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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2008–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	6	2
2015	—	8	2
2014	—	8	2
2013	—	8	2
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	5	2
2009	—	5	2
2008	—	4	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD	—	32
PARVEN POMPER STRATEGIES, INC.	—	4
SENTINEL WORLDWIDE	—	55

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	81
SENATE	81
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)	54
U.S. Copyright Office	54
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	45
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	30
State, Dept of (DOS)	25
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	16
U.S. Customs & Border Protection	13
U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)	13
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)	11
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	10
Natl Security Council (NSC)	3
Intl Trade Administration (ITA)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	87
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	59
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	54
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	5
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	1
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 2426116th Congress

CASE Act of 2019

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SENTINEL WORLDWIDE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Copyright Office leadership and modernization; CASE Act, S. 1273 and H.R. 2426; streaming loophole; DMCA

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2426

S. 1273116th Congress

CASE Act of 2019

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SENTINEL WORLDWIDE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Copyright Office leadership and modernization; CASE Act, S. 1273 and H.R. 2426; streaming loophole; DMCA

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1273

H.R. 2426116th Congress

CASE Act of 2019

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: SENTINEL WORLDWIDE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Copyright Office leadership and modernization; CASE Act, S. 1273 and H.R. 2426; streaming loophole; DMCA hearings

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2426

S. 1273116th Congress

CASE Act of 2019

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: SENTINEL WORLDWIDE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Copyright Office leadership and modernization; CASE Act, S. 1273 and H.R. 2426; streaming loophole; DMCA hearings

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1273

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H.R. 2426116th Congress

CASE Act of 2019

2020 · second_quarter · Firm: SENTINEL WORLDWIDE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Copyright Office leadership and modernization; CASE Act, S. 1273 and H.R. 2426; streaming loophole; DMCA hearings

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2426

S. 1273116th Congress

CASE Act of 2019

2020 · second_quarter · Firm: SENTINEL WORLDWIDE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Copyright Office leadership and modernization; CASE Act, S. 1273 and H.R. 2426; streaming loophole; DMCA hearings

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1273

H.R. 2426116th Congress

CASE Act of 2019

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: SENTINEL WORLDWIDE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Copyright Office leadership and modernization; CASE Act, S. 1273 and H.R. 2426; streaming loophole; DMCA hearings

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2426

S. 1273116th Congress

CASE Act of 2019

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: SENTINEL WORLDWIDE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Copyright Office leadership and modernization; CASE Act, S. 1273 and H.R. 2426; streaming loophole; DMCA hearings

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1273

H.R. 3326114th Congress

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015

2016 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the protection of U.S. intellectual property rights overseas; issues relating to the intellectual property provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement; Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (H.R. 3326, S. 1890)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3326

S. 1890114th Congress

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

2016 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the protection of U.S. intellectual property rights overseas; issues relating to the intellectual property provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement; Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (H.R. 3326, S. 1890)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 1890

H.R. 3326114th Congress

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the protection of U.S. intellectual property rights overseas; issues relating to the intellectual property provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement; Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (H.R. 3326, S. 1890)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3326

S. 1890114th Congress

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the protection of U.S. intellectual property rights overseas; issues relating to the intellectual property provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement; Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (H.R. 3326, S. 1890)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 1890

H.R. 3326114th Congress

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the protection of U.S. intellectual property rights overseas; issues relating to the intellectual property provisions in the Trans-Pacific Agreement; Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (H.R. 3326, S. 1890)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3326

S. 1890114th Congress

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the protection of U.S. intellectual property rights overseas; issues relating to the intellectual property provisions in the Trans-Pacific Agreement; Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (H.R. 3326, S. 1890)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 1890

H.R. 3167113th Congress

Playing Fair on Trade and Innovation Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the protection of U.S. intellectual property rights overseas; issues relating to the intellectual property provisions in the Trans-Pacific Agreement; the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 662); H.R. 3167; issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority; issues relating to appropriations for IP policy and enforcement agencies

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3167

H.R. 3167113th Congress

Playing Fair on Trade and Innovation Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the protection of U.S. intellectual property rights overseas; issues relating to the intellectual property provisions in the Trans-Pacific Agreement; the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 662); H.R. 3167; issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3167

S. 662113th Congress

Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the protection of U.S. intellectual property rights overseas; issues relating to the intellectual property provisions in the Trans-Pacific Agreement; the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 662); H.R. 3167; issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority; issues relating to appropriations for IP policy and enforcement agencies

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 662

S. 662113th Congress

Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the protection of U.S. intellectual property rights overseas; issues relating to the intellectual property provisions in the Trans-Pacific Agreement; the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 662); H.R. 3167; issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 662

H.R. 3167113th Congress

Playing Fair on Trade and Innovation Act

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the protection of U.S. intellectual property rights overseas; issues relating to the intellectual property provisions in the Trans-Pacific Agreement; the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 662); H.R. 3167; issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3167

H.R. 3167113th Congress

Playing Fair on Trade and Innovation Act

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the protection of U.S. intellectual property rights overseas; issues relating to the intellectual property provisions in the Trans-Pacific Agreement; the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 662); H.R. 3167; issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority; issues relating to appropriations for IP policy and enforcement agencies

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3167

S. 662113th Congress

Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the protection of U.S. intellectual property rights overseas; issues relating to the intellectual property provisions in the Trans-Pacific Agreement; the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 662); H.R. 3167; issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 662

S. 662113th Congress

Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the protection of U.S. intellectual property rights overseas; issues relating to the intellectual property provisions in the Trans-Pacific Agreement; the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 662); H.R. 3167; issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority; issues relating to appropriations for IP policy and enforcement agencies

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 662

H.R. 1123113th Congress

Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: SENTINEL WORLDWIDE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

copyright review (including but not limited to the First Sale doctrine, statutory damages, the rights of communication to the public and making available, music licensing, and the DMCA Notice and Takedown process), cell phone unlocking (.H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act and H.R. 1892, Unlocking Technology Act of 2013).

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1123

H.R. 1892113th Congress

Unlocking Technology Act of 2013

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: SENTINEL WORLDWIDE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

copyright review (including but not limited to the First Sale doctrine, statutory damages, the rights of communication to the public and making available, music licensing, and the DMCA Notice and Takedown process), cell phone unlocking (.H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act and H.R. 1892, Unlocking Technology Act of 2013).

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1892

H.R. 3167113th Congress

Playing Fair on Trade and Innovation Act

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the protection of U.S. intellectual property rights overseas; issues relating to the intellectual property provisions in the Trans-Pacific Agreement; the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 662); H.R. 3167; issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority; issues relating to appropriations for IP policy and enforcement agencies

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3167

Source: Senate LDA

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