INTL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ALLIANCE

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2007

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	1	1
2001	—	2	1
1999	—	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SMITH STRONG & SCHLESINGER	—	13

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	12
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	12
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	11
State, Dept of (DOS)	11
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)	10
SENATE	10
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	10
Treasury, Dept of	9
U.S. Copyright Office	7
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)	6
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	5
Natl Security Council (NSC)	5
Library of Congress (LOC)	3
State Justice Institute	1
U.S. Information Agency (USIA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	13
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	13

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