STRONGER Patents Act of 2019

Issues related to patents, intellectual property, anti-counterfeiting, consumer safety, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act; H.R. 6058 (116th Congress) - SHOP SAFE Act of 2020; H.R. 3666/S. 2082 (116th Congress) - STRONGER Patents Act; S. 936 - INFORM Consumers Act.

Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 S. 2082 - Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019

Client expense: $2,730,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Intellectual property policy issues, including H.R. 3666 and S. 2082, STRONGER Patents Act

Client expense: $760,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Patent reform - communication impact of patent infringement claims, demand letters, and patent litigation on retail practices. Express concerns with provisions to dismantle IPR, overturn Supreme Court decisions, and approach to addressing demand letters. H.R.3666; S.2082 - STRONGER Patents Act.

Client expense: $1,845,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 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), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 This bill establishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs. NSBA is monitoring. 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. 116 - Investing in Main Street Act The bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase from 5 percent to 15 percent of its capital and surplus, the amount a national bank, a member bank of the Federal Reserve System, a nonmember insured bank (to the extent permitted under applicable state law), or a federal savings association may invest in one or more small business investment companies (SBICs), or in any entity established to invest solely in SBICs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 128 - Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act H.R. 128 allows the SBA Office of Advocacy to examine the role of small business in international economies and to represent small business views before foreign governments and international entities. NSBA is monitoring. H.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Omnibus spending bill which included $900 billion in COVID relief, specifically a new round of lending under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). NSBA supports the small business provisions. H.R. 190 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Business Act H.R. 190 raises the dollar amount of sole-source awards so that they are closer in line with the size of current contracts being awarded in the procurement landscape. NSBA supports. H.R. 206 - Encouraging Small Business Innovators Act H.R. 206 makes a series of changes to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, making them easier for small firms to use. NSBA supports. H.R. 216 - Main Street Certainty Act of 2019 Legislation to make permanent the 20-percent pass-through deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. NSBA supports. H.R. 218 - The Death Tax Repeal Act This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 222 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 226 - Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act H.R. 226 requires the SBA to report federal spending made through designated best-in-class vehicles, and to report on the dollars spent through these vehicles awarded to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 227 - Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act Bill allows large prime contractors to take credit for subcontracting to small businesses at lower tiers, provided that prime contractors keep records substantiating subcontracting credit claimed at lower tiers, and creates a new dispute process for small subcontractors to bring non-payment issues to the agencys small business advocate (Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization). NSBA supports. H.R. 246 - Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act The bill requires SBA to coordinate with the senior procurement executives of federal agencies participating in a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program or a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to assist small businesses participating in such programs with commercializing research. NSBA supports. H.R. 275 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 Bill requires the federal government to negotiate lower drug prices for seniors enrolled in the Medicare Part D program. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 448 - The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act Bill makes a series of changes relating to the prices of prescription drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage (MA) prescription drug plans (PDPs). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 582 - The Raise the Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. NSBA opposes. H.R. 593 - Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act of 2019H.R. 593 introduces a number of provisions to benefit small businesses, such as aligning estimated payment deadlines and tax filing thresholds, as well as tackling inconsistencies in reporting requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 1046 - The Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 Bill would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices and, if drug companies refuse to negotiate in good faith, it would enable the Secretary to issue a competitive license to another company to produce the medication as a generic. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1084 - Family Savings Act of 2019 It includes a variety of provisions aimed at making it easier for smaller businesses to offer tax-qualified retirement savings plans to their employees, encouraging individuals to participate in retirement plans, and promoting savings for nonretirement expenses. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1185 - The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act Legislation which provide workers with up to 12 weeks of partial income while taking family leave. NSBA opposes. H.R.1384 - Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1384 would create a single-payer, government-funded health care program within two years, eliminating the age 65 threshold for Medicare eligibility. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1420 - Energy Efficient Government Technology Act This bill sets forth requirements with respect to increasing the energy efficiency of information technologies and data centers within the federal government. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1534 - Federal Employee Paid Leave Act of 2019 Bill would provide federal employees with 12 weeks paid leave for all instances covered by FMLA. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1644 - Save the Internet Act of 2019 Bill would restore net neutrality rules recently repealed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). NSBA supports. H.R. 1648 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2019 Amends the Small Business Act to provide for the establishment of an enhanced cybersecurity assistance and protections for small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 1649 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 1760 - Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act This bill directs the Office of Nuclear Energy in the Department of Energy to develop and deploy high-assay low-enriched uranium for domestic commercial use and to develop a schedule for recovering costs associated with such development. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1768 - Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 a diesel emissions reduction program under which the Environmental Protection Agency provides grants, rebates, or loans for replacing diesel engines or retrofitting the engines with pollution control technologies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1784 - Healthy Families Act Legislation that would allow workers to annually accrue up 56 hours of paid sick leave or seven days of paid sick leave each year. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1909 - The HALOS Act This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise Regulation D, which exempts certain offerings from SEC registration requirements but prohibits general solicitation or general advertising with respect to such offerings. NSBA supports. H.R. 1922 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. H.R. 1927 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2019 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 1933 - Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2019 This bill prohibits states from imposing a sales tax collection duty on certain remote sellers. A "remote seller" is a person without a physical presence in a state who makes a sale in the state. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2114 - Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2019 The bill authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide financial assistance to states for the implementation, review, and revision of a state energy security plan that assesses the state's existing circumstances and proposes methods to strengthen the ability of the state to have a reliable, secure, and resilient energy infrastructure. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2331 - The SBA Cyber Awareness Act It require the SBA to report annually to the Congress on the state of its information technology (IT) and cybersecurity systems, the methods it could use to improve cybersecurity, any IT equipment or systems it has that were produced by an entity doing business principally in China, and any recent cybersecurity risks or incidents and subsequent responses. NSBA supports. H.R. 2345 - Clarifying the Small Business Runway Extension Act Amend the Small Business Act to clarify the intention of Congress that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration is subject to certain requirements with respect to establishing size standards for small business concerns. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2513 - The Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 Bill would amend the Bank Secrecy Act to require an applicant seeking to form a corporation or limited liability company (LLC) to disclose the beneficial owners of the entity. NSBA opposes the small business requirements section of the bill. H.R. 2603 - the Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Act Gives the Northern Mariana Islands full access to SBA grant and microloan programs. NSBA supports. H.R. 3630 - The No Surprises Act This bill expands restrictions on charging health care plan holders out-of-network rates for certain services. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 Measure would make it easier and more affordable for patent holders to enforce their patents. NSBA supports. H.R. 4069 - The Modern Worker Empowerment Act Amend the FLSA to adopt a common-law test to define the term employee. The bill would have the effect of harmonizing the definition of employee for purposes of federal law and thereby minimizing the uncertainty surrounding the determination as to whether an individual is an employee or independent contractor. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4387 - To establish Growth Accelerator Fund Competition within the Small Business Administration H.R. 4387 codifies the SBA-initiated Growth Accelerator Fund Competition within the SBA for four years. The program awards $50,000 prizes to the nations most innovative small business accelerators and incubators. NSBA supports. H.R. 4405 - Women's Business Centers Improvements Act of 2019 The Womens Business Centers Improvements Act strengthens the WBC program to ensure that women entrepreneurs across the country have access to the vital counseling and technical training services that can take them from startup to success. NSBA supports. H.R. 4406 - Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes the Small Business Development Center Program through FY2023 and otherwise revises the program. NSBA supports. H.R. 4407 - SCORE for Small Business Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) program, outlines the duties of the SCORE Association, and requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to cooperate with the association to carry out the program. NSBA supports. H.R. 4863 - United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 To promote the competitiveness of the United States, to reform and reauthorize the United States Export Finance Agency. NSBA supports. H.R. 4907 - TRUST Act The bill establishes bipartisan commissions to make recommendations on each trust fund, and those recommendations would receive a fast-tracked vote in Congress. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4931 - Incubator Act of 2019 The purposes for this Act are to support the growth and success of business incubators throughout the country and to stimulate widespread business development and economic growth. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 5065 - the Prison to Proprietorship Act for Formerly Incarcerated Act H.R. 5065 provides re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports. H.R. 5078 - the Prison to Proprietorship Act H.R. 5078 provides re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for qualified, non-violent and soon to be released incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports. H.R. 5130 - the Capturing All Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 5130 modifies the Small Business Administrations (SBAs) size calculation for employee based firms, allowing them more time to build their competitiveness. NSBA supports. H.R. 5146 - the Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 5146 would allow small businesses to leverage past performance experience obtained as part of joint ventures and subcontracts, which otherwise wouldnt be an option, Small businesses that wish to perform as prime contractors are often faced with a dilemma. NSBA supports. H.R. 5377 - Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act This bill increases the tax deduction for state and local taxes in 2019 to $20,000 for persons filing a joint tax return if the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer does not exceed $100 million. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6312 - COVID-19 RELIEF for Small Businesses Act of 2020 Legislation that would provide relief to small businesses facing consequences from the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6333 - To establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to support small businesses during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to provide loans and loan guarantees to small businesses. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6349 - Continuity of Business Operations Support Act of 2020 This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide grants to small business development centers, women's business centers, and chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives to educate and advise small businesses on specified matters related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6361 - Relief for Small Businesses and Nonprofits Act Bill to provide loan and obligation payment relief for small businesses and non-profits affected by the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6367 - Entrepreneurial Development COVID-19 Response Act of 2020 This bill requires the Small Business Administration to award grants for small business development centers, women's business centers, and chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives to provide small businesses with specified assistance related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. H.R.6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 This bill authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities. NSBA opposes the beneficial ownership provisions. H.R. 6396 - To provide tax and regulatory relief and health care flexibility to individuals and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. NSBA is monitoring. H.R.8900 - Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act Bill moves the government funding deadline from Dec. 11 to Dec. 18, in addition to providing a one-week extension for certain health programs. NSBA supports. S. 92 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2019 The REINS Act seeks to restore authority to Congress by allowing lawmakers to have final say on regulations with an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. NSBA supports. S. 215 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 463 - The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act Legislation which provide workers with up to 12 weeks of partial income while taking family leave. NSBA opposes. S. 673 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 Bill increases the size of sole source contract awards for women owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, and implements a new eligibility determination process to ensure sole source awards are made to eligible firms. NSBA supports. S. 682 -Save the Internet Act of 2019 Bill would restore net neutrality rules recently repealed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). NSBA supports. S. 771 - Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2019 This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. S. 840 - Healthy Families Act Legislation that would allow workers to annually accrue up 56 hours of paid sick leave or seven days of paid sick leave each year. NSBA opposes. S. 909 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. S. 996 - Microloan Program Enhancement Act of 2019 Bill modifies the microloan program of the Small Business Administration. NSBA supports. S. 1089 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. S. 1120 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Bill requires federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports. S. 1149 - Main Street Certainty Act of 2019 Legislation to make permanent the 20-percent pass-through deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. NSBA supports. S. 1981 - The Women and Minority Equity Investment Act of 2019 Allows women-owned federal contracting firms to take investment by women-owned equity firms and still meet the 51 percent unconditionally owned and controlled standard set by SBA to participate in the WOSB/EDWOSB program. NSBA is monitoring. S.2082 - Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act Measure would make it easier and more affordable for patent holders to enforce their patents. NSBA supports. S. 2156 - S Corporation Modernization Act Legislation that would make several pro-growth reforms to help S corporations operate more easily, which would improve their ability to raise capital. NSBA supports. S. 2189 - Veteran Small Business Export Promotion Act The Veteran Small Business Export Promotion Act would make permanent the U.S. Small Business Administrations (SBA) current policy of waiving up-front fees for veterans applying for its Export Express, Export Working Capital and International Trade loans of $150,000 or less. NSBA supports. S. 2350 - Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2019 This bill prohibits states from imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller for any sale that occurred prior to June 21, 2018. A "remote seller" is a person without a physical presence in a state who makes a sale in the state. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2535 - Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the reasons underlying the decreasing rate of formation of new businesses (i.e., startups) in the United States. NSBA supports. S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 Amends titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2563 - ILLICIT CASH Act To improve laws relating to money laundering. NSBA opposed TITLE IV of the bill regarding beneficial ownership. S. 2733 - TRUST Act The bill establishes bipartisan commissions to make recommendations on each trust fund, and those recommendations would receive a fast-tracked vote in Congress. NSABA is monitoring. S. 3508 - Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 Legislation will provide for an immediate four-month moratorium on all negative credit reporting and longer protections for people who face lasting financial hardship from the outbreak. The bill will also provide free, unlimited credit reports and credit scores for a year from the end of the crisis. Beyond this crisis, the bill extends these protections to people impacted by future major disasters. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3515 - New Business Preservation Act The New Business Preservation Act which would create a new program at the Treasury Department that will partner with states to invest in promising new businesses alongside private investors in areas of the country that do not currently attract significant equity investment in new businesses. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3518 - COVID-19 Recovery Grants for Small Businesses Act This bill requires the Small Business Administration to provide economic injury grants to certain small businesses, private nonprofit organizations, and small agricultural cooperatives that have suffered a substantial economic injury as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. S. 3519 - A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to subsidize payments on loans guaranteed under the 7(a) and 504 loan programs or made using funds under the microloan program, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to pay the principal, interest, and any associated fees owed on certain loans made to small businesses for a six month period. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3524 - Coronavirus Credit Expansion Act This bill increases the maximum loan amount for a small business disaster loan made in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and it requires the Small Business Administration to expedite the loan approval process for such loans. NSBA supports. S. 3531 - Small Business Relief from Communicable Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2020 This bill expands the definition of a disaster for which the Small Business Administration (SBA) may provide disaster loans to small business concerns to include communicable diseases for which the government issues a travel alert or travel warning, and it authorizes the SBA to make interest free disaster loans to small businesses affected by a disaster for which the government issues a public health emergency. NSBA is monitoring. S.3541 - A bill to modify requirements relating to small business disaster loans made in response to COVID-19, and for other pu

Client expense: $24,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), 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

Issues related to Inter Partes Review, including S. 2082, Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019 and H.R. 3666, STRONGER Patents Act of 2019; S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Patent reform generally; Intellectual property/antitrust issues; Diversity issues in patenting; TROL Act of 2019, HR 108; STRONGER Patents Act of 2019, HR 3666, S 2082; Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2019 (IDEA), HR 4075, S 2281.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $840,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE

Intellectual property policy issues, including H.R. 3666 and S. 2082, STRONGER Patents Act

Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Issues relating to Inter Partes Review, including institution decisions, the appointment process for patent judges, and S. 2082, the Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019; and issues related to patentability.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Intellectual property policy issues, including H.R. 3666 and S. 2082, STRONGER Patents Act

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 36: Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019 To provide for research to better understand the causes and consequences of sexual harassment affecting individuals in the scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematics workforce and to examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 539 and S. 118: Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act of 2019 To require the Director of the National Science Foundation to develop an I-Corps course to support commercialization-ready innovation companies, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 937: Protecting American Technologies Act of 2019 A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to require institutions of higher education and other research facilities to obtain deemed export licenses for foreign nationals conducting scientific research at such institutions and facilities, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 2133: Secure American Research Act of 2019 A bill to establish an interagency working group for coordination and development of Federal research protection, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 4091 and S. 2714: ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019 To amend the America COMPETES Act to reauthorize the ARPA-E program, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3666 and S. 2082: Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act of 2019 A bill to strengthen the position of the United States as the world's leading innovator by amending title 35, United States Code, to protect the property rights of the inventors that grow the country's economy (ALL). H.R. 4866: National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2019 To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to provide for designation of institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 3432: Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020 A bill to support the advanced manufacturing technologies program of the Food and Drug Administration, to establish National Centers of Excellence in Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 7308 and S. 4286: Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act To authorize appropriations for offsetting the costs related to reductions in research productivity resulting from the coronavirus pandemic (ALL). S. 3997: Safeguarding American Innovation Act A bill to strengthen the security and integrity of the United States scientific and research enterprise (ALL). S. 4629: America Labor, Economic competitiveness, Alliances, Democracy and Security (America LEADS) Act A bill to address issues involving the People's Republic of China (provisions relating to scientific research funding, foreign gift reporting, and Chinese language and culture instruction). Federal policy changes regarding fetal tissue research.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to standard-essential patents - no specific legislation. Issues relating to online piracy, patents, and unfair competition - S. 2082 and H.R. 3666, The Support Technology and Research for Our Nations Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019 (STRONGER Patents Act of 2019). Issues relating to the use of the U.S. International Trade Commission in patent infringement disputes - no specific legislation. Issues relating to litigation by patent assertion entities before federal courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission - no specific legislation. Issues relating to patent litigation abuse and U.S. PTO proceedings - no specific legislation. Issues relating to modernizing the ITC process and protecting American industries from unfair foreign competition, H.R. 8037, The Advancing America's Interests Act (all provisions).

Client expense: $910,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S. 3952, the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2020 H.R. 6058, the SHOP SAFE Act H.R. 6196/ S. 3449, the Trademark Modernization Act H.R. 8037, the Advancing America's Interests Act S. 4473/H.R. 7956, Critical Medical Infrastructure Right-to-Repair Act of 2020 S. 4138/H.R. 7448, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act S. 2987, the Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 H.R. 5478, the Inventor Rights Act S. 2082/H.R. 3666, the STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 H.R. 4164/S. 2439, the Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2019 S. 4394/H.R. 7890, the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act of 2020 S. 2281/H.R. 4075, the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act of 2019 H.R. 3954. Including the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement H.R. 3991, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 H.R. 3199, Terminating the Extension of Rights Misappropriated (TERM) Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 H.R. 2426/S. 1272, the CASE Act H.R. 1999/S. 963, the Fair Licensing Access for Governments (FLAG) Act of 2019 (entire bill) S. 376 /H.R. 1683, No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act (entire bill) S. 659, A bill to provide for certain additional requirements with respect to patent disclosures. (entire bill) S. 440, Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs Act (PACED) Act (entire bill) S. 344/H.R. 990, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 (entire bill) H.R. 108, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2019 (entire bill) S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (entire bill) H.R.902, Protect American IPR Act (entire bill) Issues related to USPTO operations Legislative proposal on patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Covered Business Method Patent Pilot Program Issues related to Copyright Office Modernization Issues related to sovereign immunity Issues related to the review of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

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)

Patent reform - communication impact of patent infringement claims, demand letters, and patent litigation on retail practices. Express concerns with provisions to dismantle IPR, overturn Supreme Court decisions, and approach to addressing demand letters. H.R.3666; S.2082 - STRONGER Patents Act.

Client expense: $1,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), 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. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Patent Reform HR3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 S2082 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 Discussions with the House and Senate regarding patent reform. Copyright Reform S___ - Digital Copyright Act of 2021 (Discussion Draft)

Client expense: $25,150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Patent Litigation Reform Intellectual Property- General S 2082/HR 3666, Stronger Patents Act H.R. 6058 SHOP SAFE Act Counterfeit Airbags Standard Essential Patent Reform

Client expense: $348,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 H.R. 2426 - Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R.3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 S. 1273 - Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 S. 2082 - Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019 S. 4370 Stop Theft of Intellectual Property Act S. 4632 - Online Content Policy Modernization Act -- regarding the effect on higher education institutions and their faculty, staff, and students.

Client expense: $59,400 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS)

Ensuring a level playing field for open-source software and services in government policy; Promoting open-source innovation; Issues related to patent law; Implementation of Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 (H.R. 1249-112th); STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 (HR3666/S2082); issues related to Trademark law; issues related to Copyright law.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE

Intellectual property policy issues, including H.R. 3666 and S. 2082, STRONGER Patents Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

I have discussed patent eligibility issues and potential amendments to 35 USC 101. Members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees have publicly expressed interest in introducing a bill, but no bill has been introduced to date. I have also discussed potential amendments to the inter partes review process (35 USC 311 et seq), including those proposed in S.2082 (A bill to strengthen the position of the United States as the world's leading innovator by amending title 35, United States Code, to protect the property rights of the inventors that grow the country's economy); H.R.3666 (STRONGER Patents Act of 2019). I have also addressed some of the provisions relating to patent litigation contained in these two bills (such as the abrogation of the holding in eBay v. MercExchange); and H.R.5478 (Inventors Rights Act). I have also been involved in discussions of the proper role and policy priorities of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and its Director. Finally, I have discussed discretionary denials of institution by the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB), potential remedies for the potential Appointments Clause problem for the PTAB, and general patent quality issues, which do not relate directly (for now) to any particular bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 3630- No Surprises Act H.R. 2076- Early Detection to Stop Infant Abuse and Prevent Fatalities Act H.R. 2328- Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 H.R. 3439- PCORI Reauthorization H.R. 3030- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019 H.R. 3666- STRONGER Patents Act 2019 S. 2082- Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019 S.2543- Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 H.R. 4378- Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 2507- Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2781- EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019 H.R. 4519- Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 S. 3023- Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 H.R. 3- Lower Drug Cost Now Act of 2019 H.R. 1865- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201-Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 748- CARES Act H.R. 266 Paycheck Protection and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R 7233 KEEP Telehealth Options Act H.R. 7614 Fiscal 2021 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations H.R. 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act S.3985 JUSTICE Act H.R. 7120 Justice in Policing Act S. 4717 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 5900 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 General issues regarding mental health/ behavioral health, Medicaid, CHIP, and DSH.

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.R. 3630- No Surprises Act H.R. 2076- Early Detection to Stop Infant Abuse and Prevent Fatalities Act H.R. 2328- Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 H.R. 3439- PCORI Reauthorization H.R. 3030- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019 H.R. 3666- STRONGER Patents Act 2019 S. 2082- Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019 S.2543- Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 H.R. 4378- Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 2507- Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2781- EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019 H.R. 4519- Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 S. 3023- Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 H.R. 3- Lower Drug Cost Now Act of 2019 H.R. 1865- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201-Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 748- CARES Act H.R. 266 Paycheck Protection and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R 7233 KEEP Telehealth Options Act H.R. 7614 Fiscal 2021 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations H.R. 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act S.3985 JUSTICE Act H.R. 7120 Justice in Policing Act S. 4717 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 5900 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 General issues regarding mental health/ behavioral health, Medicaid, CHIP, and DSH.

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Changes to section 101 of patent law, related to determining what is patentable (no bill yet) S. 102/H.R.465 Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 (sections related to compulsory licensing) S.2082/H.R.3666 - STRONGER Patents Act (all) S.1273/H.R. 2426 Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (all) Discussion with NIST re: potential Bayh-Dole regulations

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE

Issues related to Section 101 patent eligibility, Stronger Patents Act (H.R. 3666 & S. 2082), Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 (H.R. 2426)

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE

S. 2082/H.R. 3666 (STRONGER Patents Act) Trade-related intellectual property policy/practices/encroachment by foreign countries/companies against U.S. competitiveness interests - China, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States review of Chinese acquisitions and joint ventures, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement IP chapter, International Trade Commission exclusion of U.S. patent-infringing imports, ITC baseband chip set patent infringement remedy, intellectual property exclusivity and protections in trade agreements Piracy of online and streaming copyrighted content Compulsory licensing - S. 377/H.R. 1046 (Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act), S. 102/H.R. 465 (Prescription Drug Price Relief Act), S. 977 (Transparent Drug Pricing Act) NIST Return on Investment Initiative for Unleashing American Innovation S. 344/H.R. 990 (Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act) FTC/patent licensing as exclusive property right Bayh-Dole Act/technology transfer, misuse of march-in rights Procedural and evidentiary standards used at Patent Trial and Appeal Board PTO patentable subject matter eligibility guidance Section 101 patentable subject matter reform Injunctive relief from willful infringement DOJ-DOC withdrawal of 2013 Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary F/RAND Commitments S. 1273/H.R. 2426 (Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act) S. 1416 (Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act) Obviousness/No Combination Drug Patents Act H.R. 4398/H.R. 5133 (Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act) H.R. 3991 (Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act) H.R. 5478 (Inventor Rights Act) Patent licensing/standards-essential patents/U.S. technological leadership in 5G and other technologies/economic and national security implications DOJ-PTO-NIST 2019 revised Joint Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary F/RAND Commitments Efficient infringement Digital Millennium Copyright Act modernization Patent Trial & Appeal Board Covered Business Methods program PTAB Rules of Practice for Instituting on All Challenged Patent Claims and All Grounds and Eliminating the Presumption at Institution Favoring Petitioner as to Testimonial Evidence (Docket No. PTO-P-2019-0024) S. 3630 (Facilitating Innovation to Fight Coronavirus Act) Denial of rights of exclusivity for COVID-19-related innovations H.R. 7366 (Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act) S. 3835 (SCRIPT Act) Proposed policy requiring privately produced, privately funded, copyrighted, peer-reviewed journal articles be given away free upon publication if they discuss any underlying research supported by a government grant Patent Trial and Appeal Board Covered Business Methods program statutory expiration Appointments Clause and the constitutionality of AdministrativePatent Judges invalidation of patents Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (RIN:0651-AD47) Discretion to Institute Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Docket No. PTO-C-2020-0055) H.R. 133 (Consolidated Appropriations Act FY 2021 provisions related to Patent & Trademark Office, CASE Act, and copyright infringement via streaming loophole reform)

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE

Intellectual property policy issues, including H.R. 3666 and S. 2082, STRONGER Patents Act

Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 This bill establishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs. NSBA is monitoring. 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. 116 - Investing in Main Street Act The bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase from 5 percent to 15 percent of its capital and surplus, the amount a national bank, a member bank of the Federal Reserve System, a nonmember insured bank (to the extent permitted under applicable state law), or a federal savings association may invest in one or more small business investment companies (SBICs), or in any entity established to invest solely in SBICs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 128 - Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act H.R. 128 allows the SBA Office of Advocacy to examine the role of small business in international economies and to represent small business views before foreign governments and international entities. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 190 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Business Act H.R. 190 raises the dollar amount of sole-source awards so that they are closer in line with the size of current contracts being awarded in the procurement landscape. NSBA supports. H.R. 206 - Encouraging Small Business Innovators Act H.R. 206 makes a series of changes to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, making them easier for small firms to use. NSBA supports. H.R. 216 - Main Street Certainty Act of 2019 Legislation to make permanent the 20-percent pass-through deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. NSBA supports. H.R. 218 - The Death Tax Repeal Act This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 222 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 226 - Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act H.R. 226 requires the SBA to report federal spending made through designated best-in-class vehicles, and to report on the dollars spent through these vehicles awarded to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 227 - Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act Bill allows large prime contractors to take credit for subcontracting to small businesses at lower tiers, provided that prime contractors keep records substantiating subcontracting credit claimed at lower tiers, and creates a new dispute process for small subcontractors to bring non-payment issues to the agencys small business advocate (Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization). NSBA supports. H.R. 246 - Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act The bill requires SBA to coordinate with the senior procurement executives of federal agencies participating in a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program or a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to assist small businesses participating in such programs with commercializing research. NSBA supports. H.R. 275 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 Bill requires the federal government to negotiate lower drug prices for seniors enrolled in the Medicare Part D program. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 448 - The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act Bill makes a series of changes relating to the prices of prescription drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage (MA) prescription drug plans (PDPs). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 582 - The Raise the Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. NSBA opposes. H.R. 593 - Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 593 introduces a number of provisions to benefit small businesses, such as aligning estimated payment deadlines and tax filing thresholds, as well as tackling inconsistencies in reporting requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 1046 - The Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 Bill would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices and, if drug companies refuse to negotiate in good faith, it would enable the Secretary to issue a competitive license to another company to produce the medication as a generic. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1084 - Family Savings Act of 2019 It includes a variety of provisions aimed at making it easier for smaller businesses to offer tax-qualified retirement savings plans to their employees, encouraging individuals to participate in retirement plans, and promoting savings for nonretirement expenses. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1185 - The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act Legislation which provide workers with up to 12 weeks of partial income while taking family leave. NSBA opposes. H.R.1384 - Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1384 would create a single-payer, government-funded health care program within two years, eliminating the age 65 threshold for Medicare eligibility. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1420 - Energy Efficient Government Technology Act This bill sets forth requirements with respect to increasing the energy efficiency of information technologies and data centers within the federal government. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1534 - Federal Employee Paid Leave Act of 2019 Bill would provide federal employees with 12 weeks paid leave for all instances covered by FMLA. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1644 - Save the Internet Act of 2019 Bill would restore net neutrality rules recently repealed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). NSBA supports. H.R. 1648 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2019 Amends the Small Business Act to provide for the establishment of an enhanced cybersecurity assistance and protections for small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 1649 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 1760 - Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act This bill directs the Office of Nuclear Energy in the Department of Energy to develop and deploy high-assay low-enriched uranium for domestic commercial use and to develop a schedule for recovering costs associated with such development. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1768 - Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 a diesel emissions reduction program under which the Environmental Protection Agency provides grants, rebates, or loans for replacing diesel engines or retrofitting the engines with pollution control technologies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1784 - Healthy Families Act Legislation that would allow workers to annually accrue up 56 hours of paid sick leave or seven days of paid sick leave each year. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1909 - The HALOS Act This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise Regulation D, which exempts certain offerings from SEC registration requirements but prohibits general solicitation or general advertising with respect to such offerings. NSBA supports. H.R. 1922 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. H.R. 1927 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2019 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 1933 - Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2019 This bill prohibits states from imposing a sales tax collection duty on certain remote sellers. A "remote seller" is a person without a physical presence in a state who makes a sale in the state. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2114 - Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2019 The bill authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide financial assistance to states for the implementation, review, and revision of a state energy security plan that assesses the state's existing circumstances and proposes methods to strengthen the ability of the state to have a reliable, secure, and resilient energy infrastructure. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2331 - The SBA Cyber Awareness Act It require the SBA to report annually to the Congress on the state of its information technology (IT) and cybersecurity systems, the methods it could use to improve cybersecurity, any IT equipment or systems it has that were produced by an entity doing business principally in China, and any recent cybersecurity risks or incidents and subsequent responses. NSBA supports. H.R. 2345 - Clarifying the Small Business Runway Extension Act Amend the Small Business Act to clarify the intention of Congress that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration is subject to certain requirements with respect to establishing size standards for small business concerns. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2513 - The Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 Bill would amend the Bank Secrecy Act to require an applicant seeking to form a corporation or limited liability company (LLC) to disclose the beneficial owners of the entity. NSBA opposes the small business requirements section of the bill. H.R. 2603 - the Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Act Gives the Northern Mariana Islands full access to SBA grant and microloan programs. NSBA supports. H.R. 3630 - The No Surprises Act This bill expands restrictions on charging health care plan holders out-of-network rates for certain services. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 Measure would make it easier and more affordable for patent holders to enforce their patents. NSBA supports. H.R. 4069 - The Modern Worker Empowerment Act Amend the FLSA to adopt a common-law test to define the term employee. The bill would have the effect of harmonizing the definition of employee for purposes of federal law and thereby minimizing the uncertainty surrounding the determination as to whether an individual is an employee or independent contractor. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4387 - To establish Growth Accelerator Fund Competition within the Small Business Administration H.R. 4387 codifies the SBA-initiated Growth Accelerator Fund Competition within the SBA for four years. The program awards $50,000 prizes to the nations most innovative small business accelerators and incubators. NSBA supports. H.R. 4405 - Women's Business Centers Improvements Act of 2019 The Womens Business Centers Improvements Act strengthens the WBC program to ensure that women entrepreneurs across the country have access to the vital counseling and technical training services that can take them from startup to success. NSBA supports. H.R. 4406 - Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes the Small Business Development Center Program through FY2023 and otherwise revises the program. NSBA supports. H.R. 4407 - SCORE for Small Business Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) program, outlines the duties of the SCORE Association, and requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to cooperate with the association to carry out the program. NSBA supports. H.R. 4863 - United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 To promote the competitiveness of the United States, to reform and reauthorize the United States Export Finance Agency. NSBA supports. H.R. 4907 - TRUST Act The bill establishes bipartisan commissions to make recommendations on each trust fund, and those recommendations would receive a fast-tracked vote in Congress. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4931 - Incubator Act of 2019 The purposes for this Act are to support the growth and success of business incubators throughout the country and to stimulate widespread business development and economic growth. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 5065 - the Prison to Proprietorship Act for Formerly Incarcerated Act H.R. 5065 provides re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports. H.R. 5078 - the Prison to Proprietorship Act H.R. 5078 provides re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for qualified, non-violent and soon to be released incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports. H.R. 5130 - the Capturing All Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 5130 modifies the Small Business Administrations (SBAs) size calculation for employee based firms, allowing them more time to build their competitiveness. NSBA supports. H.R. 5146 - the Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 5146 would allow small businesses to leverage past performance experience obtained as part of joint ventures and subcontracts, which otherwise wouldnt be an option, Small businesses that wish to perform as prime contractors are often faced with a dilemma. NSBA supports. H.R. 5377 - Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act This bill increases the tax deduction for state and local taxes in 2019 to $20,000 for persons filing a joint tax return if the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer does not exceed $100 million. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6312 - COVID-19 RELIEF for Small Businesses Act of 2020 Legislation that would provide relief to small businesses facing consequences from the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6333 - To establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to support small businesses during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to provide loans and loan guarantees to small businesses. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6349 - Continuity of Business Operations Support Act of 2020 This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide grants to small business development centers, women's business centers, and chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives to educate and advise small businesses on specified matters related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6361 - Relief for Small Businesses and Nonprofits Act Bill to provide loan and obligation payment relief for small businesses and non-profits affected by the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6367 - Entrepreneurial Development COVID-19 Response Act of 2020 This bill requires the Small Business Administration to award grants for small business development centers, women's business centers, and chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives to provide small businesses with specified assistance related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6396 - To provide tax and regulatory relief and health care flexibility to individuals and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. NSBA is monitoring. S. 92 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2019 The REINS Act seeks to restore authority to Congress by allowing lawmakers to have final say on regulations with an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. NSBA supports. S. 215 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 463 - The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act Legislation which provide workers with up to 12 weeks of partial income while taking family leave. NSBA opposes. S. 673 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 Bill increases the size of sole source contract awards for women owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, and implements a new eligibility determination process to ensure sole source awards are made to eligible firms. NSBA supports. S. 682 -Save the Internet Act of 2019 Bill would restore net neutrality rules recently repealed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). NSBA supports. S. 771 - Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2019 This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. S. 840 - Healthy Families Act Legislation that would allow workers to annually accrue up 56 hours of paid sick leave or seven days of paid sick leave each year. NSBA opposes. S. 909 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. S. 996 - Microloan Program Enhancement Act of 2019 Bill modifies the microloan program of the Small Business Administration. NSBA supports. S. 1089 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. S. 1120 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Bill requires federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports. S. 1149 - Main Street Certainty Act of 2019 Legislation to make permanent the 20-percent pass-through deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. NSBA supports. S. 1981 - The Women and Minority Equity Investment Act of 2019 Allows women-owned federal contracting firms to take investment by women-owned equity firms and still meet the 51 percent unconditionally owned and controlled standard set by SBA to participate in the WOSB/EDWOSB program. NSBA is monitoring. S.2082 - Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act Measure would make it easier and more affordable for patent holders to enforce their patents. NSBA supports. S. 2156 - S Corporation Modernization Act Legislation that would make several pro-growth reforms to help S corporations operate more easily, which would improve their ability to raise capital. NSBA supports. S. 2189 - Veteran Small Business Export Promotion Act The Veteran Small Business Export Promotion Act would make permanent the U.S. Small Business Administrations (SBA) current policy of waiving up-front fees for veterans applying for its Export Express, Export Working Capital and International Trade loans of $150,000 or less. NSBA supports. S. 2350 - Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2019 This bill prohibits states from imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller for any sale that occurred prior to June 21, 2018. A "remote seller" is a person without a physical presence in a state who makes a sale in the state. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2535 - Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the reasons underlying the decreasing rate of formation of new businesses (i.e., startups) in the United States. NSBA supports. S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 Amends titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2563 - ILLICIT CASH Act To improve laws relating to money laundering. NSBA opposed TITLE IV of the bill regarding beneficial ownership. S. 2733 - TRUST Act The bill establishes bipartisan commissions to make recommendations on each trust fund, and those recommendations would receive a fast-tracked vote in Congress. NSABA is monitoring. S. 3508 - Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 Legislation will provide for an immediate four-month moratorium on all negative credit reporting and longer protections for people who face lasting financial hardship from the outbreak. The bill will also provide free, unlimited credit reports and credit scores for a year from the end of the crisis. Beyond this crisis, the bill extends these protections to people impacted by future major disasters. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3515 - New Business Preservation Act The New Business Preservation Act which would create a new program at the Treasury Department that will partner with states to invest in promising new businesses alongside private investors in areas of the country that do not currently attract significant equity investment in new businesses. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3518 - COVID-19 Recovery Grants for Small Businesses Act This bill requires the Small Business Administration to provide economic injury grants to certain small businesses, private nonprofit organizations, and small agricultural cooperatives that have suffered a substantial economic injury as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. S. 3519 - A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to subsidize payments on loans guaranteed under the 7(a) and 504 loan programs or made using funds under the microloan program, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to pay the principal, interest, and any associated fees owed on certain loans made to small businesses for a six month period. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3524 - Coronavirus Credit Expansion Act This bill increases the maximum loan amount for a small business disaster loan made in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and it requires the Small Business Administration to expedite the loan approval process for such loans. NSBA supports. S. 3531 - Small Business Relief from Communicable Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2020 This bill expands the definition of a disaster for which the Small Business Administration (SBA) may provide disaster loans to small business concerns to include communicable diseases for which the government issues a travel alert or travel warning, and it authorizes the SBA to make interest free disaster loans to small businesses affected by a disaster for which the government issues a public health emergency. NSBA is monitoring. S.3541 - A bill to modify requirements relating to small business disaster loans made in response to COVID-19, and for other purposes. This bill establishes certain measures related to small business disaster loans made in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. S. 3551 - Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2020 Bill to help small businesses access capital and create jobs by reauthorizing the successful State Small Business Credit Initiative. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3554 - COVID-19 RELIEF for Small Businesses Act of 2020 This bill establishes measures to provide assistance to small businesses impacted by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. S. 3565 - Small Business and Consumer Debt Collection Emergency Relief Act of 2020 Legislation that would protec

Client expense: $24,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), 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

Patent reform generally; Intellectual property/antitrust issues; International/antitrust issues; Diversity issues in patenting; TROL Act of 2019, HR 108; STRONGER Patents Act of 2019, HR 3666, S 2082; Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2019 (IDEA), HR 4075, S 2281.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $1,010,000

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

Intellectual property policy issues, including H.R. 3666 and S. 2082, STRONGER Patents Act

Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Patent reform - communication impact of patent infringement claims, demand letters, and patent litigation on retail practices. Express concerns with provisions to dismantle IPR, overturn Supreme Court decisions, and approach to addressing demand letters. H.R.3666; S.2082 - STRONGER Patents Act.

Client expense: $1,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), 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. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Patent Reform HR3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 S2082 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 Discussions with the House and Senate regarding patent reform.

Client expense: $33,420,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Patent Litigation Reform Intellectual Property- General S 2082/HR 3666, Stronger Patents Act H.R. 6058 SHOP SAFE Act Counterfeit Airbag Standard Essential Patent Reform

Client expense: $535,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 2426 - Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R.3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 S. 1273 - Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 S. 2082 - Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019 S. 4370 Stop Theft of Intellectual Property Act S. 4632 - Online Content Policy Modernization Act -- regarding the effect on higher education institutions and their faculty, staff, and students

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS)

I have discussed patent eligibility issues and potential amendments to 35 USC 101. Members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees have publicly expressed interest in introducing a bill, but no bill has been introduced to date. I have also discussed potential amendments to the inter partes review process (35 USC 311 et seq), including those proposed in S.2082 (A bill to strengthen the position of the United States as the world's leading innovator by amending title 35, United States Code, to protect the property rights of the inventors that grow the country's economy); H.R.3666 (STRONGER Patents Act of 2019). I have also addressed some of the provisions relating to patent litigation contained in these two bills (such as the abrogation of the holding in eBay v. MercExchange); and H.R.5478 (Inventors Rights Act). Finally, I have discussed discretionary denials of institution by the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB), potential remedies for the potential Appointments Clause problem for the PTAB, and general patent quality issues, which do not relate directly (for now) to any particular bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, White House Office

Issues related to Inter Partes Review, including S. 2082, Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019 and H.R. 3666, STRONGER Patents Act of 2019; S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Changes to section 101 of patent law, related to determining what is patentable (no bill yet) S. 102/H.R.465 Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 (sections related to compulsory licensing) S.2082/H.R.3666 - STRONGER Patents Act (all) S.1273/H.R. 2426 Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (all)

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE

Ensuring a level playing field for open-source software and services in government policy; Promoting open-source innovation; Issues related to patent law; Implementation of Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 (H.R. 1249-112th); STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 (HR3666/S2082); issues related to Trademark law; issues related to Copyright law.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE

Intellectual property policy issues, including H.R. 3666 and S. 2082, STRONGER Patents Act

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues relating to Inter Partes Review, including institution decisions, the appointment process for patent judges, and S. 2082, the Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 6058, the SHOP SAFE Act H.R. 6196/ S. 3449, the Trademark Modernization Act H.R. 8037, the Advancing America's Interests Act S. 4473/H.R. 7956, Critical Medical Infrastructure Right-to-Repair Act of 2020 S. 4138/H.R. 7448, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act S. 2987, the Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 H.R. 5478, the Inventor Rights Act S. 2082/H.R. 3666, the STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 H.R. 4164/S. 2439, the Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2019 S. 4394/H.R. 7890, the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act of 2020 S. 2281/H.R. 4075, the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act of 2019 H.R. 3954. Including the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement H.R. 3991, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 H.R. 3199, Terminating the Extension of Rights Misappropriated (TERM) Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 H.R. 2426/S. 1272, the CASE Act H.R. 1999/S. 963, the Fair Licensing Access for Governments (FLAG) Act of 2019 (entire bill) S. 376 /H.R. 1683, No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act (entire bill) S. 659, A bill to provide for certain additional requirements with respect to patent disclosures. (entire bill) S. 440, Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs Act (PACED) Act (entire bill) S. 344/H.R. 990, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 (entire bill) H.R. 108, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2019 (entire bill) S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (entire bill) H.R.902, Protect American IPR Act (entire bill) Issues related to USPTO operations Legislative proposal on patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Covered Business Method Patent Pilot Program Issues related to Copyright Office Modernization Issues related to sovereign immunity Issues related to the review of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

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)

H.R. 36: Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019 To provide for research to better understand the causes and consequences of sexual harassment affecting individuals in the scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematics workforce and to examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 539 and S. 118: Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act of 2019 To require the Director of the National Science Foundation to develop an I-Corps course to support commercialization-ready innovation companies, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 937: Protecting American Technologies Act of 2019 A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to require institutions of higher education and other research facilities to obtain deemed export licenses for foreign nationals conducting scientific research at such institutions and facilities, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 2133: Secure American Research Act of 2019 A bill to establish an interagency working group for coordination and development of Federal research protection, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 4091 and S. 2714: ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019 To amend the America COMPETES Act to reauthorize the ARPA-E program, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3666 and S. 2082: Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act of 2019 A bill to strengthen the position of the United States as the world's leading innovator by amending title 35, United States Code, to protect the property rights of the inventors that grow the country's economy (ALL). H.R. 4866: National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2019 To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to provide for designation of institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 3432: Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020 A bill to support the advanced manufacturing technologies program of the Food and Drug Administration, to establish National Centers of Excellence in Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 7308: Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act To authorize appropriations for offsetting the costs related to reductions in research productivity resulting from the coronavirus pandemic (ALL). S. 3997: Safeguarding American Innovation Act A bill to strengthen the security and integrity of the United States scientific and research enterprise (ALL). S. 4629: America Labor, Economic competitiveness, Alliances, Democracy and Security (America LEADS) Act A bill to address issues involving the People's Republic of China (provisions relating to scientific research funding, foreign gift reporting, and Chinese language and culture instruction). Federal policy changes regarding fetal tissue research.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to standard-essential patents - no specific legislation. Issues relating to online piracy, patents, and unfair competition - S. 2082 and H.R. 3666, The Support Technology and Research for Our Nations Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019 (STRONGER Patents Act of 2019). Issues relating to the use of the U.S. International Trade Commission in patent infringement disputes - no specific legislation. Issues relating to litigation by patent assertion entities before federal courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission - no specific legislation. Issues relating to patent litigation abuse and U.S. PTO proceedings - no specific legislation. Issues relating to modernizing the ITC process and protecting American industries from unfair foreign competition, H.R. 8037, The Advancing America's Interests Act (all provisions).

Client expense: $850,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 3630- No Surprises Act H.R. 2076- Early Detection to Stop Infant Abuse and Prevent Fatalities Act H.R. 2328- Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 H.R. 3439- PCORI Reauthorization H.R. 3030- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019 H.R. 3666- STRONGER Patents Act 2019 S. 2082- Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019 S.2543- Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 H.R. 4378- Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 2507- Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2781- EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019 H.R. 4519- Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 S. 3023- Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 H.R. 3- Lower Drug Cost Now Act of 2019 H.R. 1865- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201-Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 748- CARES Act H.R. 266 Paycheck Protection and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R 7233 KEEP Telehealth Options Act H.R. 7614 Fiscal 2021 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations H.R. 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act S.3985 JUSTICE Act H.R. 7120 Justice in Policing Act S. 4717 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 5900 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act General issues regarding mental health/ behavioral health, Medicaid, CHIP, and DSH.

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.R. 3630- No Surprises Act H.R. 2076- Early Detection to Stop Infant Abuse and Prevent Fatalities Act H.R. 2328- Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 H.R. 3439- PCORI Reauthorization H.R. 3030- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019 H.R. 3666- STRONGER Patents Act 2019 S. 2082- Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019 S.2543- Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 H.R. 4378- Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 2507- Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2781- EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019 H.R. 4519- Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 S. 3023- Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 H.R. 3- Lower Drug Cost Now Act of 2019 H.R. 1865- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201-Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 748- CARES Act H.R. 266 Paycheck Protection and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R 7233 KEEP Telehealth Options Act H.R. 7614 Fiscal 2021 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations H.R. 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act S.3985 JUSTICE Act H.R. 7120 Justice in Policing Act S. 4717 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 5900 Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act General issues regarding mental health/ behavioral health, Medicaid, CHIP, and DSH.

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE