky Research Act) ---MCM PRV Program ---NDAA ---Reasonable Pricing Clauses in BARDA Contracts ---Reauthorization of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing (PAHPA) ---Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) Program ---VICP Loopholes ---White House National Biodefense Strategy ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord Biosimilars ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.2305: Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act ---Bio COMPETES (Draft) ---Biosimilar Copay ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain ---Interchangeability and Pharmacy Substitution Cell & Gene Therapy Climate Change Clinical Trial Data in China Data Privacy ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---H.R.8818: American Privacy Rights Act of 2025 ---Bio COMPETES (Draft) ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine Regulation and Oversight Diversity & Inclusion ---Decentralized Clinical Trials ---Implementation of Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act Drug Evaluation and Review ---S.1906: Promising Pathway Act Drug Importation Drug Manufacturing, Quality & Distribution ---Advanced Manufacturing ---Drug Shortages ---Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy ---Supply Chain Integrity and Traceability Drug Patenting ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents. ---S.2780: Medication Affordability & Patient Integrity Act ---S.3583/H.R.6986: A bill to address patent thickets ---S.5573: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for a safe harbor from infringement of a method of use patent relating to drugs or biological products. ---Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act ---Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Drug Pricing ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5539/S.3131: ORPHAN Cures Act ---H.R.5547/S.476: Maintaining Investments and New Innovation (MINI) Act ---H.R.6283: DRUG Act ---H.R.7174: Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Application ---S.1067: Ensuring Timely Access to Generics ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents. ---S.2305: Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act ---CMMI Authority ---COVID-19 Pricing Related Provisions ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act ---National Coverage Determination ---Patients Before Monopolies (PBM) Act ---PBM Reform ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Implementation ---Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act Efforts to expand the Bio Economy & Bio Manufacturing Foreign Drug Data Protection Laws ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---Bio COMPETES (Draft) ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Programs ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.2940/S.1355: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Funding for Strategic National Stockpile ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---MCM PRV ---Reauthorization of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing (PAHPA) Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Programs ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---VICP Funding for FDA ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Creating Hope Reauthorization Act ---Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) VII Implementation Funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) ---FY 2025 Appropriations Funding for the HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy ---FY 2025 Appropriations Funding for National Institutes of Health ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) ---Funding for Womens Health Research Generic Drug Entry ---H.R.6973: Generic Drug Application Review Reforms ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.4351: Enhanced Access to Affordable Medicines Act Issues Relating to Medical Research and Animal Testing Models ---H.R.7248: FDA Modernization Act 3.0 Medicaid ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---H.R.4758: Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---Alternative Payment Arrangements for Gene Therapies ---Coverage of Accelerated Approval Products ---Drug Benefit Design ---Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Rule ---Pricing and Rebates ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule National Defense ---National Defense Authorization Act of 2025 Opioid Crisis ---H.R.4531/S.2933: Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act ---Non-Opioid Analgesics ---Coverage and Reimbursement Orphan Drug Issues ---H.R.3433: Give Kids a Chance Act ---H.R.5539/S.3131: ORPHAN Cures Act ---H.R.6664: Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023 ---H.R.6731/S.3464: Finding Orphan-Disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act ---S.1214: Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity (RARE) Act ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Orphan Drug Tax Credit Pandemic Preparedness ---Drug Supply Chain Management ---Implementation of the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses ---Emerging New Threats and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act ---Monoclonal Antibody Coverage and Utilization ---R&D Funding for Medical Countermeasures ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights ---Supply Chain Issues ---Temporarily Refundable R&D Credit ---TRIPS Waiver ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord Precision Medicine Initiative Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review ---H.R.7384/S4583: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2024 ---Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments (HEART)Act ---Rare Disease Pilot Program ---Speeding Therapy Access Today (STAT) Act Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.830/S.1375: HELP Copays Act ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5378: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act ---H.R.5796/S424: Protect our Seniors Act ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Lower Costs, More Cures Act ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---National Coverage Determination ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---H.R.5260: Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Value-based Contracting and Communications ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2940/S.1355: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act ---H.R.5142: Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2023 ---H.R.5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023 ---H.R.6731/S.3464: Finding Orphan-Disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) 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 Quality Measure ---Vaccine Safety ---Vaccine Safety net and Vaccine Infrastructure ---Value of Vaccines and Vaccine Confidence Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.5142: Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2023 ---H.R.5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.3810: Countermeasure Injury Compensation Fund Amendment Act ---VICP CICP (Discussion Draft)
Client expense: $1,460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
340B Drug Discount Program ---H.R.8574: 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net Act ---S.1133: 340B Accountability Act ---Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications ---Program Implementation & Oversight ---PROTECT 340B Act ---SUSTAIN 340B Act Accelerated Approval Access to non-human Primates (NHPs) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Alternative Funding Programs Biosimilars ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.2305: Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act ---Biosimilar Copay ---BSUFA Negotiations ---Implementation of BSUFA Agreement ---Interchangeability and Pharmacy Substitution ---Reimbursement Cell & Gene Therapy Climate Change Clinical Trial Data in China Data Privacy ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---H.R.8818: American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 ---Bio COMPETES (Draft) ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain Diversity & Inclusion ---Decentralized Clinical Trials ---Implementation of Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act Drug Evaluation and Review ---COVID-19 Lessons Learned ---FDA Hiring Flexibility Drug Importation Drug Manufacturing, Quality & Distribution ---Advanced Manufacturing ---Drug Shortages ---Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy ---Supply Chain Integrity and Traceability Drug Patenting ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents. ---S.3583/H.R.6986: A bill to address patent thickets ---Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act ---Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Drug Pricing ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.1790: Biologics Competition Act of 2023 ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5539/S.3131: ORPHAN Cures Act ---H.R.5547: Maintaining Investments and New Innovation (MINI) Act ---H.R.6283: DRUG Act ---H.R.7174: Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.1067: Ensuring Timely Access to Generics ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---Access to Innovative Treatments Act ---CMMI Authority ---COVID-19 Pricing Related Provisions ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act ---National Coverage Determination ---Patients Before Monopolies (PBM) Act ---PBM Reform ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Implementation ---Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act Foreign Drug Data Protection Laws ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---Bio COMPETES (Draft) ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Programs ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.2940/S.1355: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Funding for Strategic National Stockpile ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Reauthorization of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing (PAHPA) Generic Drug Entry ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act ---Enhanced Access to Affordable Medicines Act ---Generic Drug Application Review Reforms ---Incentives for Generic Entry Issues Relating to Medical Research and Animal Testing Models ---H.R.7248: FDA Modernization Act 3.0 Medicaid ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---Alternative Payment Arrangements for Gene Therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Coverage of Accelerated Approval Products ---Drug Benefit Design ---Encouraging Innovation Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act ---Medicaid Drug Rebate Program ---Pricing and Rebates ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule National Defense ---National Defense Authorization Act of 2025 Opioid Crisis ---H.R.4531/S.2933: Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act ---Non-Opioid Analgesics ---Transparency ---Coverage and Reimbursement Orphan Drug Issues ---H.R.5539/S.3131: ORPHAN Cures Act ---H.R.6664: Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023 ---H.R.6731/S.3464: Finding Orphan-Disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act ---S.1214: Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity (RARE) Act ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Orphan Drug Tax Credit Pandemic Preparedness ---Drug Supply Chain Management ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain ---Implementation of the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses ---Monoclonal Antibody Coverage and Utilization ---R&D Funding for Medical Countermeasures ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights ---Supply Chain Issues ---Temporarily Refundable R&D Credit ---TRIPS Waiver ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord Precision Medicine Initiative Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review ---H.R.7384/S.4583: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2024 ---Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments (HEART) Act ---Rare Disease Pilot Program ---Speeding Therapy Access Today (STAT) Act Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.830/S.1375: HELP Copays Act ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5378: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---National Coverage Determination ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Value-based Contracting and Communications ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2940/S.1355: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act ---H.R.5142: Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2023 ---H.R.5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023 ---H.R.6731/S.3464: Finding Orphan-Disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act ---Adult Immunization ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---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 Quality Measure ---Vaccine Safety ---Vaccine Safety Net and Vaccine Infrastructure ---Value of Vaccines and Vaccine Confidence Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ---H.R.5142: Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2023 ---H.R.5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023 ---VICP CICP (Discussion Draft)
Client expense: $1,460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues related to Inter Partes Review and patent policy generally; Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act, S.142; Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, S. 150 Issues related to FDA and PTO coordination, including, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023, S. 79 and HR 1717, and Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act, S.2780 and HR 5429; PREVAIL Act, S.2220 and HR 4370; Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023, S.2140.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) HR 7174 - Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act Medicare Price Setting Drug Shortages Global Access to Medicines Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) March-in Framework Guidance and Policies S 79/ HR 1717 - Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S 142 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act HR 6986 - To address patent thickets S 150 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S 2780/ HR 5429 - Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act Antimicrobial Resistance PBM Transparency and Reform S 1542 - Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act S 3430 - Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs and Extenders Act S 2973 - Modernizing and Ensuring PMB Accountability Act 340B Reform HR 8574 - 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net (ACCESS) Act
Client expense: $2,710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.4875/H.R. 9551, the NO FAKES Act of 2023 S. 2780, the Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act H.R. 9455/ S. the IDEA Act H.R. 9211/S. 4840, the RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2024 S. 5160, Sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights. H.R. 8134, the Restoring America's Leadership in Innovation Act of 2024 (RALIA) H.R. 8132, Balancing Incentives Act of 2024 H.R. 7913, Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024 H.R. 6684/S. 3569, Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act H.R. 5475, Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 6436, Stopping Pharmas Ripoffs and Drug Savings For All Act S, 2934, the SHOP SAFE Act of 2023 H.R. 5475, Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 S. 2566, the American IP Defense and Enforcement Advancement Act H.R. 9474/S. 2140, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S. 2220/H.R. 4370, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act H.R. 1707, the SMART Act S. 1128, Ensuring Access to Generic Medications Act S.835/H.R.1631, the Pro Codes Act S. 746/H.R. 1505, the No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act S. 574, Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act S. 253/H.R. 791, the American Music Fairness Act of 2023 S. 153, the Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 150, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act S. 113 Pricing for the People Act S. 79/H.R. 1717, the Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023. S. 42, Prescription Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R.2594 - To control the export to the People's Republic of China of certain technology and intellectual property important to the national interest of the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 2070 - To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Executive Office of the President, Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator for fiscal year 2024 H.R. 1016, the Stop Chinas IP Theft Act H.R. 906 , the REPAIR Act H.R. 576, the Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2023 Issues related to USPTO operations Issues related to international patent harmonization Issues related to patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Copyright Office Modernization Issues related to the WTO TRIPs Waiver Request
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 4370: PREVAIL Act - Provisions related to the PTAB H.R. 4692: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 5429: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act H.R. 5475: Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 6275: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2023 - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6436: Stopping Pharmas Ripoffs and Drug Savings For All Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6684: Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6986: To address patent thickets. - Provisions related to patents S. 79: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements S. 150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 - Provisions related to intellectual property and patents S. 574: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues S. 2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 - Provisions related to patents S. 2220: PREVAIL Act - Provisions related to the PTAB S. 2780: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act S. 3569: Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act S. 3583: A bill to address patent thickets. - Provisions related to patents Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues Request for Information Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for considering the Exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No.: 230831-0207) Patent thicket policy issues Patent use codes policy issues AI patent policy issues
Client expense: $1,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
S. 1133: 340B Accountability Act 340B Drug Discount Program - Program Implementation & Oversight H.R 2534 - PROTECT 340B Act 340B Drug Discount Program - RFI for SUSTAIN 340B Act H.R. 2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 HR. 8574: 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-Net Act(340B ACCESS Act) H.R. 2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 Accelerated Approval Alternative Funding Programs Drug Shortages Supply Chain Integrity and Traceability Drug Patenting S. 79/H.R. 1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 PBM Reform S. 2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act Alternative Payment Arrangements for Gene Therapies Coverage of Accelerated Approval Products Drug Benefit Design Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Orphan Drug Issues H.R. 5539/S. 3131: ORPHAN Cures Act H.R. 6664: Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023 S. 1214: Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity (RARE) Act Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products H.R. 830/S. 1375: HELP Copays Act H.R. 2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 H.R. 2139/S. 909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act H.R. 2630/S. 652: SAFE STEP Act H.R. 2666: Medicaid for VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act H.R. 4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act Lower Costs, More Cures Act Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products National Coverage Determination Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing Step Therapy Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations Value-based Contracting and Communications Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule H.R. 198: Drug Pricing Transparency and Accountability Act - Provisions related to the 340B Program H.R. 456: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act H.R. 2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 H.R. 2679: Pharmacy Benefits Manager Accountability Act H.R. 2816: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Sunshine and Accountability Act H.R. 2880: Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act H.R. 3093: Affordable Pricing for Taxpayer-Funded Prescription Drugs Act of 2023 H.R. 3285: Fairness for Patient Medications Act H.R. 3433: Give Kids a Chance Act of 2023 H.R. 4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act - Provisions related to drug pricing H.R. 5376: Share the Savings with Seniors Act S. 476/H.R. 5547: Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act H.R. 6283: Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging or DRUG Act H.R. 6664: Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023 S. 113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 - Provisions related to PBMs S. 127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 - Provisions related to PBMs S. 1264: SMART Prices Act - Provisions related to drug pricing reform S. 1339: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act - Provisions related to PBMs S. 1542: Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging Act or DRUG Act - Provisions related to PBMs S. 1906: Promising Pathway Act - Approval pathway policy issues S. 1967: PBM Act S. 2456: Protecting Seniors from High Drug Costs Act S. 2474: Share the Savings with Seniors Act S. 2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act (MEPA) S. 4953: Protect Drug Innovation Act User fee policy issues Pharmacy Benefit Manager reform and policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues Drug importation policy issues Accelerated approval authority policy issues FDA regulatory approval authority policy issues Competition policy issues Clinical trial diversity policy issues Patient assistance program policy issues Drug shortages policy issues COVID-19 policy issues Pandemic preparedness policy issues Artificial intelligence policy issues IRA price negotiation expansion policy issues
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
H.R. 2139/S. 908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 2148/S. 909: Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act S. 476/H.R. 5547: Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act H.R. 7174: Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act S. 79/H.R. 1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 S. 142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act PBM Reform Medicaid H.R. 2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act Average Manufacturers Price Calculations Coverage of Accelerated Approval Products Drug Benefit Design Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Rule Pricing and Rebates Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products H.R. 830/S. 1375: HELP Copays Act H.R. 2139/S. 908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 2148/S. 909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act H.R. 2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 H.R. 2630/S. 652: SAFE STEP Act H.R. 4895: Lowering Drug Costs, More Transparency Act CMMI Authority Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs Lower Costs, More Cures Act National Coverage Determination Protected Classes Step Therapy Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule H.R. 3421: Medicare for All Act Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) Part D redesign and policy issues including non-interference and rebates policy issues Part B policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues Rebate policy issues Value-based purchasing arrangements policy issues Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and model policy issues CMS Guidance on the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Initial Memorandum CMS Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Revised Guidance S.1544/H.R. 1199: Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2023
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 79/HR 1717 Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 113 Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 . S. 1250 Drug-price Transparency for Consumers Act S.127 Pharmacy Benefit Transparency Act S. 150 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 148 Stop STALLING Act S. 142 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Federal Trade Commission related issues, no specific bill Issues related to the Patent Act, no specific bill Issues related to March-In/Bayh Dole, WTO/TRIPS waiver, no specific bill Issues related to patent thickets/product hopping Issues related to obviousness/ double patenting S.2140 Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S.2220/HR 4370 Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents H.R. 3858/S.1834: A bill to prohibit the President from negotiating or concluding any withdrawal, suspension, waiver, or modification to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights without explicit authorization from Congress. H.R. 3535 Advancing Americas Interests Act H.R. 5475 Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 S.3385/HR 8333-- BIOSECURE Act BIOCOMPETE (no bill number)- Issues related to prohibiting the export of biotechnology to certain foreign entities Issues related to FDA/PTO coordination S.2780 Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act Issues related to skinny labeling S. 3583/HR 6986 To Address Patent Thickets S. 1956 Invent It Here, Make It Here Act
Client expense: $2,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
- S 150, "Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023", regarding all provisions. - S 79/HR 1717, "Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023", regarding all provisions. - Issues related to intellectual property.
Client expense: $2,340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
340B Drug Discount Program ---H.R.8574 - 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net Act ---S1133: 350B Accountability Act ---Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications ---Program Implementation & Oversight ---PROTECT 340B Act ---SUSTAIN 340B Act Accelerated Approval Access to non-human Primates (NHPs) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Alternative Funding Programs Biodefense Research, Development and Procurement Issues (Non-Funding) ---H.R.3577: Medical and Health Stockpile Accountability Act of 2023 ---H.R.3631: State Strategic Stockpile Act of 2023 ---H.R.3703: Helping Evaluate Appropriate Logistical Infrastructure for National Government (HEALING) Response Act of 2023 ---H.R.3742: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate the Federal Governments collection and sharing of public health data to respond to public health emergencies. ---H.R.3791: Improving Data Accessibility Through Advancements (DATA) in Public Health Act ---H.R.3795: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the development of a diagnostic testing preparedness plan to be used during public health emergencies, and for other purposes. ---H.R.3832: Disease X Act of 2023 ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---S. 4667 Risky Research Review Act ---Bio COMPETES (Draft) ---Biosecurity Infrastructure for Operational (BIO) Early Warning Act (Discussion Draft) ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain ---Implementation of Medical Countermeasure Innovation Act of 2016 ---Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act of 2019 ---American Pandemic Preparedness Plan (AP3) ---Gain of function (Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act, SAFE Risky Research Act) ---MCM PRV Program ---NDAA ---Reasonable Pricing Clauses in BARDA Contracts ---Reauthorization of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing (PAHPA) ---Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) Program ---VICP Loopholes ---White House National Biodefense Strategy ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord Biosimilars ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.2305: Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act ---Bio COMPETES (Draft) ---Biosimilar Copay ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain ---Interchangeability and Pharmacy Substitution ---Reimbursement Cell & Gene Therapy Climate Change ---FY 2025 Appropriations Clinical Trial Data in China Data Privacy ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---H.R. 8818: American Privacy Rights Act of 2025 ---Bio COMPETES (Draft) ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine Regulation and Oversight Diversity & Inclusion ---Decentralized Clinical Trials ---Implementation of Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act Drug Evaluation and Review ---S.1906: Promising Pathway Act ---COVID-19 Lessons Learned ---FDA Hiring Flexibility Drug Importation Drug Manufacturing, Quality & Distribution ---Advanced Manufacturing ---Drug Shortages ---Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy ---Supply Chain Integrity and Traceability Drug Patenting ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents ---S. 2780 Medication Affordability & Patient Integrity Act ---S.3583/H.R.6986: A bill to address patent thickets ---Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act ---Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Drug Pricing ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.1790: Biologics Competition Act of 2023 ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5539/S.3131: ORPHAN Cures Act ---H.R.5547/S.476: Maintaining Investments and New Innovation (MINI) Act ---H.R.6283: DRUG Act ---H.R.7174: Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Application ---S.1067: Ensuring Timely Access to Generics ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents, ---S.2305: Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act ---CMMI Authority ---COVID-19 Pricing Related Provisions ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act ---National Coverage Determination ---PBM Reform ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Implementation ---Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act Efforts to expand the Bio Economy & Bio Manufacturing Foreign Drug Data Protection Laws ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---Bio COMPETES (Draft) ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Programs ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.2940/S.1355: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Funding for Strategic National Stockpile ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---MCM PRV ---Reauthorization of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing (PAHPA) Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Programs ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---VICP Funding for FDA ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Creating Hope Reauthorization Act ---Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) VII Implementation Funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) ---FY 2025 Appropriations Funding for the HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy ---FY 2025 Appropriations Funding for National Institutes of Health ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) ---Funding for Womens Health Research Generic Drug Entry ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act ---S.4351: Enhanced Access to Affordable Medicines Act ---H.R 6973: Generic Drug Application Review Reforms ---Incentives for Generic Entry Issues Relating to Medical Research and Animal Testing Models ---H.R.7248: FDA Modernization Act 3.0 Medicaid ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---Alternative Payment Arrangements for Gene Therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Coverage of Accelerated Approval Products ---Drug Benefit Design ---Encouraging Innovation Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act ---Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Rule ---Pricing and Rebates ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule National Defense ---National Defense Authorization Act of 2025 Opioid Crisis ---H.R.4531/2933: SUPPORT Act ---Non-Opioid Analgesics ---Transparency ---Coverage and Reimbursement Orphan Drug Issues ---H.R.3433 - Give Kids a Chance Act ---H.R.5539/S.3131: ORPHAN Cures Act ---H.R.6664: Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023 ---H.R.6731/S.3464: Finding Orphan-Disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act ---S.1214: Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity (RARE) Act ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Orphan Drug Tax Credit Pandemic Preparedness ---Drug Supply Chain Management ---Implementation of the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses ---Emerging New Threats and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act ---Monoclonal Antibody Coverage and Utilization ---R&D Funding for Medical Countermeasures ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights ---Supply Chain Issues ---Temporarily Refundable R&D Credit ---TRIPS Waiver ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord Precision Medicine Initiative Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review ---H.R.7384/S4583: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2024 ---Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments (HEART)Act ---Rare Disease Pilot Program ---Speeding Therapy Access Today (STAT) Act Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.830/S.1375: HELP Copays Act ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5378: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act ---H.R.5796/S424: Protect our Seniors Act ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Lower Costs, More Cures Act ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---National Coverage Determination ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---H.R.5260: Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Value-based Contracting and Communications ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2940/S.1355: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act ---H.R.5142: Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2023 ---H.R.5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023 ---H.R.6731/S.3464: Finding Orphan-Disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act ---H.R.7551: Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered (LIABLE) 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 Quality Measure ---Vaccine Safety ---Vaccine Safety net and Vaccine Infrastructure ---Value of Vaccines and Vaccine Confidence Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.5142: Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2023 ---H.R.5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023 ---H.R.7551: Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered (LIABLE) Act ---S.3810: Countermeasure Injury Compensation Fund Amendment Act ---VICP CICP (Discussion Draft)
Client expense: $1,680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
340B Drug Discount Program ---H.R.8574 - 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net Act ---Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications ---Program Implementation & Oversight ---S1133: 350B Accountability Act ---PROTECT 340B Act ---SUSTAIN 340B Act Accelerated Approval Access to non-human Primates (NHPs) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Alternative Funding Programs Biodefense Research, Development and Procurement Issues (Non-Funding) ---H.R.3577: Medical and Health Stockpile Accountability Act of 2023 ---H.R.3631: State Strategic Stockpile Act of 2023 ---H.R.3703: Helping Evaluate Appropriate Logistical Infrastructure for National Government (HEALING) Response Act of 2023 ---H.R.3742: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate the Federal Governments collection and sharing of public health data to respond to public health emergencies. ---H.R.3791: Improving Data Accessibility Through Advancements (DATA) in Public Health Act ---H.R.3795: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the development of a diagnostic testing preparedness plan to be used during public health emergencies, and for other purposes. ---H.R.3832: Disease X Act of 2023 ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---American Pandemic Preparedness Plan (AP3) ---Bio COMPETES (Draft) ---Biosecurity Infrastructure for Operational (BIO) Early Warning Act (Discussion Draft) ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain ---Implementation of Medical Countermeasure Innovation Act of 2016 ---Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act of 2019 ---Gain of function (Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act, SAFE Risky Research Act) ---MCM PRV Program ---NDAA ---Reasonable Pricing Clauses in BARDA Contracts ---Reauthorization of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing (PAHPA) ---Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) Program ---VICP Loopholes ---White House National Biodefense Strategy ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord Biosimilars ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.2305: Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act ---Biosimilar Copay ---BSUFA Negotiations ---Implementation of BSUFA Agreement ---Interchangeability and Pharmacy Substitution ---Reimbursement Cell & Gene Therapy Climate Change ---FY 2025 Appropriations Clinical Trial Data in China Data Privacy ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---HR 8818: American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 ---Bio COMPETES (Draft) ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain Diversity & Inclusion ---Decentralized Clinical Trials ---Implementation of Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act Drug Evaluation and Review ---S.1906: Promising Pathway Act ---COVID-19 Lessons Learned ---FDA Hiring Flexibility Drug Importation Drug Manufacturing, Quality & Distribution ---Advanced Manufacturing ---Drug Shortages ---Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy ---Supply Chain Integrity and Traceability Drug Patenting ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents ---S.2780 - Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act ---S.3583/H.R.6986: A bill to address patent thickets ---Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act ---Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Drug Pricing ---FY2025 Appropriations ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.1790: Biologics Competition Act of 2023 ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5539/S.3131: ORPHAN Cures Act ---H.R.5547: Maintaining Investments and New Innovation (MINI) Act ---H.R.6283: DRUG Act ---H.R.7174: Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Application ---S.1067: Ensuring Timely Access to Generics ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents, ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---Access to Innovative Treatments Act ---CMMI Authority ---COVID-19 Pricing Related Provisions ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act ---National Coverage Determination ---PBM Reform ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Implementation ---Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act Foreign Drug Data Protection Laws ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---Bio COMPETES (Draft) ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain ---Regulatory Harmonization Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Programs ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.2940/S.1355: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Funding for Strategic National Stockpile ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Reauthorization of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing (PAHPA) Generic Drug Entry ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act ---Enhanced Access to Affordable Medicines Act ---Generic Drug Application Review Reforms ---Incentives for Generic Entry Issues Relating to Medical Research and Animal Testing Models ---H.R.7248: FDA Modernization Act 3.0 Medicaid ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---Alternative Payment Arrangements for Gene Therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Coverage of Accelerated Approval Products ---Drug Benefit Design ---Encouraging Innovation Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act ---Medicaid Drug Rebate Program ---Pricing and Rebates ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule National Defense ---National Defense Authorization Act of 2025 Opioid Crisis ---H.R.4531/S.2933: SUPPORT Act ---Non-Opioid Analgesics ---Transparency ---Coverage and Reimbursement Orphan Drug Issues ---H.R.5539/S.3131: ORPHAN Cures Act ---H.R.6664: Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023 ---H.R.6731/S.3464: Finding Orphan-Disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act ---S.1214: Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity (RARE) Act ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Orphan Drug Tax Credit Pandemic Preparedness ---Drug Supply Chain Management ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain ---Implementation of the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses ---Monoclonal Antibody Coverage and Utilization ---R&D Funding for Medical Countermeasures ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights ---Supply Chain Issues ---Temporarily Refundable R&D Credit ---TRIPS Waiver ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord Precision Medicine Initiative Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review ---H.R.7384/S.4583: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2024 ---Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments (HEART)Act ---Rare Disease Pilot Program ---Speeding Therapy Access Today (STAT) Act Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.830/S.1375: HELP Copays Act ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5378: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---National Coverage Determination ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Value-based Contracting and Communications ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2940/S.1355: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act ---H.R.5142: Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2023 ---H.R.5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023 ---H.R.6731/S.3464: Finding Orphan-Disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act ---H.R.7551: Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered (LIABLE) Act ---Adult Immunization ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---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 Quality Measure ---Vaccine Safety ---Vaccine Safety Net and Vaccine Infrastructure ---Value of Vaccines and Vaccine Confidence Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.5142: Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2023 ---H.R.5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023 ---H.R.7551: Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered (LIABLE) Act ---S.3810: Countermeasure Injury Compensation Fund Amendment Act ---VICP CICP (Discussion Draft)
Client expense: $1,680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Antitrust Legislation ---Oversight Pharmacy Benefit Managers Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bayh-Dole Act/Tech Transfer ---S.1956 Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023 (Baldwin) ---Bayh-Dole Act ---March-In Rights ---NIST RFI Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March in Rights ---Reasonable Pricing Clause Compulsory Licensing Data Privacy Issues ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---H.R. 8818: American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 ---Bio COMPETES (Draft) ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain Diversity in Patenting ---S.2566: Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act Drug Patenting ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents ---S. 2780 - Medication Affordability and Patient Integrity Act ---S.3583/H.R.6986: A bill to address patent thickets ---H.R.5475 Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 (Fitzgerald - WI) ---H.R. 6275 Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act ---FTC Orange Book Delisting Initiative ---Orange Book Listing ---PTO Proposed Rules on Terminal Disclaimer Practice ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Foreign Drug Data Protection Law ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---Bio COMPETES (Draft) ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern ---House GOP RFI on Supply Chain Intellectual Property Enforcement ---China ---TRIPS Waiver Patent Reform ---H.R.4575: Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act (PAPA) ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) ---S.2220/H.R.4370: Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act ---Patent Litigation Reform ---The USPTO Request for Comments: Experimental Use Defense 89 Fed.Reg 53963 Patenting of Biological Inventions ---S.2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) ---Section 101 Modernization World Health Organization (WHO) ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) ---Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, and Associated Traditional Knowledge World Trade Organization (WTO) ---TRIPS Waiver
Client expense: $1,680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 4370: PREVAIL Act - Provisions related to the PTAB H.R. 4692: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 5429: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act H.R. 5475: Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 6275: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2023 - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6436: Stopping Pharmas Ripoffs and Drug Savings For All Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6684: Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6986: To address patent thickets. - Provisions related to patents S. 79: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements S. 150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 - Provisions related to intellectual property and patents S. 574: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues S. 2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 - Provisions related to patents S. 2220: PREVAIL Act - Provisions related to the PTAB S. 2780: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act S. 3569: Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act S. 3583: A bill to address patent thickets. - Provisions related to patents Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues Request for Information Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for considering the Exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No.: 230831-0207) Patent thicket policy issues Patent use codes policy issues AI patent policy issues
Client expense: $6,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.4875/H.R. 9551, the NO FAKES Act of 2023 S. 2780, the Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act H.R. 9455/ S. the IDEA Act H.R. 9211/S. 4840, the RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2024 S. 5160, Sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights. H.R. 8134, the Restoring America's Leadership in Innovation Act of 2024 (RALIA) H.R. 8132, Balancing Incentives Act of 2024 H.R. 7913, Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024 H.R. 6684/S. 3569, Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act H.R. 5475, Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 6436, Stopping Pharmas Ripoffs and Drug Savings For All Act S, 2934, the SHOP SAFE Act of 2023 H.R. 5475, Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 S. 2566, the American IP Defense and Enforcement Advancement Act H.R. 9474/S. 2140, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S. 2220/H.R. 4370, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act H.R. 1707, the SMART Act S. 1128, Ensuring Access to Generic Medications Act S.835/H.R.1631, the Pro Codes Act S. 746/H.R. 1505, the No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act S. 574, Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act S. 253/H.R. 791, the American Music Fairness Act of 2023 S. 153, the Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 150, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act S. 113 Pricing for the People Act S. 79/H.R. 1717, the Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023. S. 42, Prescription Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R.2594 - To control the export to the People's Republic of China of certain technology and intellectual property important to the national interest of the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 2070 - To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Executive Office of the President, Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator for fiscal year 2024 H.R. 1016, the Stop Chinas IP Theft Act H.R. 906 , the REPAIR Act H.R. 576, the Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2023 Issues related to USPTO operations Issues related to international patent harmonization Issues related to patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Copyright Office Modernization Issues related to the WTO TRIPs Waiver Request
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 476, the Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act. S. 3131/ H.R. 5539, the ORPHAN Cures Act. H.R. 5547, the Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act. No bill number. Discussed implementation of prescription drug provisions of Inflation Reduction Act. S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023. H.R. 6986, To address patent thickets. H.R. 9070, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act. H.R. 1717, the Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023. H.R. 5429, the Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act. S. 2780, the Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act. S. 4878, the Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years (REMEDY) Act. No bill number. Discussed the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Draft Guidance. No bill number. Discussed Medicare Prescription Payment Plan. No bill number. Discussed out-of-pocket caps for prescription drugs. No bill number. Discussed pharmacy benefit manager reforms. No bill number. Discussed Medicare negotiated drug prices. No bill number. Discussed the low-income subsidy Extra Help program. No bill number. Discussed Medicare Part D open enrollment. S. 2973, the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act. S. 142, the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act. S. 4845, the Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act. S.3311, the American Made Pharmaceuticals Act of 2023.
Client expense: $4,820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues related to Inter Partes Review and patent policy generally; Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act, S.142; Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, S. 150 Issues related to FDA and PTO coordination, including, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023, S. 79 and HR 1717, and Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act, S.2780 and HR 5429; PREVAIL Act, S.2220 and HR 4370; Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023, S.2140.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 4370: PREVAIL Act - Provisions related to the PTAB H.R. 4692: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 5429: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act H.R. 5475: Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 6275: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2023 - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6436: Stopping Pharmas Ripoffs and Drug Savings For All Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6684: Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6986: To address patent thickets. - Provisions related to patents S. 79: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements S. 150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 - Provisions related to intellectual property and patents S. 574: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues S. 2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 - Provisions related to patents S. 2220: PREVAIL Act - Provisions related to the PTAB S. 2780: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act S. 3569: Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act S. 3583: A bill to address patent thickets. - Provisions related to patents Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues Request for Information Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for considering the Exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No.: 230831-0207) Patent thicket policy issues Patent use codes policy issues AI patent policy issues
Client expense: $1,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 79/HR 1717 Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 113 Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 . S. 1250-the Drug-price Transparency for Consumers Act S.127 Pharmacy Benefit Transparency Act S. 150 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 148 Stop STALLING Act S. 142 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Federal Trade Commission related issues, no specific bill Issues related to the Patent Act, no specific bill Issues related to March-In/Bayh Dole, WTO/TRIPS waiver, no specific bill Issues related to patent thickets/product hopping Issues related to obviousness/ double patenting S.2140 Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S.2220/HR 4370 Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents H.R. 3858/S.1834: A bill to prohibit the President from negotiating or concluding any withdrawal, suspension, waiver, or modification to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights without explicit authorization from Congress. H.R. 3535 Advancing Americas Interests Act H.R. 5475 Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 S.3385/HR 8333-- BIOSECURE Act BIOCOMPETE (no bill number)- Issues related to prohibiting the export of biotechnology to certain foreign entities
Client expense: $2,740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 4370: PREVAIL Act - Provisions related to the PTAB H.R. 4692: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 5429: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act H.R. 5475: Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 6275: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2023 - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6436: Stopping Pharmas Ripoffs and Drug Savings For All Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6684: Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6986: To address patent thickets. - Provisions related to patents S. 79: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements S. 150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 - Provisions related to intellectual property and patents S. 574: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues S. 2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 - Provisions related to patents S. 2220: PREVAIL Act - Provisions related to the PTAB S. 2780: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act S. 3569: Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act S. 3583: A bill to address patent thickets. - Provisions related to patents Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues Request for Information Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for considering the Exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No.: 230831-0207) Patent thicket policy issues Patent use codes policy issues AI patent policy issues
Client expense: $6,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
- S 150, "Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023", regarding all provisions. - S 79/HR 1717, "Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023", regarding all provisions. - Issues related to intellectual property.
Client expense: $1,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Antitrust Legislation ---Oversight Pharmacy Benefit Managers Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bayh-Dole Act/Tech Transfer ---S.1956 Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023 (Baldwin) ---Bayh-Dole Act ---March-In Rights ---Reasonable Pricing Clause ---NIST RFI Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March in Rights Compulsory Licensing Data Privacy Issues ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---H.R. 8818: American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern Diversity in Patenting ---S.2566: Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act Drug Patenting ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents ---S. 2780 - Medication Affordability and Patient Integrity Act ---S.3583/H.R.6986: A bill to address patent thickets ---H.R.5475 Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 (Fitzgerald - WI) ---H.R. 6275 Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act ---FTC Orange Book Delisting Initiative ---Orange Book Listing ---PTO Proposed Rules on Terminal Disclaimer Practice ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Foreign Drug Data Protection Law ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern Intellectual Property Enforcement ---China ---TRIPS Waiver Patent Reform ---H.R.4575: Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act (PAPA) ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) ---S.2220/H.R.4370: Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act ---Patent Litigation Reform Patenting of Biological Inventions ---S.2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) ---Section 101 Modernization World Health Organization (WHO) ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) ---Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, and Associated Traditional Knowledge World Trade Organization (WTO) ---13th Ministerial Conference ---TRIPS Waiver
Client expense: $1,790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2024 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
340B Drug Discount Program ---H.R.8574 - 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net Act ---Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications ---Program Implementation & Oversight ---S1133: 350B Accountability Act ---PROTECT 340B Act ---SUSTAIN 340B Act Accelerated Approval Access to non-human Primates (NHPs) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Alternative Funding Programs Biodefense Research, Development and Procurement Issues (Non-Funding) ---H.R.3577: Medical and Health Stockpile Accountability Act of 2023 ---H.R.3631: State Strategic Stockpile Act of 2023 ---H.R.3703: Helping Evaluate Appropriate Logistical Infrastructure for National Government (HEALING) Response Act of 2023 ---H.R.3742: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate the Federal Governments collection and sharing of public health data to respond to public health emergencies. ---H.R.3791: Improving Data Accessibility Through Advancements (DATA) in Public Health Act ---H.R.3795: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the development of a diagnostic testing preparedness plan to be used during public health emergencies, and for other purposes. ---H.R.3832: Disease X Act of 2023 ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---Biosecurity Infrastructure for Operational (BIO) Early Warning Act (Discussion Draft) ---Implementation of Medical Countermeasure Innovation Act of 2016 ---Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act of 2019 ---American Pandemic Preparedness Plan (AP3) ---Gain of function (Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act, SAFE Risky Research Act) ---MCM PRV Program ---NDAA ---Reasonable Pricing Clauses in BARDA Contracts ---Reauthorization of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing (PAHPA) ---Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) Program ---VICP Loopholes ---White House National Biodefense Strategy ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord Biosimilars ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.2305: Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act ---Biosimilar Copay ---BSUFA Negotiations ---Interchangeability and Pharmacy Substitution ---Reimbursement Cell & Gene Therapy Climate Change ---FY 2025 Appropriations Clinical Trial Data in China Data Privacy ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---HR 8818: American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine Regulation and Oversight Diversity & Inclusion ---Decentralized Clinical Trials ---Implementation of Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act Drug Evaluation and Review ---S.1906: Promising Pathway Act ---COVID-19 Lessons Learned ---FDA Hiring Flexibility Drug Importation Drug Manufacturing, Quality & Distribution ---Advanced Manufacturing ---Drug Shortages ---Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy ---Supply Chain Integrity and Traceability Drug Patenting ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents ---S.3583/H.R.6986: A bill to address patent thickets ---Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act ---Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Drug Pricing ---FY2025 Appropriations ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.1790: Biologics Competition Act of 2023 ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5539/S.3131: ORPHAN Cures Act ---H.R.5547: Maintaining Investments and New Innovation (MINI) Act ---H.R.6283: DRUG Act ---H.R.7174: Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Application ---S.1067: Ensuring Timely Access to Generics ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents, ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---Access to Innovative Treatments Act ---CMMI Authority ---COVID-19 Pricing Related Provisions ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act ---National Coverage Determination ---PBM Reform ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Implementation ---Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act Foreign Drug Data Protection Laws ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern ---Regulatory Harmonization Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Programs ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.2940/S.1355: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Funding for Strategic National Stockpile ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Reauthorization of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing (PAHPA) Generic Drug Entry ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act ---Enhanced Access to Affordable Medicines Act ---Generic Drug Application Review Reforms ---Incentives for Generic Entry Issues Relating to Medical Research and Animal Testing Models ---H.R.7248: FDA Modernization Act 3.0 Medicaid ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---Alternative Payment Arrangements for Gene Therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Coverage of Accelerated Approval Products ---Drug Benefit Design ---Encouraging Innovation Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act ---Medicaid Drug Rebate Program ---Pricing and Rebates ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule National Defense ---National Defense Authorization Act of 2025 Opioid Crisis ---H.R.4531: SUPPORT Act ---Non-Opioid Analgesics ---Transparency ---Coverage and Reimbursement Orphan Drug Issues ---H.R.5539/S.3131: ORPHAN Cures Act ---H.R.6664: Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023 ---H.R.6731/S.3464: Finding Orphan-Disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act ---S.1214: Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity (RARE) Act ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Orphan Drug Tax Credit Pandemic Preparedness ---Drug Supply Chain Management ---Implementation of the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses ---Monoclonal Antibody Coverage and Utilization ---R&D Funding for Medical Countermeasures ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights ---Supply Chain Issues ---Temporarily Refundable R&D Credit ---TRIPS Waiver ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord Precision Medicine Initiative Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review ---H.R.7384: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2024 ---Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments (HEART)Act ---Rare Disease Pilot Program ---Speeding Therapy Access Today (STAT) Act Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.830/S.1375: HELP Copays Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5378: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---National Coverage Determination ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Value-based Contracting and Communications ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.830/S.1375: HELP Copays Act ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5378: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act ---H.R.5796/S424: Protect our Seniors Act ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Lower Costs, More Cures Act ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---National Coverage Determination ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Value-based Contracting and Communications ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2940/S.1355: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act ---H.R.5142: Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2023 ---H.R.5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023 ---H.R.6731/S.3464: Finding Orphan-Disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act ---H.R.7551: Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered (LIABLE) Act ---S.4509: Vaccine and Coverage Certainty (VACC) Act ---Adult Immunization ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---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 Quality Measure ---Vaccine Safety ---Vaccine Safety Net and Vaccine Infrastructure ---Value of Vaccines and Vaccine Confidence Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.5142: Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2023 ---H.R.5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023 ---H.R.7551: Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered (LIABLE) Act ---S.3810: Countermeasure Injury Compensation Fund Amendment Act ---VICP CICP (Discussion Draft)
Client expense: $1,790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
340B Drug Discount Program ---H.R.8574 - 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net Act ---S1133: 350B Accountability Act ---Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications ---Program Implementation & Oversight ---PROTECT 340B Act ---SUSTAIN 340B Act Accelerated Approval Access to non-human Primates (NHPs) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Alternative Funding Programs Biodefense Research, Development and Procurement Issues (Non-Funding) ---H.R.3577: Medical and Health Stockpile Accountability Act of 2023 ---H.R.3631: State Strategic Stockpile Act of 2023 ---H.R.3703: Helping Evaluate Appropriate Logistical Infrastructure for National Government (HEALING) Response Act of 2023 ---H.R.3742: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate the Federal Governments collection and sharing of public health data to respond to public health emergencies. ---H.R.3791: Improving Data Accessibility Through Advancements (DATA) in Public Health Act ---H.R.3795: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the development of a diagnostic testing preparedness plan to be used during public health emergencies, and for other purposes. ---H.R.3832: Disease X Act of 2023 ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---Biosecurity Infrastructure for Operational (BIO) Early Warning Act (Discussion Draft) ---Implementation of Medical Countermeasure Innovation Act of 2016 ---Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act of 2019 ---American Pandemic Preparedness Plan (AP3) ---Gain of function (Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act, SAFE Risky Research Act) ---MCM PRV Program ---NDAA ---Reasonable Pricing Clauses in BARDA Contracts ---Reauthorization of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing (PAHPA) ---Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) Program ---VICP Loopholes ---White House National Biodefense Strategy ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord Biosimilars ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.2305: Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act ---Biosimilar Copay ---BSUFA Negotiations ---Interchangeability and Pharmacy Substitution ---Reimbursement Cell & Gene Therapy Climate Change ---FY 2025 Appropriations Clinical Trial Data in China Data Privacy ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---H.R. 8818: American Privacy Rights Act of 2025 ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine Regulation and Oversight Diversity & Inclusion ---Decentralized Clinical Trials ---Implementation of Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act Drug Evaluation and Review ---S.1906: Promising Pathway Act ---COVID-19 Lessons Learned ---FDA Hiring Flexibility Drug Importation Drug Manufacturing, Quality & Distribution ---Advanced Manufacturing ---Drug Shortages ---Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy ---Supply Chain Integrity and Traceability Drug Patenting ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents ---S.3583/H.R.6986: A bill to address patent thickets ---Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act ---Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Drug Pricing ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.1790: Biologics Competition Act of 2023 ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5539/S.3131: ORPHAN Cures Act ---H.R.5547: Maintaining Investments and New Innovation (MINI) Act ---H.R.6283: DRUG Act ---H.R.7174: Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Application ---S.1067: Ensuring Timely Access to Generics ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents, ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---Access to Innovative Treatments Act ---CMMI Authority ---COVID-19 Pricing Related Provisions ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act ---National Coverage Determination ---PBM Reform ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Implementation ---Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act Foreign Drug Data Protection Laws ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern ---Regulatory Harmonization Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Programs ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.2940/S.1355: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Funding for Strategic National Stockpile ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Reauthorization of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing (PAHPA) Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Programs ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Funding for 2024-2025 Influenza Season Preparedness and Response ---Funding for Routine Immunization Infrastructure during Pandemic Funding for FDA ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) VII Implementation Funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) ---FY 2025 Appropriations Funding for the HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy ---FY 2025 Appropriations Funding for National Institutes of Health ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Act ---Funding for Womens Health Research Generic Drug Entry ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act ---Enhanced Access to Affordable Medicines Act ---Generic Drug Application Review Reforms ---Incentives for Generic Entry Issues Relating to Medical Research and Animal Testing Models ---H.R.7248: FDA Modernization Act 3.0 Medicaid ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---Alternative Payment Arrangements for Gene Therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Coverage of Accelerated Approval Products ---Drug Benefit Design ---Encouraging Innovation Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act ---Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Rule ---Pricing and Rebates ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule National Defense ---National Defense Authorization Act of 2025 Opioid Crisis ---H.R.4531: SUPPORT Act ---Non-Opioid Analgesics ---Transparency ---Coverage and Reimbursement Orphan Drug Issues ---H.R.5539/S.3131: ORPHAN Cures Act ---H.R.6664: Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023 ---H.R.6731/S.3464: Finding Orphan-Disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act ---S.1214: Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity (RARE) Act ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Orphan Drug Tax Credit Pandemic Preparedness ---Drug Supply Chain Management ---Implementation of the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses ---Monoclonal Antibody Coverage and Utilization ---R&D Funding for Medical Countermeasures ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights ---Supply Chain Issues ---Temporarily Refundable R&D Credit ---TRIPS Waiver ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord Precision Medicine Initiative Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review ---H.R.7384: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2024 ---Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments (HEART)Act ---Rare Disease Pilot Program ---Speeding Therapy Access Today (STAT) Act Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.830/S.1375: HELP Copays Act ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5378: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act ---H.R.5796/S424: Protect our Seniors Act ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Lower Costs, More Cures Act ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---National Coverage Determination ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Value-based Contracting and Communications ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2940/S.1355: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act ---H.R.5142: Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2023 ---H.R.5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023 ---H.R.6731/S.3464: Finding Orphan-Disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act ---H.R.7551: Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered (LIABLE) Act ---S.4509: Vaccine and Coverage Certainty (VACC) Act ---Adult Immunization ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---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 Quality Measure ---Vaccine Safety ---Vaccine Safety net and Vaccine Infrastructure ---Value of Vaccines and Vaccine Confidence Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.5142: Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2023 ---H.R.5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023 ---H.R.7551: Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered (LIABLE) Act ---S.3810: Countermeasure Injury Compensation Fund Amendment Act ---VICP CICP (Discussion Draft)
Client expense: $1,790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
Antitrust Legislation Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bayh-Dole Act March-In Rights Compulsory Licensing - 28 USC 1948 Government Use of Patents Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic - TRIPS Waiver S.79/H.R. 1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 S. 148 Stop STALLING Act S. 150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights S. 2220/H.R. 4370: Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act Patent Litigation Reform Patenting of Biological Inventions - Section 101 Modernization H.R. 6684: Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues
Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
340 Drug Discount Program 340B Accountability Act PROTECT 340B Act H.R. 2139/S. 908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 2148/S. 909: Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act H.R. 5539: ORPHAN Cures Act H.R. 6283: DRUG Act S. 476/H.R. 5547: Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act H.R. 7174: Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act S. 79/H.R. 1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 S. 127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 S. 142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act PBM Reform Medicaid H.R. 2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act Average Manufacturers Price Calculations Coverage of Accelerated Approval Products Drug Benefit Design Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Rule Pricing and Rebates Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products H.R. 830/S. 1375: HELP Copays Act H.R. 2139/S. 908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 2148/S. 909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act H.R. 2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 H.R. 2630/S. 652: SAFE STEP Act H.R. 4895: Lowering Drug Costs, More Transparency Act CMMI Authority Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs Lower Costs, More Cures Act National Coverage Determination Protected Classes Step Therapy Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule H.R. 3421: Medicare for All Act Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) Part D redesign and policy issues including non-interference and rebates policy issues Part B policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues Rebate policy issues Value-based purchasing arrangements policy issues Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and model policy issues CMS Guidance on the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Initial Memorandum CMS Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Revised Guidance S.1544 - 118th Congress (2023-2024) Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2023 H.R.1199 - 118th Congress (2023-2024) Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2023
Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
340B Drug Discount Program - 340B Accountability Act 340B Drug Discount Program - Program Implementation & Oversight 340B Drug Discount Program - PROTECT 340B Act 340B Drug Discount Program - RFI for SUSTAIN 340B Act H.R. 2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 Accelerated Approval Alternative Funding Programs Drug Shortages Supply Chain Integrity and Traceability Drug Patenting S. 79/H.R. 1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 COVID-19 Pricing Related Provisions PBM Reform S. 2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act Alternative Payment Arrangements for Gene Therapies Coverage of Accelerated Approval Products Drug Benefit Design Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Orphan Drug Issues H.R. 5539/S. 3131: ORPHAN Cures Act H.R. 6664: Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023 S. 1214: Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity (RARE) Act Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products H.R. 830/S. 1375: HELP Copays Act H.R. 2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 H.R. 2139/S. 909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act H.R. 2630/S. 652: SAFE STEP Act H.R. 2666: Medicaid for VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act H.R. 4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act H.R. 5378: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act CMMI Authority Lower Costs, More Cures Act Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products National Coverage Determination Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing Step Therapy Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations Value-based Contracting and Communications Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule H.R. 198: Drug Pricing Transparency and Accountability Act - Provisions related to the 340B Program H.R. 456: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act H.R. 2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 H.R. 2679: Pharmacy Benefits Manager Accountability Act H.R. 2816: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Sunshine and Accountability Act H.R. 2880: Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act H.R. 3093: Affordable Pricing for Taxpayer-Funded Prescription Drugs Act of 2023 H.R. 3285: Fairness for Patient Medications Act H.R. 3433: Give Kids a Chance Act of 2023 H.R. 4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act - Provisions related to drug pricing H.R. 5376: Share the Savings with Seniors Act S. 476/H.R. 5547: Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act H.R. 6283: Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging or DRUG Act H.R. 6664: Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023 H.R. 7174: Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program S. 113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 - Provisions related to PBMs S. 127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 - Provisions related to PBMs S. 1264: SMART Prices Act - Provisions related to drug pricing reform S. 1339: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act - Provisions related to PBMs S. 1542: Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging Act or DRUG Act - Provisions related to PBMs S. 1906: Promising Pathway Act - Approval pathway policy issues S. 1967: PBM Act S. 2456: Protecting Seniors from High Drug Costs Act S. 2474: Share the Savings with Seniors Act S. 2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act (MEPA) S. 4953: Protect Drug Innovation Act User fee policy issues Pharmacy Benefit Manager reform and policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues Drug importation policy issues Accelerated approval authority policy issues FDA regulatory approval authority policy issues Competition policy issues Clinical trial diversity policy issues Patient assistance program policy issues Drug shortages policy issues COVID-19 policy issues Pandemic preparedness policy issues Artificial intelligence policy issues
Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2024 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 8134, the Restoring America's Leadership in Innovation Act of 2024 (RALIA) H.R. 8132, Balancing Incentives Act of 2024 H.R. 7913, Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024 H.R. 6684/S. 3569, Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act H.R. 5475, Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 6436, Stopping Pharmas Ripoffs and Drug Savings For All Act S, 2934, the SHOP SAFE Act of 2023 H.R. 5475, Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 S. 2566, the American IP Defense and Enforcement Advancement Act S. 2140, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S. 2220/H.R. 4370, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act H.R. 1707, the SMART Act S. 1128, Ensuring Access to Generic Medications Act S.835/H.R.1631, the Pro Codes Act S. 746/H.R. 1505, the No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act S. 574, Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act S. 253/H.R. 791, the American Music Fairness Act of 2023 S. 153, the Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 150, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act S. 113 Pricing for the People Act S. 79/H.R. 1717, the Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023. S. 42, Prescription Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R.2594 - To control the export to the People's Republic of China of certain technology and intellectual property important to the national interest of the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 2070 - To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Executive Office of the President, Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator for fiscal year 2024 H.R. 1016, the Stop Chinas IP Theft Act H.R. 906 , the REPAIR Act H.R. 576, the Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2023 Issues related to USPTO operations Issues related to international patent harmonization Issues related to patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Copyright Office Modernization Issues related to the WTO TRIPs Waiver Request
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2024 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues related to Inter Partes Review and patent policy generally; Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act, S.142; Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, S. 150 Issues related to FDA and PTO coordination, including, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 (S. 79 and HR 1717) and Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act (S.2780 and HR 5429); PREVAIL Act (S.2220 and HR 4370).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
340B Drug Discount Program ---340B Accountability Act ---Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications ---Program Implementation & Oversight ---PROTECT 340B Act ---RFI for SUSTAIN 340B Act Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---COVID-19 Pricing-Related Provisions ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing Data Privacy ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act -------At the direction of its core members, BIO advocated on behalf of the biotech industry to avoid supply chain disruptions that would interrupt treatments and cures for patients. During February 2024, BIO coordinated some of this advocacy with WuXiAppTec (then an associate member of BIO) and with other BIO members also, seeking removal of the list of entities specifically named in the proposed legislation being referenced as the BIOSECURE Act, which included WuXiAppTec. ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---American Data Privacy and Protection Act ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern Drug Pricing ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.1790: Biologics Competition Act of 2023 ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5539/S.3131: ORPHAN Cures Act ---H.R.6283: DRUG Act ---H.R.7174: Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Application ---S.1067: Ensuring Timely Access to Generics ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents, ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---CMMI Authority ---COVID-19 Pricing Related Provisions ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---National Coverage Determination ---PBM Reform Funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations Medicaid ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---Alternative Payment Arrangements for Gene Therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Coverage of Accelerated Approval Products ---Drug Benefit Design ---Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Rule ---Pricing and Rebates ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.830/S.1375: HELP Copays Act ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5378: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Lower Costs, More Cures Act ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---National Coverage Determination ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Value-based Contracting and Communications ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.7551: Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered (LIABLE) Act ---National Coverage Determination ---Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ---Vaccine Safety Net and Vaccine Infrastructure ---Value of Vaccines and Vaccine Confidence
Client expense: $1,760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Health Issues
340B Drug Discount Program ---340B Accountability Act ---Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications ---Program Implementation & Oversight ---PROTECT 340B Act ---RFI for SUSTAIN 340B Act Accelerated Approval ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Alternative Funding Programs Biodefense Research, Development and Procurement Issues (Non-Funding) ---H.R.3577: Medical and Health Stockpile Accountability Act of 2023 ---H.R.3631: State Strategic Stockpile Act of 2023 ---H.R.3703: Helping Evaluate Appropriate Logistical Infrastructure for National Government (HEALING) Response Act of 2023 ---H.R.3742: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate the Federal Governments collection and sharing of public health data to respond to public health emergencies. ---H.R.3791: Improving Data Accessibility Through Advancements (DATA) in Public Health Act ---H.R.3795: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the development of a diagnostic testing preparedness plan to be used during public health emergencies, and for other purposes. ---H.R.3832: Disease X Act of 2023 ---American Pandemic Preparedness Plan (AP3) ---Biosecurity Infrastructure for Operational (BIO) Early Warning Act (Discussion Draft) ---Implementation of Medical Countermeasure Innovation Act of 2016 ---Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act of 2019 ---MCM PRV Program ---Reauthorization of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing (PAHPA) ---Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) Program ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord Biosimilars ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.2305: Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act ---Biosimilar Copay ---Interchangeability and Pharmacy Substitution ---Reimbursement Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---COVID-19 Lessons Learned ---COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution ---Drug Supply Chain Management ---Implementation of Pandemics Require Evaluating, Planning, And Responding Effectively (PREPARE) Act ---PREP Act COVID-19 Declaration Coverage for Private Sector Procurement ---Monoclonal Antibody Coverage and Utilization ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---R&D Funding for Medical Countermeasures ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights ---Supply Chain Issues ---TRIPS Waiver ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord Climate Change ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 Data Privacy ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act -------At the direction of its core members, BIO advocated on behalf of the biotech industry to avoid supply chain disruptions that would interrupt treatments and cures for patients. During February 2024, BIO coordinated some of this advocacy with WuXiAppTec (then an associate member of BIO) and with other BIO members also, seeking removal of the list of entities specifically named in the proposed legislation being referenced as the BIOSECURE Act, which included WuXiAppTec. ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---American Data Privacy and Protection Act ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern ---Ranking Member Cassidy RFI on Improving Americans Health Data Privacy Diversity & Inclusion ---Decentralized Clinical Trials ---Implementation of Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act Drug Evaluation and Review ---S.1906: Promising Pathway Act ---FDA Management and Financial Accountability Drug Importation Drug Manufacturing, Quality & Distribution ---Advanced Manufacturing ---Drug Shortages ---Supply Chain Integrity and Traceability Drug Patenting ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents ---S.3583/H.R.6986: A bill to address patent thickets ---CLEAR Patents Act ---Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Drug Pricing ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.1790: Biologics Competition Act of 2023 ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5539/S.3131: ORPHAN Cures Act ---H.R.6283: DRUG Act ---H.R.7174: Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Application ---S.1067: Ensuring Timely Access to Generics ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents, ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---CMMI Authority ---COVID-19 Pricing Related Provisions ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---National Coverage Determination ---PBM Reform Foreign Drug Data Protection Laws ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act -------At the direction of its core members, BIO advocated on behalf of the biotech industry to avoid supply chain disruptions that would interrupt treatments and cures for patients. During February 2024, BIO coordinated some of this advocacy with WuXiAppTec (then an associate member of BIO) and with other BIO members also, seeking removal of the list of entities specifically named in the proposed legislation being referenced as the BIOSECURE Act, which included WuXiAppTec. ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Programs ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.2940/S.1355: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act ---National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2025 Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Funding for Strategic National Stockpile ---Health Defense Operations Funding Designation ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Reauthorization of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing (PAHPA) Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Programs ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Funding for 2024-2025 Influenza Season Preparedness and Response ---Funding for Routine Immunization Infrastructure during Pandemic Funding for FDA ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) VII Implementation Funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations Funding for the HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations Funding for National Institutes of Health ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Act Generic Drug Entry ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act ---Incentives for Generic Entry Medicaid ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---Alternative Payment Arrangements for Gene Therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Coverage of Accelerated Approval Products ---Drug Benefit Design ---Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Rule ---Pricing and Rebates ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Opioid Crisis ---H.R.4531: SUPPORT Act ---Non-Opioid Analgesics ---Transparency Orphan Drug Issues ---H.R.5539/S.3131: ORPHAN Cures Act ---H.R.6664: Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023 ---H.R.6731/S.3464: Finding Orphan-Disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act ---S.1214: Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity (RARE) Act ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Orphan Drug Tax Credit Precision Medicine Initiative Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review ---H.R.7384: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2024 Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.830/S.1375: HELP Copays Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5378: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Lower Costs, More Cures Act ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---National Coverage Determination ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Value-based Contracting and Communications ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2940/S.1355: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act ---H.R.5142: Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2023 ---H.R.5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023 ---H.R.6731/S.3464: Finding Orphan-Disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act ---H.R.7551: Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered (LIABLE) Act ---S.4509: Vaccine and Coverage Certainty (VACC) Act ---Adult Immunization ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---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 Quality Measure ---Vaccine Safety ---Vaccine Safety net and Vaccine Infrastructure ---Value of Vaccines and Vaccine Confidence Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.5142: Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2023 ---H.R.5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023 ---H.R.7551: Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered (LIABLE) Act ---S.3810: Countermeasure Injury Compensation Fund Amendment Act ---VICP CICP (Discussion Draft)
Client expense: $1,760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2024 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Antitrust Legislation Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bayh-Dole Act/Tech Transfer ---Bayh-Dole Act ---March-In Rights ---Reasonable Pricing Clause ---NIST RFI Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March in Rights Compulsory Licensing ---28 USC 1498 Government Use of Patents ---Prescription Drug Price Relief Act (Discussion Draft) Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights ---TRIPS Waiver Data Privacy Issues ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act -------At the direction of its core members, BIO advocated on behalf of the biotech industry to avoid supply chain disruptions that would interrupt treatments and cures for patients. During February 2024, BIO coordinated some of this advocacy with WuXiAppTec (then an associate member of BIO) and with other BIO members also, seeking removal of the list of entities specifically named in the proposed legislation being referenced as the BIOSECURE Act, which included WuXiAppTec. ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---American Data Privacy and Protection Act ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern ---Ranking Member Cassidy RFI on Improving Americans Health Data Privacy Diversity in Patenting ---S.2566: Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act Drug Patenting ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents ---S.3583/H.R.6986: A bill to address patent thickets ---CLEAR Patents Act ---Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Foreign Drug Data Protection Law ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act -------At the direction of its core members, BIO advocated on behalf of the biotech industry to avoid supply chain disruptions that would interrupt treatments and cures for patients. During February 2024, BIO coordinated some of this advocacy with WuXiAppTec (then an associate member of BIO) and with other BIO members also, seeking removal of the list of entities specifically named in the proposed legislation being referenced as the BIOSECURE Act, which included WuXiAppTec. ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern Intellectual Property Enforcement ---TRIPS Waiver Patent Reform ---H.R.3535: Advancing Americas Interest Act ---H.R.4575: Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act (PAPA) ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) ---S.2220/H.R.4370: Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act ---S.4417: Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reform Act of 2022 ---Patent Litigation Reform Patenting of Biological Inventions ---S.2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) ---Section 101 Modernization ---PTO Examination Guidelines United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---Implementation of USMCA World Health Organization (WHO) ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) ---Intergovernmental Committee on IP and Genetic Resources World Trade Organization (WTO) ---13th Ministerial Conference ---TRIPS Waiver
Client expense: $1,760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2024 · first_quarter · Health Issues
340B Drug Discount Program ---340B Accountability Act ---Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications ---Program Implementation & Oversight ---PROTECT 340B Act ---RFI for SUSTAIN 340B Act Accelerated Approval ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Alternative Funding Programs Biodefense Research, Development and Procurement Issues (Non-Funding) ---H.R.3577: Medical and Health Stockpile Accountability Act of 2023 ---H.R.3631: State Strategic Stockpile Act of 2023 ---H.R.3703: Helping Evaluate Appropriate Logistical Infrastructure for National Government (HEALING) Response Act of 2023 ---H.R.3742: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate the Federal Governments collection and sharing of public health data to respond to public health emergencies. ---H.R.3791: Improving Data Accessibility Through Advancements (DATA) in Public Health Act ---H.R.3795: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the development of a diagnostic testing preparedness plan to be used during public health emergencies, and for other purposes. ---H.R.3832: Disease X Act of 2023 ---American Pandemic Preparedness Plan (AP3) ---Biosecurity Infrastructure for Operational (BIO) Early Warning Act (Discussion Draft) ---Implementation of Medical Countermeasure Innovation Act of 2016 ---Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act of 2019 ---MCM PRV Program ---Reauthorization of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing (PAHPA) ---Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) Program ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord Biosimilars ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.2305: Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act ---Biosimilar Copay ---Interchangeability and Pharmacy Substitution ---Reimbursement Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---COVID-19 Lessons Learned ---COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution ---Drug Supply Chain Management ---Implementation of Pandemics Require Evaluating, Planning, And Responding Effectively (PREPARE) Act ---PREP Act COVID-19 Declaration Coverage for Private Sector Procurement ---Monoclonal Antibody Coverage and Utilization ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---R&D Funding for Medical Countermeasures ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights ---Supply Chain Issues ---TRIPS Waiver ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord Climate Change ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 Data Privacy ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act -------At the direction of its core members, BIO advocated on behalf of the biotech industry to avoid supply chain disruptions that would interrupt treatments and cures for patients. During February 2024, BIO coordinated some of this advocacy with WuXiAppTec (then an associate member of BIO) and with other BIO members also, seeking removal of the list of entities specifically named in the proposed legislation being referenced as the BIOSECURE Act, which included WuXiAppTec. ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---American Data Privacy and Protection Act ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern ---Ranking Member Cassidy RFI on Improving Americans Health Data Privacy Diversity & Inclusion ---Decentralized Clinical Trials ---Implementation of Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act Drug Evaluation and Review ---S.1906: Promising Pathway Act ---FDA Management and Financial Accountability Drug Importation Drug Manufacturing, Quality & Distribution ---Advanced Manufacturing ---Drug Shortages ---Supply Chain Integrity and Traceability Drug Patenting ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents ---S.3583/H.R.6986: A bill to address patent thickets ---CLEAR Patents Act ---Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Drug Pricing ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.1790: Biologics Competition Act of 2023 ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5539/S.3131: ORPHAN Cures Act ---H.R.6283: DRUG Act ---H.R.7174: Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Application ---S.1067: Ensuring Timely Access to Generics ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents, ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---CMMI Authority ---COVID-19 Pricing Related Provisions ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---National Coverage Determination ---PBM Reform Foreign Drug Data Protection Laws ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act -------At the direction of its core members, BIO advocated on behalf of the biotech industry to avoid supply chain disruptions that would interrupt treatments and cures for patients. During February 2024, BIO coordinated some of this advocacy with WuXiAppTec (then an associate member of BIO) and with other BIO members also, seeking removal of the list of entities specifically named in the proposed legislation being referenced as the BIOSECURE Act, which included WuXiAppTec. ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Programs ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.2940/S.1355: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act ---National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2025 Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Funding for Strategic National Stockpile ---Health Defense Operations Funding Designation ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Reauthorization of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing (PAHPA) Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Programs ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Funding for 2024-2025 Influenza Season Preparedness and Response ---Funding for Routine Immunization Infrastructure during Pandemic Funding for FDA ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) VII Implementation Funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations Funding for the HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations Funding for National Institutes of Health ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Act Generic Drug Entry ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act ---Incentives for Generic Entry Medicaid ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---Alternative Payment Arrangements for Gene Therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Coverage of Accelerated Approval Products ---Drug Benefit Design ---Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Rule ---Pricing and Rebates ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Opioid Crisis ---H.R.4531: SUPPORT Act ---Non-Opioid Analgesics ---Transparency Orphan Drug Issues ---H.R.5539/S.3131: ORPHAN Cures Act ---H.R.6664: Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023 ---H.R.6731/S.3464: Finding Orphan-Disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act ---S.1214: Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity (RARE) Act ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Orphan Drug Tax Credit Precision Medicine Initiative Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review ---H.R.7384: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2024 Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.830/S.1375: HELP Copays Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5378: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Lower Costs, More Cures Act ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---National Coverage Determination ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Value-based Contracting and Communications ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2940/S.1355: Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act ---H.R.5142: Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2023 ---H.R.5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023 ---H.R.6731/S.3464: Finding Orphan-Disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act ---H.R.7551: Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered (LIABLE) Act ---S.4509: Vaccine and Coverage Certainty (VACC) Act ---Adult Immunization ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---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 Quality Measure ---Vaccine Safety ---Vaccine Safety net and Vaccine Infrastructure ---Value of Vaccines and Vaccine Confidence Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.5142: Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2023 ---H.R.5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023 ---H.R.7551: Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered (LIABLE) Act ---S.3810: Countermeasure Injury Compensation Fund Amendment Act ---VICP CICP (Discussion Draft)
Client expense: $1,760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2024 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
340B Drug Discount Program ---340B Accountability Act ---Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications ---Program Implementation & Oversight ---PROTECT 340B Act ---RFI for SUSTAIN 340B Act Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---COVID-19 Pricing-Related Provisions ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing Data Privacy ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act -------At the direction of its core members, BIO advocated on behalf of the biotech industry to avoid supply chain disruptions that would interrupt treatments and cures for patients. During February 2024, BIO coordinated some of this advocacy with WuXiAppTec (then an associate member of BIO) and with other BIO members also, seeking removal of the list of entities specifically named in the proposed legislation being referenced as the BIOSECURE Act, which included WuXiAppTec. ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---American Data Privacy and Protection Act ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern Drug Pricing ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.1790: Biologics Competition Act of 2023 ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5539/S.3131: ORPHAN Cures Act ---H.R.6283: DRUG Act ---H.R.7174: Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Application ---S.1067: Ensuring Timely Access to Generics ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents, ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---CMMI Authority ---COVID-19 Pricing Related Provisions ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---National Coverage Determination ---PBM Reform Funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations Medicaid ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act ---Alternative Payment Arrangements for Gene Therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Coverage of Accelerated Approval Products ---Drug Benefit Design ---Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Rule ---Pricing and Rebates ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.133: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---H.R.830/S.1375: HELP Copays Act ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---H.R.4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act ---H.R.5378: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Lower Costs, More Cures Act ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---National Coverage Determination ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Value-based Contracting and Communications ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---FY 2025 Appropriations ---H.R.2630/S.652: SAFE STEP Act ---H.R.7551: Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered (LIABLE) Act ---National Coverage Determination ---Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ---Vaccine Safety Net and Vaccine Infrastructure ---Value of Vaccines and Vaccine Confidence
Client expense: $1,760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Antitrust Legislation Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bayh-Dole Act/Tech Transfer ---Bayh-Dole Act ---March-In Rights ---Reasonable Pricing Clause ---NIST RFI Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March in Rights Compulsory Licensing ---28 USC 1498 Government Use of Patents ---Prescription Drug Price Relief Act (Discussion Draft) Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights ---TRIPS Waiver Data Privacy Issues ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act -------At the direction of its core members, BIO advocated on behalf of the biotech industry to avoid supply chain disruptions that would interrupt treatments and cures for patients. During February 2024, BIO coordinated some of this advocacy with WuXiAppTec (then an associate member of BIO) and with other BIO members also, seeking removal of the list of entities specifically named in the proposed legislation being referenced as the BIOSECURE Act, which included WuXiAppTec. ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---American Data Privacy and Protection Act ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern ---Ranking Member Cassidy RFI on Improving Americans Health Data Privacy Diversity in Patenting ---S.2566: Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act Drug Patenting ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.1128: A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents ---S.3583/H.R.6986: A bill to address patent thickets ---CLEAR Patents Act ---Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Foreign Drug Data Protection Law ---H.R.7085: BIOSECURE Act -------At the direction of its core members, BIO advocated on behalf of the biotech industry to avoid supply chain disruptions that would interrupt treatments and cures for patients. During February 2024, BIO coordinated some of this advocacy with WuXiAppTec (then an associate member of BIO) and with other BIO members also, seeking removal of the list of entities specifically named in the proposed legislation being referenced as the BIOSECURE Act, which included WuXiAppTec. ---H.R.7520: Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 ---S.3558: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. ---Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern Intellectual Property Enforcement ---TRIPS Waiver Patent Reform ---H.R.3535: Advancing Americas Interest Act ---H.R.4575: Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act (PAPA) ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) ---S.2220/H.R.4370: Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act ---S.4417: Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reform Act of 2022 ---Patent Litigation Reform Patenting of Biological Inventions ---S.2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) ---Section 101 Modernization ---PTO Examination Guidelines United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---Implementation of USMCA World Health Organization (WHO) ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) ---Intergovernmental Committee on IP and Genetic Resources World Trade Organization (WTO) ---13th Ministerial Conference ---TRIPS Waiver
Client expense: $1,760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2024 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 4370: PREVAIL Act - Provisions related to the PTAB H.R. 4692: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 5429: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act H.R. 5475: Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 6275: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2023 - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6436: Stopping Pharmas Ripoffs and Drug Savings For All Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6684: Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6986: To address patent thickets - Provisions related to patents S. 79: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements S. 150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 - Provisions related to intellectual property and patents S. 574: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues S. 2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 - Provisions related to patents S. 2220: PREVAIL Act - Provisions related to the PTAB S. 2780: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act S. 3583: A bill to address patent thickets - Provisions related to patents Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues Request for Information Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No.: 230831-0207) Patent thicket policy issues Patent use codes policy issues AI patent policy issues
Client expense: $820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 4370: PREVAIL Act - Provisions related to the PTAB H.R. 4692: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 5429: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act H.R. 5475: Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 6275: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2023 - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6436: Stopping Pharmas Ripoffs and Drug Savings For All Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6684: Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues H.R. 6986: To address patent thickets - Provisions related to patents S. 79: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements S. 150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 - Provisions related to intellectual property and patents S. 574: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues S. 2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 - Provisions related to patents S. 2220: PREVAIL Act - Provisions related to the PTAB S. 2780: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act S. 3583: A bill to address patent thickets - Provisions related to patents Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues Request for Information Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No.: 230831-0207) Patent thicket policy issues Patent use codes policy issues AI patent policy issues
Client expense: $9,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues related to Inter Partes Review and patent policy generally; Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act, S.142; Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, S. 150 Issues related to FDA and PTO coordination, including, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 (S. 79 and HR 1717) and Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act (S.2780 and HR 5429); PREVAIL Act (S.2220 and HR 4370).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
- S 150, "Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023", regarding all provisions. - S 79/HR 1717, "Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023", regarding all provisions. - Issues related to intellectual property.
Client expense: $2,730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
340 Drug Discount Program 340B Accountability Act PROTECT 340B Act RFI for SUSTAIN 340B Act Drug Pricing - FY 2024 Appropriations Drug Pricing - FY 2025 Appropriations H.R. 2139/S. 908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 2148/S. 909: Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act H.R. 5539: ORPHAN Cures Act H.R. 6283: DRUG Act S. 476/H.R. 5547: Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act H.R. 7174: Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act S. 79/H.R. 1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 S. 127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 S. 142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 148: Stop STALLING Act PBM Reform Medicaid H.R. 2666: The Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act Average Manufacturers Price Calculations Coverage of Accelerated Approval Products Drug Benefit Design Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Rule Pricing and Rebates Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products H.R. 830/S. 1375: HELP Copays Act H.R. 2139/S. 908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 2148/S. 909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act H.R. 2408: Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023 H.R. 2630/S. 652: SAFE STEP Act H.R. 4895: Lowering Drug Costs, More Transparency Act CMMI Authority Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs Lower Costs, More Cures Act National Coverage Determination Protected Classes Step Therapy Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule H.R. 3421: Medicare for All Act Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) Part D redesign and policy issues including non-interference and rebates policy issues Part B policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues Rebate policy issues Value-based purchasing arrangements policy issues Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and model policy issues CMS Guidance on the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Initial Memorandum CMS Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Revised Guidance
Client expense: $3,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office