Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023

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

H.R. 5475, Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 8070, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S. 79, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 142, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 315, Taxpayer Research and Contributions Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2023, including provisions related to university tech transfer S. 1264, Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act S. 2140, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S. 2220, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act S. 2780, Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act S.5160, A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation regarding revisions to the tech transfer framework established under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517) Potential legislation amending the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) Potential legislation seeking to impose pharmaceutical price controls to private sector payers Potential legislation related to artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights Potential legislation related to patent eligibility reform Potential legislation related to changes in Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings Potential legislation related to digital copyright piracy Potential legislation making omnibus year-end appropriations, with a focus on appropriations for USPTO and the United States Copyright Office Potential legislation related to the NIST Draft Framework on the use of march-in rights for federally funded research. Proposed rulemaking regarding changes to Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings (Fed. Reg. 28,693-28,706, April 19, 2024) Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; patent filing fees; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Food and Drug Administration collaboration efforts; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to counterfeiting; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; pharmaceutical price controls; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Drug Price Negotiation Program (P.L. 117-169, subtitle B); implementation of the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517), including march-in rights; implementation of the NIST draft interagency guidance for the use of march-in rights on federally funded inventions; emerging issues surrounding artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and data protection; IP issues related to digital piracy; increase utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND Commitments; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY25 Appropriations Legislation; the "Reasonable Price Clause" in reauthorization draft of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA, P.L. 109-417); WHOIS policy for .us web domains; March-In rights under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); inventorship guidance for AI-assisted inventions

Client expense: $22,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 4370 Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act (PREVAIL) H.R. ___ Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act (IEICA) H.R.5475 - Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 (PAPA) H.R.9221 - RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2024 S. ____ - Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act S. 2220 - Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act S. __ - Patent Eligibility Reform Act S.1956 - Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023 S.2140 - Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S. 1241 - Domenic and Eds Law S.4840 - RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2024 -- regarding policy issues affecting higher education institutions and their faculty and students

Client expense: $41,265 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5475 - Protecting American Patents Act H.R. 3535 - Advancing Americas Interests Act S. 2140 - Patent Eligibility Restoration Act S. 2220/H.R. 4370 - Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act (PREVAIL) Act H.R. 5874 - Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act NIST Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No.: 230831-0207) H.R. 2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 S. 1956 - Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023 S. 4713 - The IDEA Act (Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act) S. 4840/ H.R. 9221 - Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act of 2024

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General discussions regarding patent-related issues, including march-in rights, WTO TRIPS waivers S. 2140/H.R. 9474 -- Patent Eligibility Restoration Act -- sections related to treatment of patent applications and their eligible status at the USPTO H.R 4370/S. 2220 -- PREVAIL Act -- related to reforms of the PTAB process at USPTO S. 4820/H.R. 9221 -- RESTORE Patent Rights Act -- related to reforms of patent law regarding injunctions against patent infringers H.R. 5475 -- Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act -- To amend title 35, United State Code, to require the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to require disclosures in patent applications regarding ties to the Peoples Republic of China and other foreign adversaries NIST Request for Information (Docket No. 230831-0207) Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Consideringthe Exercise of March-in Rights S. 4713 -- Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act (IDEA) -- related to voluntary reporting of demographic information of patentees H.R. 8134 -- Restoring American Leadership in Innovation Act -- To promote the leadership of the United States in global innovation by establishing a robust patent system that restores and protects the right of inventors to own and enforce private property rights in inventions and discoveries, and for other purposes -- all sections

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board, including institution of proceedings, Fintiv/NHK and related procedures Patent-eligible subject matter Injunctive relief against patent infringers Standard Essential Royalty Act, to establish a patent licensing royalty rate-setting judicial panel disadvantageous to patent owners and favorable to patent infringers H.R. 3535 (Advancing Americas Interest Act) to disadvantageously change U.S. firms access to and treatment before the U.S. International Trade Commission when seeking Section 337 remedies blocking importation of U.S. patent-infringing goods S. 2321/H.R. 5893 (Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations, FY24) report language to erect barriers to Sec. 337 USITC remedies to block importation of U.S. patent-infringing goods Proposals to misuse Bayh-Dole Acts march-in against patent ownership rights based on product price Unilateral changes to Dept. of Energy funding agreements requiring headquarters review of any licensing agreement, undermining the Bayh-Dole Act Comments on Initiatives to Ensure the Robustness and Reliability of Patent Rights (Docket No. PTO-P-2022-0025) Request for Comments Regarding Joint USPTO-FDA Collaboration Initiatives (Docket No. PTO-P-2022-0037) Federal position on proposal at World Trade Organization to waive intellectual property protections due under Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement with regard to COVID-19-related inventions Comments on U.S. International Trade Commission Investigation No. 332-596, COVID-19 Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Supply, Demand, and TRIPS Agreement Flexibilities Comments on advance notice of proposed rulemaking, Changes Under Consideration to Discretionary Institution Practices, Petition Word-Count Limits, and Settlement Practices for America Invents Act Trial Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Docket No. PTO-P-2020-0022) S. 2220/H.R. 4370 (Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act) Comments related to National Institutes of Health, Workshop on Transforming Discoveries into Products: Maximizing NIHs Levers to Catalyze Technology Transfer S. 2140 (Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA)) Mandatory customer stay that deprives patent owners of the ability to enforce their patent rights against all parties such as through injunctive relief and that would unfairly protect direct and contributory patent infringers, including large retail corporations Defending American Patents Act, which would punish U.S. patent owners with the loss of six years of patent protection for asserting their patent in a foreign court against an American patent infringer H.R. 5475 (Preventing Adversarial Patents Act), which would radically change from the hallmark of merit-based U.S. patent issuance, by adding denial or unenforceability of patents based on certain characteristics of the patentee Comments on U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Joint Collaboration Initiative Regarding Standards (Docket No. PTO-C-2023-0034) Digital copyright piracy, site-blocking injunction National Institute of Standards and Technology, Request for Information Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No. NIST-2023-0008) Comments to U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, regarding WIPO IGC Negotiations on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (Docket No.: PTO-C-2023-0019) H.R. 7476 (Countering Communist China Act) intellectual property provisions H.R. 8134 (Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act) Comments to USPTO on Unlocking the Full Potential of Intellectual Property by Translating More Innovation to the Marketplace (Docket No. PTO-C-2024-0004) Comments to USPTO on Patent Trial and Appeal Board Rules of Practice for Briefing Discretionary Denial Issues, and Rules for 325(d) Considerations, Instituting Parallel and Serial Petitions, and Termination Due to Settlement Agreement (Docket No. PTO- P-2023-0048) Leadership in Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) Act to expedite CET patent examination S. 1956 (Invent Here, Make Here Act) S. 4840/H.R. 9221 (RESTORE Patent Rights Act) Comments to USPTO on Terminal Disclaimer Practice to Obviate Nonstatutory Double Patenting (Docket No. PTO- P-2024-0003) S. 4875 (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act) S. 2780 (Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act) Ensure free-market-based licensing terms and royalty rate settings of standard-essential patents (SEPs) Codification of 2019 Joint Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $7,600

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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. 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

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

H.R. 5475, Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 8070, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S. 79, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 142, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 315, Taxpayer Research and Contributions Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2023, including provisions related to university tech transfer S. 1264, Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act S. 2140, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S. 2220, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act S. 2780, The Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act S.5160, A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7430, Protecting American Innovation Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation regarding revisions to the tech transfer framework established under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517) Potential legislation amending the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) Potential legislation seeking to impose pharmaceutical price controls to private sector payers Potential legislation related to artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights Potential legislation related to patent eligibility reform Potential legislation related to changes in Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings Potential legislation related to digital copyright piracy Potential legislation making omnibus year-end appropriations, with a focus on appropriations for USPTO and the United States Copyright Office Potential legislation related to the NIST Draft Framework on the use of march-in rights for federally funded research. Proposed rulemaking regarding changes to Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings (Fed. Reg. 28,693-28,706, April 19, 2024) Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; patent filing fees; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Food and Drug Administration collaboration efforts; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; pharmaceutical price controls; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Drug Price Negotiation Program (P.L. 117-169, subtitle B); implementation of the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517), including march-in rights; implementation of the NIST draft interagency guidance for the use of march-in rights on federally funded inventions; emerging issues surrounding artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and data protection; domain name system abuse; increase utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND Commitments; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY25 Appropriations Legislation; the Reasonable Price Clause in reauthorization draft of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA, P.L. 109-417); WHOIS policy for .us web domains; march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); inventorship guidance for AI-assisted inventions

Client expense: $14,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

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

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

H.R. 4370 Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act (PREVAIL) H.R. ___ Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act (IEICA) H.R.5475 - Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 (PAPA) S. ____ - Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act S. 2220 - Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act S. __ - Patent Eligibility Reform Act S.1956 - Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023 S.2140 - Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S. 1241 - Domenic and Eds Law -- regarding policy issues affecting higher education institutions and their faculty and students

Client expense: $62,254 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5475 - Protecting American Patents Act H.R. 3535 - Advancing Americas Interests Act S. 2140 - Patent Eligibility Restoration Act S. 2220/H.R. 4370 - Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act (PREVAIL) Act H.R. 5874 - Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act NIST Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No.: 230831-0207) H.R. 2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 S. 1956 - Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023 S. 4713 - The IDEA Act (Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act) S. 4840/ H.R. 9221 - Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act of 2024

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Patent Trial and Appeal Board, including institution of proceedings, Fintiv/NHK and related procedures Patent-eligible subject matter Injunctive relief against patent infringers Standard Essential Royalty Act, to establish a patent licensing royalty rate-setting judicial panel disadvantageous to patent owners and favorable to patent infringers H.R. 3535 (Advancing Americas Interest Act) to disadvantageously change U.S. firms access to and treatment before the U.S. International Trade Commission when seeking Section 337 remedies blocking importation of U.S. patent-infringing goods S. 2321/H.R. 5893 (Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations, FY24) report language to erect barriers to Sec. 337 USITC remedies to block importation of U.S. patent-infringing goods Proposals to misuse Bayh-Dole Acts march-in against patent ownership rights based on product price Unilateral changes to Dept. of Energy funding agreements requiring headquarters review of any licensing agreement, undermining the Bayh-Dole Act Comments on Initiatives to Ensure the Robustness and Reliability of Patent Rights (Docket No. PTO-P-2022-0025) Request for Comments Regarding Joint USPTO-FDA Collaboration Initiatives (Docket No. PTO-P-2022-0037) Federal position on proposal at World Trade Organization to waive intellectual property protections due under Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement with regard to COVID-19-related inventions Comments on U.S. International Trade Commission Investigation No. 332-596, COVID-19 Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Supply, Demand, and TRIPS Agreement Flexibilities Comments on advance notice of proposed rulemaking, Changes Under Consideration to Discretionary Institution Practices, Petition Word-Count Limits, and Settlement Practices for America Invents Act Trial Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Docket No. PTO-P-2020-0022) S. 2220/H.R. 4370 (Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act) Comments related to National Institutes of Health, Workshop on Transforming Discoveries into Products: Maximizing NIHs Levers to Catalyze Technology Transfer S. 2140 (Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA)) Mandatory customer stay that deprives patent owners of the ability to enforce their patent rights against all parties such as through injunctive relief and that would unfairly protect direct and contributory patent infringers, including large retail corporations Defending American Patents Act, which would punish U.S. patent owners with the loss of six years of patent protection for asserting their patent in a foreign court against an American patent infringer H.R. 5475 (Preventing Adversarial Patents Act), which would radically change from the hallmark of merit-based U.S. patent issuance, by adding denial or unenforceability of patents based on certain characteristics of the patentee Comments on U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Joint Collaboration Initiative Regarding Standards (Docket No. PTO-C-2023-0034) Digital copyright piracy, site-blocking injunction National Institute of Standards and Technology, Request for Information Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No. NIST-2023-0008) Comments to U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, regarding WIPO IGC Negotiations on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (Docket No.: PTO-C-2023-0019) H.R. 7476 (Countering Communist China Act) intellectual property provisions H.R. 8134 (Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act) Comments to USPTO on Unlocking the Full Potential of Intellectual Property by Translating More Innovation to the Marketplace (Docket No. PTO-C-2024-0004) Comments to USPTO on Patent Trial and Appeal Board Rules of Practice for Briefing Discretionary Denial Issues, and Rules for 325(d) Considerations, Instituting Parallel and Serial Petitions, and Termination Due to Settlement Agreement (Docket No. PTO- P-2023-0048) Leadership in Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) Act to expedite CET patent examination S. 1956 (Invent Here, Make Here Act) S. 4840/H.R. 9221 (RESTORE Patent Rights Act) Comments to USPTO on Terminal Disclaimer Practice to Obviate Nonstatutory Double Patenting (Docket No. PTO- P-2024-0003) S. 4875 (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act) S. 2780 (Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $53,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Patent Trial and Appeal Board, including institution of proceedings, Fintiv/NHK and related procedures Patent-eligible subject matter Injunctive relief against patent infringers Standard Essential Royalty Act, to establish a patent licensing royalty rate-setting judicial panel disadvantageous to patent owners and favorable to patent infringers H.R. 3535 (Advancing Americas Interest Act) to disadvantageously change U.S. firms access to and treatment before the U.S. International Trade Commission when seeking Section 337 remedies blocking importation of U.S. patent-infringing goods S. 2321/H.R. 5893 (Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations, FY24) report language to erect barriers to Sec. 337 USITC remedies to block importation of U.S. patent-infringing goods Proposals to misuse Bayh-Dole Acts march-in against patent ownership rights based on product price Unilateral changes to Dept. of Energy funding agreements requiring headquarters review of any licensing agreement, undermining the Bayh-Dole Act Comments on Initiatives to Ensure the Robustness and Reliability of Patent Rights (Docket No. PTO-P-2022-0025) Request for Comments Regarding Joint USPTO-FDA Collaboration Initiatives (Docket No. PTO-P-2022-0037) Federal position on proposal at World Trade Organization to waive intellectual property protections due under Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement with regard to COVID-19-related inventions Comments on U.S. International Trade Commission Investigation No. 332-596, COVID-19 Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Supply, Demand, and TRIPS Agreement Flexibilities Comments on advance notice of proposed rulemaking, Changes Under Consideration to Discretionary Institution Practices, Petition Word-Count Limits, and Settlement Practices for America Invents Act Trial Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Docket No. PTO-P-2020-0022) S. 2220/H.R. 4370 (Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act) Comments related to National Institutes of Health, Workshop on Transforming Discoveries into Products: Maximizing NIHs Levers to Catalyze Technology Transfer S. 2140 (Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA)) Mandatory customer stay that deprives patent owners of the ability to enforce their patent rights against all parties such as through injunctive relief and that would unfairly protect direct and contributory patent infringers, including large retail corporations Defending American Patents Act, which would punish U.S. patent owners with the loss of six years of patent protection for asserting their patent in a foreign court against an American patent infringer H.R. 5475 (Preventing Adversarial Patents Act), which would radically change from the hallmark of merit-based U.S. patent issuance, by adding denial or unenforceability of patents based on certain characteristics of the patentee Comments on U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Joint Collaboration Initiative Regarding Standards (Docket No. PTO-C-2023-0034) Digital copyright piracy, site-blocking injunction National Institute of Standards and Technology, Request for Information Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No. NIST-2023-0008) Comments to U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, regarding WIPO IGC Negotiations on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (Docket No.: PTO-C-2023-0019) H.R. 7476 (Countering Communist China Act) intellectual property provisions H.R. 8134 (Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act) Comments to USPTO on Unlocking the Full Potential of Intellectual Property by Translating More Innovation to the Marketplace (Docket No. PTO-C-2024-0004) Comments to USPTO on Patent Trial and Appeal Board Rules of Practice for Briefing Discretionary Denial Issues, and Rules for 325(d) Considerations, Instituting Parallel and Serial Petitions, and Termination Due to Settlement Agreement (Docket No. PTO- P-2023-0048) Leadership in Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) Act to expedite CET patent examination S. 1956 (Invent Here, Make Here Act) S. 4840/H.R. 9221 (RESTORE Patent Rights Act) Comments to USPTO on Terminal Disclaimer Practice to Obviate Nonstatutory Double Patenting (Docket No. PTO- P-2024-0003) S. 4875 (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act) S. 2780 (Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $53,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

General discussions regarding patent-related issues, including march-in rights, WTO TRIPS waivers S. 2140/H.R. 9474 -- Patent Eligibility Restoration Act -- sections related to treatment of patent applications and their eligible status at the USPTO H.R 4370/S. 2220 -- PREVAIL Act -- related to reforms of the PTAB process at USPTO S. 4820/H.R. 9221 -- RESTORE Patent Rights Act -- related to reforms of patent law H.R. 5475 -- Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act -- To amend title 35, United State Code, to require the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to require disclosures in patent applications regarding ties to the Peoples Republic of China and other foreign adversaries NIST Request for Information (Docket No. 230831-0207) Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Consideringthe Exercise of March-in Rights S. 4713 -- Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act (IDEA) -- related to voluntary reporting of demographic information of patentees Clauses in grants issued by ARPA-H regarding cost for inventions created using such funding H.R. 8134 -- Restoring American Leadership in Innovation Act -- To promote the leadership of the United States in global innovation by establishing a robust patent system that restores and protects the right of inventors to own and enforce private property rights in inventions and discoveries, and for other purposes -- all sections

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE

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

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

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

H.R. 5475, Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 8070, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S. 79, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 142, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 315, Taxpayer Research and Contributions Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2023, including provisions related to university tech transfer S. 1264, Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act S. 2140, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S. 2220, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7430, Protecting American Innovation Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to S. 3700, Affordable Insulin Now Act Potential legislation regarding the establishment of a SEP royalty court Potential legislation regarding revisions to the tech transfer framework established under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517) Potential legislation amending the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) Potential legislation seeking to impose pharmaceutical price controls to private sector payers Potential legislation related to artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights Potential legislation related to patent eligibility reform Potential legislation related to changes in Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings Potential legislation related to digital copyright piracy Potential legislation related to proposed reforms of the National Institutes of Health Potential legislation making omnibus year-end appropriations, with a focus on appropriations for USPTO and the United States Copyright Office Potential legislation related to the NIST Draft Framework on the use of march-in rights for federally funded research Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Petition for Rulemaking of PIRG and iFixit (89 Fed. Reg. 286, January 3, 2024) Request for Comment, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce; Unlocking the Full Potential of Intellectual Property by Translating More Innovation to the Marketplace (89 Fed. Reg. 18,907-18,911 March 15, 2024) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce; Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025 (89 Fed. Reg. 23,226-23,291, April 3, 2024) Proposed rulemaking regarding changes to Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings (Fed. Reg. 28,693-28,706, April 19, 2024) Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; patent filing fees; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Food and Drug Administration collaboration efforts; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; pharmaceutical price controls; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Drug Price Negotiation Program (P.L. 117-169, subtitle B); implementation of the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517), including march-in rights; implementation of the NIST draft interagency guidance for the use of march-in rights on federally funded inventions; emerging issues surrounding artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and data protection; domain name system abuse; increase utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND Commitments; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY24 Appropriations Legislation; the "Reasonable Price Clause" in reauthorization draft of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA, P.L. 109-417); WHOIS policy for .us web domains; March-In rights under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); establishment of IP attache position for U.S. Embassy in the Republic of Korea; inventorship guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions

Client expense: $13,930,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

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

H.R. 5475 - Protecting American Patents Act H.R. 3535 - Advancing Americas Interests Act S. 2140 - Patent Eligibility Restoration Act S. 2220/H.R. 4370 - PREVAIL Act H.R. 5874 - Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act NIST Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No.: 230831-0207) H.R. 2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 S. 1956 - Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

H.R. 4370 Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act (PREVAIL) H.R. ___ Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act (IEICA) H.R.5475 - Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 (PAPA) S. ____ - Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act S. 2220 - Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act S. __ - Patent Eligibility Reform Act S.1956 - Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023 S.2140 - Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S. 1241 - Domenic and Eds Law -- regarding policy issues affecting higher education institutions and their faculty and students

Client expense: $65,052 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General discussions regarding patent-related issues, including march-in rights, WTO TRIPS waivers S. 2140 -- Patent Eligibility Restoration Act -- sections related to treatment of patent applications and their eligible status at the USPTO H.R 4370/S. 2220 -- PREVAIL Act -- related to reforms of the PTAB process at USPTO Potential legislation regarding Injunctions for patent infringers H.R. 5475 -- Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act -- To amend title 35, United State Code, to require the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to require disclosures in patent applications regarding ties to the Peoples Republic of China and other foreign adversaries NIST Request for Information (Docket No. 230831-0207) Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Consideringthe Exercise of March-in Rights Potential re-introduction of the IDEA Act Clauses in grants issued by ARPA-H regarding cost for inventions created using such funding H.R. 8134 -- Restoring American Leadership in Innovation Act -- To promote the leadership of the United States in global innovation by establishing a robust patent system that restores and protects the right of inventors to own and enforce private property rights in inventions and discoveries, and for other purposes -- all sections

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE

CPT: Patent Trial and Appeal Board, including institution of proceedings, Fintiv/NHK and related procedures Patent-eligible subject matter Injunctive relief against patent infringers Standard Essential Royalty Act, to establish a patent licensing royalty rate-setting judicial panel disadvantageous to patent owners and favorable to patent infringers H.R. 3535 (Advancing Americas Interest Act) to disadvantageously change U.S. firms access to and treatment before the U.S. International Trade Commission when seeking Section 337 remedies blocking importation of U.S. patent-infringing goods S. 2321/H.R. 5893 (Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations, FY24) report language to erect barriers to Sec. 337 USITC remedies to block importation of U.S. patent-infringing goods Proposals to misuse Bayh-Dole Acts march-in against patent ownership rights based on product price Unilateral changes to Dept. of Energy funding agreements requiring headquarters review of any licensing agreement, undermining the Bayh-Dole Act Comments on Initiatives to Ensure the Robustness and Reliability of Patent Rights (Docket No. PTO-P-2022-0025) Request for Comments Regarding Joint USPTO-FDA Collaboration Initiatives (Docket No. PTO-P-2022-0037) Federal position on proposal at World Trade Organization to waive intellectual property protections due under Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement with regard to COVID-19-related inventions Comments on U.S. International Trade Commission Investigation No. 332-596, COVID-19 Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Supply, Demand, and TRIPS Agreement Flexibilities Comments on advance notice of proposed rulemaking, Changes Under Consideration to Discretionary Institution Practices, Petition Word-Count Limits, and Settlement Practices for America Invents Act Trial Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Docket No. PTO-P-2020-0022) S. 2220/H.R. 4370 (Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act) Comments related to National Institutes of Health, Workshop on Transforming Discoveries into Products: Maximizing NIHs Levers to Catalyze Technology Transfer S. 2140 (Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA)) Mandatory customer stay that deprives patent owners of the ability to enforce their patent rights against all parties such as through injunctive relief and that would unfairly protect direct and contributory patent infringers, including large retail corporations Defending American Patents Act, which would punish U.S. patent owners with the loss of six years of patent protection for asserting their patent in a foreign court against an American patent infringer H.R. 5475 (Preventing Adversarial Patents Act), which would radically change from the hallmark of merit-based U.S. patent issuance, by adding denial or unenforceability of patents based on certain characteristics of the patentee Comments on U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Joint Collaboration Initiative Regarding Standards (Docket No. PTO-C-2023-0034) Digital copyright piracy, site-blocking injunction National Institute of Standards and Technology, Request for Information Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No. NIST-2023-0008) Comments to U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, regarding WIPO IGC Negotiations on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (Docket No.: PTO-C-2023-0019) H.R. 7476 (Countering Communist China Act) intellectual property provisions H.R. 8134 (Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act) Comments to USPTO on Unlocking the Full Potential of Intellectual Property by Translating More Innovation to the Marketplace (Docket No. PTO-C-2024-0004) Comments to USPTO on Patent Trial and Appeal Board Rules of Practice for Briefing Discretionary Denial Issues, and Rules for 325(d) Considerations, Instituting Parallel and Serial Petitions, and Termination Due to Settlement Agreement (Docket No. PTO- P-2023-0048) Leadership in Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) Act to expedite CET patent examination S. 1956 (Invent Here, Make Here Act)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $19,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

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

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

H.R. 5475 - Protecting American Patents Act H.R. 3535 - Advancing Americas Interests Act S. 2140 - Patent Eligibility Restoration Act S. 2220/H.R. 4370 - PREVAIL Act H.R. 5874 - Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act NIST Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No.: 230831-0207) H.R. 2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5475, Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 6943, No AI FRAUD Act S. 79, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 142, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 315, Taxpayer Research and Contributions Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2023, including provisions related to university tech transfer S. 1264, Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act S. 2140, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S. 2220, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act Draft legislation titled Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7430, Protecting American Innovation Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5429, Save our Stages Extension Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6058, Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to S. 3700, Affordable Insulin Now Act Potential legislation making omnibus year-end appropriations Potential legislation regarding the establishment of a SEP royalty court Potential legislation regarding revisions to the tech transfer framework established under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517) Potential legislation amending the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) Potential legislation seeking to impose pharmaceutical price controls to private sector payers Potential legislation related to artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights Potential legislation related to patent eligibility reform Potential legislation related to changes in Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings Potential legislation related to right to repair issues in intellectual property rights Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Petition for Rulemaking of PIRG and iFixit (89 Fed. Reg. 286, January 3, 2024) Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Food and Drug Administration collaboration efforts; World Trade Organization pending proposal related to pharmaceuticals and intellectual property rights; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; pharmaceutical price controls; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; promoting inclusive innovation and diversity initiatives in the intellectual property system; proposed rulemaking regarding changes to Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Drug Price Negotiation Program (P.L. 117-169, subtitle B); implementation of the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517), including march-in rights; right-to-repair issues; emerging issues surrounding artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and data protection; domain name system abuse; increase utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND Commitments; USPTO's IP Attache Program; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY24 Appropriations Legislation; the "Reasonable Price Clause" in reauthorization draft of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA, P.L. 109-417); WHOIS policy for .us web domains;

Client expense: $23,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 4370 Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act (PREVAIL) H.R. ___ Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act (IEICA) H.R.5475 - Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 (PAPA) S. ____ - Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act S. 2220 - Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act S. __ - Patent Eligibility Reform Act S.1956 - Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023 S.2140 - Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S. 1241 - Domenic and Eds Law

Client expense: $75,967 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 79/HR 1717 Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 113 Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 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 False Claims Act Issues related to FDA/PTO coordination 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

Client expense: $3,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

General discussions regarding patent-related issues, including march-in rights, WTO TRIPS waivers S. 2140 -- Patent Eligibility Restoration Act -- sections related to treatment of patent applications and their eligible status at the USPTO H.R 4370/S. 2220 -- PREVAIL Act -- related to reforms of the PTAB process at USPTO Potential legislation regarding Injunctions for patent infringers Implications of the NIST Green Paper in terms of tech transfer impacts H.R. 6684 -- Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act -- related to a GAO study of federal government oversight of technology transfer H.R. 5475 -- Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act -- To amend title 35, United State Code, to require the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to require disclosures in patent applications regarding ties to the Peoples Republic of China and other foreign adversaries NIST Request for Information (Docket No. 230831-0207) Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Consideringthe Exercise of March-in Rights Potential re-introduction of the IDEA Act Clauses in grants issued by ARPA-H regarding cost for inventions created using such funding

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, White House Office

P Patent Trial and Appeal Board, including institution of proceedings, Fintiv/NHK and related procedures Patent-eligible subject matter Injunctive relief against patent infringers Standard Essential Royalty Act, to establish a patent licensing royalty rate-setting judicial panel disadvantageous to patent owners and favorable to patent infringers H.R. 3535 (Advancing Americas Interest Act) to disadvantageously change U.S. firms access to and treatment before the U.S. International Trade Commission when seeking Section 337 remedies blocking importation of U.S. patent-infringing goods S. 2321/H.R. 5893 (Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations, FY24) report language to erect barriers to Sec. 337 USITC remedies to block importation of U.S. patent-infringing goods Proposals to misuse Bayh-Dole Acts march-in against patent ownership rights based on product price Unilateral changes to Dept. of Energy funding agreements requiring headquarters review of any licensing agreement, undermining the Bayh-Dole Act Comments on Initiatives to Ensure the Robustness and Reliability of Patent Rights (Docket No. PTO-P-2022-0025) Request for Comments Regarding Joint USPTO-FDA Collaboration Initiatives (Docket No. PTO-P-2022-0037) Federal position on proposal at World Trade Organization to waive intellectual property protections due under Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement with regard to COVID-19-related inventions Comments on U.S. International Trade Commission Investigation No. 332-596, COVID-19 Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Supply, Demand, and TRIPS Agreement Flexibilities Comments on advance notice of proposed rulemaking, Changes Under Consideration to Discretionary Institution Practices, Petition Word-Count Limits, and Settlement Practices for America Invents Act Trial Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Docket No. PTO-P-2020-0022) S. 2220/H.R. 4370 (Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act) Comments related to National Institutes of Health, Workshop on Transforming Discoveries into Products: Maximizing NIHs Levers to Catalyze Technology Transfer S. 2140 (Patent Eligibility Restoration Act) Mandatory customer stay that deprives patent owners of the ability to enforce their patent rights against all parties such as through injunctive relief and that would unfairly protect direct and contributory patent infringers, including large retail corporations Defending American Patents Act, which would punish U.S. patent owners with the loss of six years of patent protection for asserting their patent in a foreign court against an American patent infringer H.R. 5475 (Preventing Adversarial Patents Act), which would radically change from the hallmark of merit-based U.S. patent issuance, by adding denial or unenforceability of patents based on certain characteristics of the patentee Comments on U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Joint Collaboration Initiative Regarding Standards (Docket No. PTO-C-2023-0034) Digital copyright piracy, site-blocking injunction National Institute of Standards and Technology, Request for Information Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No. NIST-2023-0008) Comments to U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, regarding WIPO IGC Negotiations on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (Docket No.: PTO-C-2023-0019) H.R. 7476 (Countering Communist China Act) intellectual property provisions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

S. 79/HR 1717 Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 113 Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 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 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 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 False Claims Act Issues related to FDA/PTO coordination Issues related to patent thickets/product hopping Issues related to obviousness/ double patenting

Client expense: $2,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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 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 Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues H.R. 4692: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act - Patent-related policy issues Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent 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

Client expense: $1,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE

H.R. 4370 Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act (PREVAIL) H.R. ___ Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act (IEICA) H.R.5475 - Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 (PAPA) S. ____ - Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act S. 2220 - Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act S. __2140__ Patent Eligibility Reform Act S.1956 - Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023 S.2140 - Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 -- regarding policy issues affecting higher education institutions and their faculty and students

Client expense: $74,678 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5475 - Protecting American Patents Act H.R. 3535 - Advancing Americas Interests Act S. 2140 - Patent Eligibility Restoration Act S. 2220/H.R. 4370 - PREVAIL Act H.R. 5874 - Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act NIST Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No.: 230831-0207) H.R. 2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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 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 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

Client expense: $6,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE

H.R. 2670/S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 5475, Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 S. 79, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 142, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 315, Taxpayer Research and Contributions Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2023, including provisions related to university tech transfer S. 1264, Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act S. 2140, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S. 2220, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7430, Protecting American Innovation Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5429, Save our Stages Extension Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6058, Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to S. 3700, Affordable Insulin Now Act Potential legislation making omnibus year-end appropriations Potential legislation regarding the establishment of a SEP royalty court Potential legislation regarding revisions to the tech transfer framework established under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517) Potential legislation amending the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) Potential legislation seeking to impose pharmaceutical price controls to private sector payers Potential legislation related to artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights Potential legislation related to patent eligibility reform Potential legislation related to changes in Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings Potential legislation related to right to repair issues in intellectual property rights Request for Information, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights (88 Fed. Reg. 85,593-85,605, December 8, 2023) Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); nomination vacancies relating to intellectual property, including for an Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Food and Drug Administration collaboration efforts; World Trade Organization pending proposal related to COVID-19 and intellectual property rights; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; the World Trade Organization; pharmaceutical price controls; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; promoting inclusive innovation and diversity initiatives in the intellectual property system; proposed rulemaking regarding changes to Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Drug Price Negotiation Program (P.L. 117-169, subtitle B); implementation of the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517), including march-in rights; right to repair issues; emerging issues surrounding artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and data protection; confirmation of NIH Director; domain name system abuse; increase utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND Commitments; draft 2022-2026 USPTO strategic plan; USPTOs IP Attache Program; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY24 Appropriations Legislation; the "Reasonable Price Clause" in reauthorization draft of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA, P.L. 109-417)

Client expense: $19,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

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

S. 79/HR 1717 Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 113 Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 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 False Claims Act Issues related to FDA/PTO coordination 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

Client expense: $3,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE