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Highlights: This bill amends federal patent law to add pleading and disclosure requirements for patent infringement actions. The bill sets standards for a court's consideration of a motion to stay an action against retailers or end users that agree to be bound as to issues determined in an action to which the manufacturer is a party. The bill provides for a stay of discovery during the pendency of a motion to dismiss, transfer venue, or sever accused infringers. The Judicial Conference of the United States must develop rules regarding whether a party seeking additional discovery beyond core documentary evidence should bear the costs for the additional discovery. Prevailing parties may seek an award of attorney's fees. Parties defending against infringement may require a party alleging infringement whose primary business is the assertion of patents to identify other parties with a financial interest in the proceedings that may be held accountable for an award of attorney's fees if the party alleging infringement cannot satisfy the full amount of such an award. The Federal Trade Commission is authorized to enforce against demand letters that falsely represent that the recipients bear liability or owe compensation for infringing a patent. The bill also requires a pre-suit notification to meet certain standards before it may be used as evidence of willful infringement, revises procedures for post-issuance proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), sets forth standards for intellectual property license elections in foreign bankruptcy proceedings and the treatment of trademarks under the bankruptcy code, allows transfers of entitlements to accelerate USPTO proceedings for humanitarian purposes, and makes institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations eligible for reduced patent fees. The USPTO's authority to set or adjust its own fees under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act is extended an additional seven years. Full Summary: Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 or the PATENT Act (Sec. 3) Amends federal patent law to add requirements for court pleadings in patent infringement actions. Requires the Supreme Court to eliminate the current model patent infringement complaint form from the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Directs parties alleging infringement to include in their court pleadings specified details concerning: each claim of each patent allegedly infringed; each process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter ("accused instrumentalities") alleged to infringe the claim; for each identified claim, a description of the elements alleged to be infringed by the accused instrumentality and how the accused instrumentality is alleged to infringe those elements; and for each claim of indirect infringement, the acts of the alleged infringer that contribute to or induce direct infringement. Requires courts, upon a motion, to dismiss claims that do not meet such pleading requirements unless a party with a plausible claim provides a general description of information that was inaccessible after a reasonable inquiry. Requires parties alleging infringement to disclose to the court, adverse parties, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO): (1) assignees of the patent and their ultimate parent entities, (2) entities and ultimate parent entities with a right to sublicense to unaffiliated entities or to enforce the patent; and (3) entities known to have a financial interest in the patent, the patentee, or any ultimate parent entity. Directs alleging parties to further disclose to the court and adverse parties: (1) claims by the patentee, an affiliate, or other claimants during the previous three years; (2) certain assurances made to a standards development organization to license others under such patent; and (3) whether the federal government has imposed specific licensing requirements. (Sec. 4) Requires courts to grant a motion to stay an action against a retailer or end user accused of infringing a patent based on a product or process under specified conditions, if: (1) the manufacturer is a party to the action or a separate action in a federal court involving the same patent; and (2) the retailer or end user agrees to be bound as to issues determined in the action to which the manufacturer is a party, without a full and fair opportunity to separately litigate any such issue, but only as to those issues for which all other elements of the common law doctrine of issue preclusion are met. (Sec. 5) Directs courts to stay discovery in patent actions during the pendency of certain preliminary motions (motions to dismiss, transfer venue, or sever accused infringers), but allows a court to permit further discovery to resolve a motion or preserve evidence. Permits parties to voluntarily exclude themselves from such discovery limits. (Sec. 6) Requires the Judicial Conference of the United States to develop discovery rules for patent actions that address the extent to which: (1) parties should be responsible for the costs of producing core documentary evidence, and (2) a party may seek additional noncore document discovery and bear the additional costs. Requires the rules to address discovery of electronic communications and computer code. Directs the Judicial Conference to develop case management procedures to be implemented by federal district courts and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for patent actions, including initial disclosure and early case management conference practices that: (1) identify any potential dispositive issues, and (2) focus on early summary judgment motions when resolution of issues may lead to expedited disposition of the case. (Sec. 7) Requires a court, upon a motion, to award attorney's fees to the prevailing party if the position or conduct of the nonprevailing party was not objectively reasonable. Provides an exception if special circumstances would make an award unjust. Allows parties defending against a claim of infringement, if they hold a good faith belief that the primary business of the party alleging infringement is the assertion and enforcement of patents or the resulting licensing, to require the party alleging infringement to: (1) certify that it will have sufficient funds to satisfy an award of attorney's fees; (2) demonstrate that its primary business is not the assertion and enforcement of patents or related licensing activities; (3) identify any other parties with a substantial financial interest related to the proceeds from any settlement, license, or damages award resulting from the enforcement of the patent; or (4) state that there are no such interested parties. Makes identified interested parties accountable for an award of attorney's fees (unless they renounce their interest in the claim) if the party alleging infringement cannot satisfy the full amount. Allows institutions of higher education, or nonprofit technology transfer organizations whose primary purpose is to facilitate the commercialization of technologies of such institutions, to exempt themselves from being considered interested parties accountable for attorney's fees. Excludes from being identified as accountable interested parties: (1) attorneys or law firms whose sole financial interest is compensation reasonably related to the provision of legal representation, (2) persons who receive only passive income from a patent that they assigned to an institution of higher education, (3) persons whose financial interest is based solely on an equity or security interest established when the party alleging infringement's primary business was not the assertion and enforcement of patents or the resulting licensing, and (4) depository institutions whose sole basis for the financial interest arises from a loan or other debt obligation. Exempts from the process of identifying parties accountable for attorney's fees, and from certain other requirements of this Act, patent actions that include claims relating to abbreviated new drug applications for generic drugs under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act, including animal drugs, veterinary products, and other biological products. Authorizes a court in such cases to award reasonable attorney's fees only in exceptional circumstances. (Sec. 8) Prohibits a claimant seeking to establish willful infringement from relying on evidence of a pre-suit notification sent to the alleged infringer, unless the notice included details regarding the patent and specific infringement, the possible right of a retailer or end user to stay the action, and the identity of any person who can enforce the patent. Bars an initial written notice from containing: (1) a request for, demand for, or offer to accept a specific monetary amount in exchange for a license, settlement, or agreement to resolve allegations of patent infringement; or (2) a specific monetary amount demanded based on the cost of legal defense in a lawsuit concerning any asserted claim. Allows defendants an additional 30 days to respond to a complaint if the initial notice did not contain such details or contained such a monetary request or demand. (Sec. 9) Subjects to penalties under the Federal Trade Commission Act an unfair or deceptive act or practice in connection with the widespread sending of demand letters representing falsely, without a reasonable basis, or in a misleading manner that the intended recipients or their affiliates may bear liability or owe compensation for infringement. Provides the Federal Trade Commission with authority to enforce against such violations. (Sec. 10) Requires patent holders to disclose to the USPTO any assignment resulting in a change to the ultimate parent entity. Prohibits a party that fails to comply with such disclosure requirements from recovering increased damages or attorney's fees for any period of noncompliance, unless the denial of such damages or fees would be manifestly unjust. (Sec. 11) Allows patent owners filing a preliminary response to a petition for inter partes or post-grant review to include affidavits or declarations of supporting evidence and opinions. Permits petitioners to reply to new issues raised in a preliminary response. Permits the USPTO to choose not to institute a review that would not serve the interests of justice. Requires the USPTO to consider whether: (1) the grounds of unpatentability on prior art or arguments in the petition are substantially the same as those considered and decided in a prior judicial or USPTO proceeding involving the same claims, and (2) there is another proceeding involving the same patent pending before the USPTO. Prohibits an inter partes review from being instituted on the basis that the evidentiary standard before the USPTO differs from that used in a U.S. court. Allows a petitioner to petition to add additional patent claims in an instituted inter partes review if such petition is made within one year after that petitioner, or the real party in interest or privy of that petitioner, is served with an amended complaint for the first time alleging that any of them infringed the patent claims to be added. Binds inter partes and post-grant review parties in subsequent USPTO or court proceedings (or their real parties in interest or privy) to any representations they made regarding claim construction with respect to the prosecution history of the patent that were finally adopted by the USPTO in deciding the review. Directs the USPTO to prescribe regulations providing USPTO panels with the authority to determine whether to hear live testimony offered by a party to an inter partes or post-grant review if it would facilitate resolution of the case because genuine issues of material fact, conflicting expert opinions, or issues of witness credibility exist. Requires each claim of a patent to be construed as such claim would be in a civil action to invalidate a patent, including by construing each claim in accordance with the ordinary and customary meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art and the prosecution history pertaining to the patent. Directs the USPTO to consider previous claim constructions or determinations of U.S. courts in proceedings in which the patent owner was a party. Requires USPTO regulations to ensure that the panel adjudicating such review proceeding consists of not more than one individual who participated in the decision to institute such a proceeding. Allows such regulations to prescribe that the decision to institute a proceeding be made by designees of the USPTO Director other than members of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. (Sec. 12) Requires courts in cross-border bankruptcy cases involving the recognition of a foreign proceeding to apply U.S. bankruptcy laws relating to the retention or termination of licensed intellectual property rights after a trustee has rejected an executory contract. Allows a licensee to elect to retain its right to intellectual property if a foreign representative rejects or repudiates a contract under which the debtor is the licensor. Expands the definition of "intellectual property" as it applies to the federal bankruptcy code to include trademarks, service marks, or trade names, thereby providing for trademark licenses to be retained instead of voided in bankruptcy. (Sec. 13) Requires the USPTO to: (1) develop educational resources for small businesses to address concerns arising from patent infringement, and (2) provide education and awareness regarding resources available for those persons responding to allegations of patent infringement. Directs the USPTO to notify the public on its website when a patent case is brought in federal court. (Sec. 14) Requires the USPTO to report to Congress regarding: (1) legislative recommendations for transparency and accountability in patent transactions occurring on the secondary market, (2) the economic impact that the secondary market has on the United States, and (3) licensing and oversight requirements to ensure that the market is a level playing field and that brokers adhere to ethical business practices. Directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to submit recommendations to Congress regarding the development of a pilot program for patent small claims procedures in certain judicial districts. Requires the Government Accountability Office to submit recommendations regarding the volume and nature of litigation involving business method patents, including the quality of business method patents asserted in suits alleging patent infringement. (Sec. 15) Amends the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) to: limit the grounds for invalidity of a patent claim that a post-grant review petitioner is prohibited, by estoppel, from asserting in subsequent civil actions or certain U.S. International Trade Commission proceedings to only those grounds that the petitioner actually raised during post-grant review; and revise the transitional covered business method patent review program to expand the scope of prior art that may serve as the basis of a challenge and permit the USPTO to waive filing fees. Allows the USPTO to provide information concerning an application for a patent to a foreign country or international intergovernmental organization if a corresponding application is filed in such foreign country or with such organization. Requires the USPTO Director to nominate, for appointment by the Secretary of Commerce, such officers as the Director considers necessary to carry out the functions of the USPTO and who may exercise any authority delegated by the Director or a Commissioner. Allows the USPTO to prescribe filing date rules for papers or fees submitted using an electronic filing system. Authorizes the USPTO Deputy Director to serve as Acting Director in the event of the absence or incapacity of the Director or a vacancy in the office of the Director. Extends by an additional seven years the USPTO's authority under the AIA to set or adjust its own fees. Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act Allows the holder or successor of an acceleration certificate issued pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program (a pilot awards program that entitles awardees to accelerate certain USPTO proceedings for patented technologies addressing humanitarian needs among an impoverished population or for further research on humanitarian technologies) to transfer, including by sale, the entitlement to such certificate to another person. (Sec. 16) Provides micro entity status (which makes certain small entities eligible for reduced patent fees) to certifying: (1) institutions of higher education or comparable organizations outside the United States; (2) tax exempt, nonprofit organizations, or comparable organizations outside the United States, that hold title to patents and patent applications on behalf of such an institution of higher education for the purpose of facilitating commercialization of the technologies; or (3) tax exempt, nonprofit organizations that perform research or development activities for the federal government or that assign, grant, or convey a license or ownership interest to such an organization that performs such activities for the federal government.
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Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-603.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 203.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2532-2533; text of measure as introduced: CR S2533-2539)
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2025 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial spectrum, the integrity and security of commercial networks, broadband availability, pricing and permitting, universal service, privacy, telecommunications supply chain security, implementation of the Nationwide Broadband Public Safety Network operated by the First Responder Network Authority, legislation designed to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment and permit placement of wireless towers on federal property. HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Title IV, Sec. 40002. Spectrum auctions. S 259 Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act, issues related to foreign ownership interests S 323 PLAN for Broadband Act, all provisions HR 651 Spectrum Pipeline Act, all provisions S 866 Accelerating Broadband Permits Act, all provisions S 1337 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act, provisions related to liability protections HR 1343 Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act, all provisions HR 1519 Public Safety Communications Act, all provisions HR 1541Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act, all provisions HR 1870SPEED for BEAD Act, all provisions HR 1975 BEAD FEE Act, all provisions HR 2482NTIA Reauthorization Act, all provisions HR 2449 FUTURE Networks Act, all provisions S 1137/HR 2350Cellphone Jamming Reform Act, all provisions HR 2298Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Federal Lands Act, all provisions HR 2289Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions HR 2171Spectrum Coordination Act, all provisions HR 2750 Bridging the Broadband Gap Act, all provisions HR 2805 PLAN for Broadband Act, all provisions HR 2817 Coastal Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions HR 2975 Broadband Incentives for Communities Act, all provisions HR 3125 Rural Broadband Assistance Act, all provisions HR 3479 SECURE Americans Telecommunications Act, all provisions HR 4032 Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act, all provisions Draft, Provide Rigorous Oversight To Optimize Connectivity and Offset Latency Act, all provisions Draft, Reauthorization of Cybersecurity Information Act of 2015, provisions related to liability protections Draft, FCC Merger Efficiency Reform for Growth and Expedited Review Act
Client expense: $2,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2025 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial spectrum, the integrity and security of commercial networks, broadband availability, pricing and permitting, universal service, privacy, telecommunications supply chain security, implementation of the Nationwide Broadband Public Safety Network operated by the First Responder Network Authority, legislation designed to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment and permit placement of wireless towers on federal property. S. 259 Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act, issues related to foreign ownership interests S 323 PLAN for Broadband Act, all provisions HR 651 Spectrum Pipeline Act, all provisions S 866 Accelerating Broadband Permits Act, all provisions HR 1343 Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act, all provisions HR 1519 Public Safety Communications Act, all provisions HR 1541Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act, all provisions HR 1870SPEED for BEAD Act, all provisions HR 1975 BEAD FEE Act, all provisions HR 2482NTIA Reauthorization Act, all provisions HR 2449 FUTURE Networks Act, all provisions S 1137/HR 2350Cellphone Jamming Reform Act, all provisions HR 2298Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Federal Lands Act, all provisions HR 2289Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions HR 2171Spectrum Coordination Act, all provisions Draft, Provide Rigorous Oversight To Optimize Connectivity and Offset Latency Act, all provisions Draft, Reauthorization of Cybersecurity Information Act of 2015, provisions related to liability protections
Client expense: $2,810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
National Labor Relations Board and Joint Employer Standards, Entrepreneurship Act (Patent Act)(S.1137) and the Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act (H.R. 2045).
Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
National Labor Relations Board and Joint Employer Standards, Entrepreneurship Act (Patent Act) (S.1137) and the Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act (H.R. 2045).
Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2017 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S632 The STRONG Patents Act (all provisions); HR9 The Innovation Act (all provisions); HR2045 The Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act (all provisions); S.1137 Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 (all provisions)
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
| Hearings by |
| May 7, 2015 |
| Judiciary Committee | Senate | Referred to | April 29, 2015 |
| Republican |
| UT |
| Orrin G. Hatch | Republican | UT |
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | VT |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, White House Office
S632 The STRONG Patents Act (all provisions); HR9 The Innovation Act (all provisions); HR2045 The Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act (all provisions); S.1137 Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 (all provisions)
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Pharmaceutical patent issues, including related provisions in H.R. 9, the Innovation Act, and S. 1137, the PATENT Act from the 114th Congress.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Issues related to third party liability; Issues related to limitations and exceptions to copyright law; Issues regarding websites that participate in infringing activities. Issues related to first sale doctrine H.R. 1587, Unlocking Technology Act H.R. 682, You Own Devices Act Issues pertaining to trade agreements. Issues related to patent reform; H.R. 9, Innovation Act; S. 1137, PATENT Act; S. 2733, Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016 Issues related to copyright; H.R. 1881/S. 977, American Royalties Too Act
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2017 · first_quarter · Computer Industry
HR 4909 (114th Congress) - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 - Cybersecurity Provisions; HR 9 (114th Congress) - Innovation Act - Patent Provisions; S. 1137 (114th Congress) - PATENT ACT - Patent Provisions; S. 2733 (114th Congress) - VENUE Act- Patent Provisions; HR 1770 (114th Congress) - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 - Network Security Provisions; S.2607 (114th Congress) - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act; Modernizing Government Technology Act, HR 6004 (114th Congress).
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
HR 4909 (114th Congress) - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 - Cybersecurity Provisions; HR 9 (114th Congress) - Innovation Act - Patent Provisions; S. 1137 (114th Congress) - PATENT ACT - Patent Provisions; HR 1770 (114th Congress) - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 - Network Security Provisions; S. 2733 (114th Congress) - VENUE Act - Patent Provisions.
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
HR 9 (114th Congress) - Innovation Act - Patent Provisions; S. 1137 (114th Congress) - PATENT ACT - Patent Provisions; S. 2733 (114th Congress) - VENUE Act - Patent Provisions.
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Issues related to third party liability; Issues related to limitations and exceptions to copyright law; Issues regarding websites that participate in infringing activities. Issues related to first sale doctrine H.R. 1587, Unlocking Technology Act H.R. 682, You Own Devices Act Issues pertaining to trade agreements. Issues related to patent reform; H.R. 9, Innovation Act; S. 1137, PATENT Act; S. 2733, Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016 Issues related to copyright; H.R. 1881/S. 977, American Royalties Too Act
Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Issues related to third party liability; Issues related to limitations and exceptions to copyright law; Issues regarding websites that participate in infringing activities. Issues related to first sale doctrine H.R. 1587, Unlocking Technology Act H.R. 682, You Own Devices Act Issues pertaining to trade agreements. Issues related to patent reform; H.R. 9, Innovation Act; S. 1137, PATENT Act; S. 2733, Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016 Issues related to copyright; H.R. 1881/S. 977, American Royalties Too Act
Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2017 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S632 The STRONG Patents Act (all provisions); HR9 The Innovation Act (all provisions); HR2045 The Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act (all provisions); S.1137 Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 (all provisions)
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Monitored consideration of patent legislation; international intellectual property issues; general issues related to patent settlements; and all provisions of H.R. 9, the Innovation Act; and S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepeneurship Act of 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR); S 2733 Venue Equity & Non-uniformity Elimination Act (Venue Act) - establishes venue laws regarding patent infringement litigation
Client expense: $1,640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R.9 - Innovation Act H.R.3326 - Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 S.1137 - Patent Act S.1890 - Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 S.2733 - Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016 Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act
Client expense: $1,612,300 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Research & Special Programs Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R.9 - Innovation Act H.R.3326 - Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 S.1137 - Patent Act S.1890 - Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 S.2733 - Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016 Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act
Client expense: $2,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Research & Special Programs Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues pertaining to intellectual property rights including, but not limited to, patent protection and enforcement, copyright protection and enforcement in international markets. (no bill) Issues related to reform of patent litigation (no bill) H.R. 9 Innovation Act (entire bill) S. 1137 PATENT Act (entire bill) H.R. 3326 Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (entire bill) S. 1890 Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (entire bill)
Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues related to patent litigation reform H.R. 9, the Innovation Act S. 1137, the Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act (PATENT) Act
Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R.9, The Innovation Act. H.R.236 : Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act S.1137, PATENT Act
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 1137- PATENT Act, Patent Reform
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Patent reform PATENT Act of 2015 (S. 1137) Innovation Act of 2015 (H.R. 9)
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Various patent litigation reforms that impact investment in the start-up ecosystem, including H.R. 9, S.1137, the TROL Act, and STRONG Patents Act.
Client expense: $575,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbied Congress on various patent litigation reforms that impact investment in the start-up ecosystem including H.R. 9, S.1137 the TROL Act, STRONG Patents Act.
Client expense: $499,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues pertaining to intellectual property rights including, but not limited to, patent protection and enforcement, copyright protection and enforcement in international markets. (no bill) Issues related to reform of patent litigation (no bill) H.R. 9 Innovation Act (entire bill) S. 1137 PATENT Act (entire bill) H.R. 3326 Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (entire bill) S. 1890 Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (entire bill)
Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues pertaining to intellectual property rights including, but not limited to, patent protection and enforcement, copyright protection and enforcement in international markets. (no bill) Issues related to reform of patent litigation (no bill) H.R. 9 Innovation Act (entire bill) S. 1137 PATENT Act (entire bill) S.632 - STRONG Patents Act of 2015 (Entire Bill) H.R.726 - Secure Data Act of 2015 (Entire Bill)
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues pertaining to intellectual property rights including, but not limited to, patent protection and enforcement, copyright protection and enforcement in international markets. (no bill) Issues related to reform of patent litigation (no bill) H.R. 9 Innovation Act (entire bill) S. 1137 PATENT Act (entire bill) S.632 - STRONG Patents Act of 2015 (Entire Bill) H.R.726 - Secure Data Act of 2015 (Entire Bill)
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues pertaining to intellectual property rights including, but not limited to, patent protection and enforcement, copyright protection and enforcement in international markets. (no bill) Issues related to reform of patent litigation (no bill) H.R. 9 Innovation Act (entire bill) S. 1137 PATENT Act (entire bill) H.R. 3326 Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (entire bill) S. 1890 Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (entire bill)
Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues pertaining to intellectual property rights including, but not limited to, patent protection and enforcement, copyright protection and enforcement in international markets. (no bill) Issues related to reform of patent litigation (no bill) H.R. 9 Innovation Act (entire bill) S. 1137 PATENT Act (entire bill) H.R. 3326 Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (entire bill) S. 1890 Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (entire bill)
Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-375 National Alzheimer's Project Act, All sections H.R. 9/S. 1137, the Innovation Act H.R. 1559/S. 857, the Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act of 2015 H.R. 1468, the Global Brain Health Act of 2015 H.R. 2624/S. 1488, the Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act H.R. 3090/S. 3113, the Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act H.R. 3091, the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act H.R. 3092, the Alzheimer's Disease Semipostal Stamp Act H.R. 3099/S. 1719, the RAISE Family Caregivers Act H.R. 3119/S. 2748, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 3243/S. 1362, the PACE Innovation Act H.R. 3660/S. 3126, the Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 4708/S.2759, the Credit for Caring Act of 2016 H.R. 4919/S. 2614, Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016 H.R. 5196/S. 879, the Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2015 H.R. 5347, the Social Security Disability Fairness Act H.R. 5681/S. 3137, the Alzheimer's Beneficiary and Caregiver Support Act H. Res. 237/S. Res. 74, a resolution declaring that achieving the primary goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease of the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease by 2025 is an urgent national priority S. 192, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 1549, the Care Planning Act of 2015 S. 2010, the Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act S. 2961, the Compassionate Care Act S. 3130, the Independence at Home Act of 2016 S. 3270, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act
Client expense: $245,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues related to patent reform and patent trolls; H.R. 9, the Innovation Act; S. 1137, the PATENT Act; S. 2733, the Venue Act.
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-375 National Alzheimer's Project Act, All sections H.R. 9/S. 1137, the Innovation Act H.R. 1559/S. 857, the Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act of 2015 H.R. 1468, the Global Brain Health Act of 2015 H.R. 2624/S. 1488, the Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act H.R. 3090/S. 3113, the Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act H.R. 3091, the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act H.R. 3092, the Alzheimer's Disease Semipostal Stamp Act H.R. 3099/S. 1719, the RAISE Family Caregivers Act H.R. 3119/S. 2748, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 3243/S. 1362, the PACE Innovation Act H.R. 3660/S. 3126, the Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 4708/S.2759, the Credit for Caring Act of 2016 H.R. 4919/S. 2614, Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016 H.R. 5196/S. 879, the Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2015 H.R. 5347, the Social Security Disability Fairness Act H.R. 5681/S. 3137, the Alzheimer's Beneficiary and Caregiver Support Act H. Res. 237/S. Res. 74, a resolution declaring that achieving the primary goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease of the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease by 2025 is an urgent national priority S. 192, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 1549, the Care Planning Act of 2015 S. 2010, the Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act S. 2961, the Compassionate Care Act S. 3130, the Independence at Home Act of 2016 S. 3270, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act
Client expense: $245,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 1137, The Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act (PATENT Act); H.R. 9, Innovation Act; S. 632, STRONG Act; H.R. 2045,TROL Act; H.R. 3349,Innovation Protection Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Integrity of Medicare Part D and the Implementation of the Affordable Care Act Public Law No: 111-148 (formerly HR3590); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Protecting strong intellectual property rights "Innovation Act" (H.R. 9) and "PATENT Act" (S. 1137).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Implementation of and technical corrections to the America Invents Act (AIA - PL 112-29) International Trade Committee Jurisdiction over patent infringement investigation H.R. 9 - The Innovation Act Patent Assertion Legislation S.632 Strong Patents Act of 2015 S.1137 The Patent Act H.R. 2045, The Targeting Rogue & Opaque Letters Act of 2015 (TROL ACT) H.R. 3326 The Defend Trade Secrets Act H.R. 3326 Defend Trade Secrets Act, PL114-153 S.1890 The Defend Trade Secrets Act S.1890 Defend Trade Secrets Act, PL114-153 HR 4829 Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Implementation of and technical corrections to the America Invents Act (AIA - PL 112-29) International Trade Committee Jurisdiction over patent infringement investigation H.R. 9 - The Innovation Act Patent Assertion Legislation S.632 Strong Patents Act of 2015 S.1137 The Patent Act H.R. 2045, The Targeting Rogue & Opaque Letters Act of 2015 (TROL ACT) H.R. 3326 The Defend Trade Secrets Act H.R. 3326 Defend Trade Secrets Act, PL114-153 S.1890 The Defend Trade Secrets Act S.1890 Defend Trade Secrets Act, PL114-153 HR 4829 Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Implementation of and technical corrections to the America Invents Act (AIA - PL 112-29) International Trade Committee Jurisdiction over patent infringement investigation H.R. 9 - The Innovation Act Patent Assertion Legislation S.632 Strong Patents Act of 2015 S.1137 The Patent Act H.R. 2045, The Targeting Rogue & Opaque Letters Act of 2015 (TROL ACT) H.R. 3326 The Defend Trade Secrets Act S.1890 The Defend Trade Secrets Act HR 4829 Trade Protection Not Toll Protection Act
Client expense: $1,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
HR 9, The Innovation Act. HR 236, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act S.1137, PATENT Act
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R.9, The Innovation Act. H.R.236 : Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act S.1137, PATENT Act
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Patent Legislation including H.R. 9: Innovation Act and S.1137 - PATENT Act. S.2733 - Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 8 - North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 Legislation seeks to promote energy efficiency inside the federal government and improve the security of energy-related infrastructure primarily by expanding the Department of Energys authorities. NSBA supports H.R. 9 - Innovation Act Reforms the patent system and introduces measures that would make it more difficult for small businesses to defend their patents. NSBA opposes H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Bill would repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, as well as cut the top gift tax rate. NSBA supports H.R. 1155 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 This bill would create a special commission to review and repeal regulatory requirements which could be removed without significant impact to the regulations overall effectiveness. NSBA supports H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Protection Act of 2015 The legislation would require the EPA to rewrite the waters of the U.S. rule. NSBA supports H.R. 2045 - TROL Act Legislation would allow the FTC to go after patent trolls which often target small business patent holders. NSBA supports H.R. 2775 - The Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 The bill allows states that meet simplification requirements to require remote sellers to collect taxes due on items purchased by consumers in those states. NSBA is monitoring H.R. 2911 - Small Business Healthcare Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow an employer with fewer than 50 employees that does not offer group health insurance coverage to establish a health reimbursement arrangement. NSBA supports H.R. 3326 - Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 Creates a right of action in federal court for trade secrets violations and creates mechanisms to prevent the release of trade secret information. NSBA supports H.R. 4341 - Defending Americas Small Contractors Act of 2016 The bill introduces a number of reforms to increase transparency and the ability of small businesses to compete in the federal marketplace. NSBA supports H.R. 4377 - American Business Competitiveness Act The bill cuts the corporate income tax to 25 percent; limits the top tax rate on non-corporate business income to 25 percent; allows businesses to deduct investment costs when they occur (full expensing); eliminates most business tax credits and many deductions; and moves to a territorial tax system like most developed nations. NSBA is monitoring H.R. 4612 - Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 Legislation would prevent agencies from proposing or finalizing regulations from the day after elections to the day of the next presidential inauguration. NSBA supports H.R. 4638 - Main Street Growth Act The legislation seeks to make small business offerings more attractive to investors by creating venture exchanges which will bring together buyers and sellers for of venture securities. NSBA supports H.R. 4773 - Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Legislation would nullify the Department of Labors overtime exemption rule and would require DOL to perform an economic analysis of how changes to overtime regulations will impact nonprofits, small businesses, and employers in other vulnerable industry sectors before issuing a new rule. NSBA supports H.R. 4783 - Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act of 2016 Legislation would reauthorize the SBIR/STTR programs through 2022. NSBA supports H.R. 4831 - S-Corp Bill Legislation would amend the tax code to clarify that shareholders in an S-Corp. who acquired their shares through crowdfunding would not count against the 100 shareholder cap. NSBA supports H.R. 4850 - Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act Measure would create an exemption from registration requirements under the Securities Act for certain small securities offerings. NSBA supports H.R. 4852 - the Private Placement Improvement Act Would require the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend the requirements for Regulation D offerings. It would also direct the SEC to revise rules regarding 506 offerings of a private fund to characterize as an accredited investor a knowledgeable employee of that private fund or the funds investment advisor. NSBA is monitoring H.R. 5076 - Main Street Fairness Act Establishes that businesses that file their taxes as pass-through income-sole proprietorships, partnerships, LLCs and S corporations-will never pay a higher tax rate than their larger counterparts. NSBA supports H.R. 5156 - Small Business Credit Card Act of 2016 Legislation would further protect small-business owners credit cards from unfair and deceptive practices of credit card companies. NSBA supports H.R. 5813 - Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act Will initiate a reasonable three-year phase-in of the Department of Labors new overtime rule. NSBA supports H.J. Res. 71 - Clean Power Plan - Congressional Review Act This resolution would invoke the Congressional Review Act and roll back the Clean Power Plan regulations promulgated by the EPA to cut carbon emissions. NSBA Supports H.J. Res. 72 - Clean Power Plan - Congressional Review Act This resolution would invoke the Congressional Review Act and roll back the Clean Power Plan regulations promulgated by the EPA to cut carbon emissions. NSBA supports H.J.Res. 95 A resolution under the Congressional Review Act to protect workers, students, nonprofit organizations, and small-business owners from the consequences of the Department of Labors controversial overtime rule. NSBA supports S. 155 - the Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports S. 632 - STRONG Patent Act The bill introduces modest patent reforms that would afford small businesses greater protections for their patents. NSBA supports S.698 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 The bill would require eCommerce sellers who gross over $1million in remote (out-of-state) sales per year to collect sales tax from buyers in all 45 states (plus D.C.) that impose a sales tax. NSBA is monitoring S. 1137 - PATENT Act Reforms the patent system and introduces measures that would make it more difficult for small businesses to defend their patents. NSBA opposes S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act The legislation would require the EPA to rewrite the waters of the U.S. rule. NSBA supports S. 1584 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act The bill would remove the renewable fuel standard. NSBA is monitoring S. 1607 - Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 Creates a procedure whereby the president can require independent regulatory agencies to comply with the same rulemaking requirements that other agencies do. NSBA supports S. 1683 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 This bill would create a special commission to review and repeal regulatory requirements which could be removed without significant impact to the regulations overall effectiveness. NSBA supports S. 1697 - Small Business Healthcare Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow an employer with fewer than 50 employees that does not offer group health insurance coverage to establish a health reimbursement arrangement. NSBA supports S. 2006 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 Legislation amends the APA to require that regulating agencies do more thorough examinations of the costs and benefits of promulgating regulations. NSBA supports S. 2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 Measure would make a number of changes impacting the security and the reliability of the energy grid. NSBA supports S. 2582 - Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 The bill would prevent agencies from proposing or finalizing regulations from the day after elections to the day of the next presidential inauguration. NSBA supports S. 2696 - Protect Small Business Jobs Act of 2016 Would create a six month grace period for first time regulations violations by small businesses which do not place anyone in imminent danger. NSBA supports S. 2707 - Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Legislation would nullify the Department of Labors overtime exemption rule and would require DOL to perform an economic analysis of how changes to overtime regulations will impact nonprofits, small businesses, and employers in other vulnerable industry sectors before issuing a new rule. NSBA supports S. 2724 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016 Legislation would effectively eliminate Chevron Deference when courts review agency actions. NSBA supports S. 2733 - Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016 This legislation will make changes to existing venue requirements in patent infringement litigation. NSBA opposes S. 2792 - Rapid Innovation Fund Enhancement Act of 2016 Legislation would reform the RIF program to ensure small businesses are always able to participate. NSBA supports S. 2793 - SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2016 The legislation would permanently reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The programs are currently set to expire in 2017. NSBA supports S. 2812 - SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2016 Legislation would permanently reauthorize the SBIR and STTR programs. NSBA supports S. 2847 - Prove It Act Legislation would allow the Chief Counsel of Advocacy to challenge an agency certification of no significant impact on small businesses under the Regulatory Flexibility Act. NSBA is monitoring S. 2898 - the Small Business National Security Innovation Act of 2016 Legislation would allow SBIR and STTR small businesses to more easily contract to do follow-on work. NSBA supports S. 3464 - the Overtime Reform and Review Act Bill would phase in the new salary overtime threshold over five years, and would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a report during the rules first year to assess its economic effects. NSBA supports S.J.Res.34 A resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that would block implementation of the administrations overtime rule. NSBA supports
Client expense: $32,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R.9 - Innovation Act (provisions related to Title 35, U.S. Code, to provide for patent reform, particularly with respect to venue, damages and other litigation issues); and S.1137 - Patent Act (provisions related to Title 35, U.S. Code, to provide for patent reform, particularly with respect to venue, damages and other litigation issues).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R.9 - Innovation Act (regarding patent infringement); S.1137 - Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act of 2015; and S.2733 - Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016 (to ensure that venue in patent cases is fair and proper).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
-HR 9: Innovation Act (all provisions) -S.1137: Patent Act
Client expense: $119,200 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
HR.9, S. 1137, The TROL Act and other issues related to patents and Intellectual Property
Client expense: $343,829 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
HR. 9, The Innovation Act; S. 632, STRONG Patents Act; S. 1137, The PATENT Act; patent quality; patent litigation reform; Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard.
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Patent Reform, S. 1137- PATENT Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 1137- PATENT Act, Patent Reform
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Patent Reform, S. 1137- PATENT Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE