id,filing_uuid,filing_type,registrant_name,registrant_id,client_name,filing_year,filing_period,issue_code,specific_issues,government_entities,income_amount,expense_amount,is_no_activity,is_termination,received_date 1835874,5e3ba20b-9160-465a-9012-d6ef7d5522ed,2T,COVINGTON & BURLING LLP,11195,PROTECT TRADE SECRETS COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION),2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Promote passage of federal trade secrets legislation. S. 1890 - Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (entire bill) H.R. 3326 - Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (entire bill)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE",90000,,0,1,2016-05-12T16:29:45.410000-04:00 1836813,7be2a04f-d93a-4d2e-814e-bd3dd9e15268,Q2,UNITED STATES BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COUNCIL,38734,UNITED STATES BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COUNCIL,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Oppose passage of HR 9 patent bill in the House, and S. 1137 in the Senate. Support S. 632 in the Senate.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,20000,0,0,2016-06-30T14:55:30.133000-04:00 1837148,bfc00b28-84f8-4a28-a2dd-e98d87daecb8,Q2,"BRIDGE STREET GROUP, LLC",401103692,21ST CENTURY FOX,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Copyright policy related to the film and television industries,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,10000,,0,0,2016-07-02T22:15:04.460000-04:00 1837326,e909aa17-cf43-49a5-815d-da0c56ac0ed0,Q2,BRIAN FITZGERALD,400563684,"SONGWRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, INC.",2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Intellectual property issues, copyright reform and antitrust issues","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE,U.S. Copyright Office",7500,,0,0,2016-07-05T13:25:25.027000-04:00 1837570,bd6df150-af54-4df0-bf9f-09d05af0312a,Q2,AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION,2434,AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Innovation Act (H.R. 9); Patent Act (S. 1137),"Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,340000,0,0,2016-07-06T10:32:54.777000-04:00 1837806,86aa9da0-9cd7-4cb8-b171-551f9f870710,Q2,DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC,12915,VENUS FASHION INC.,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Support policies to protect intellectual property from infringement by foreign companies.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2016-07-06T15:21:21.403000-04:00 1837838,f7154d9a-bbfb-430c-bd1f-b52e8dc0afaf,Q2,MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION,24794,MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Issues relating to the Patent Reform Act,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE",,300000,0,0,2016-07-06T16:05:11.580000-04:00 1837932,5e1d58f5-8e0b-42b7-8ece-2de4ed868905,Q2,"BRIDGE STREET GROUP, LLC",401103692,COMCAST CORPORATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Intellectual property policy,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,10000,,0,0,2016-07-07T00:13:55.837000-04:00 1837933,778f7ce7-c521-4b07-b6b3-5b300896a623,Q2,"BRIDGE STREET GROUP, LLC",401103692,THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Copyright policy related to the film and television industries,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,10000,,0,0,2016-07-07T00:54:00.807000-04:00 1838021,8b1880b6-ab80-46b3-b57c-44cfe1aa7abe,Q2,"NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)",85071,"VMWARE, INC.",2016,second_quarter,CPT,"General issues related to the development, manufacture, and sale of software, both private and government sector.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2016-07-07T10:17:50.237000-04:00 1838131,b44cdb16-2a9e-4b17-9a3d-5406b85b4d49,Q2,SAG-AFTRA,400932696,SAG-AFTRA,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Performance Rights in Sound Recordings; Music Licensing,,,,0,0,2016-07-07T12:51:54-04:00 1838203,5658fc1b-0fb5-4429-b0d0-19ee5e93d0e0,Q2,BLOOM STRATEGIC COUNSEL,401036920,MICROSOFT,2016,second_quarter,CPT,International patent and intellectual property issues; Competition law of certain Asian nations and its effect on intellectual property rights.,,20000,,0,0,2016-07-07T14:09:31.737000-04:00 1838236,0cf4ef55-87e2-4eba-ba05-71ffbd046478,Q2,BLOOM STRATEGIC COUNSEL,401036920,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC (A2IM),2016,second_quarter,CPT,Music licensing issues affecting the independent music sector,SENATE,20000,,0,0,2016-07-07T14:38:08.983000-04:00 1838392,761daa51-104c-40a4-83eb-bb83fd61ff5c,Q2,HANCE SCARBOROUGH,17443,PHRMA,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Patent reform regarding pharmaceutical research & products.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2016-07-07T17:06:10.657000-04:00 1838469,7f4e4465-558b-4e78-9b68-568367e99636,Q2,"FORSCEY, PLLC",52880,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Work on H.R. 9, The Innovation Act and S.1137, The Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, in order to eliminate or modify attorney fee shifting provisions, to modify proposed pleading standards contained therein and to eliminate proposed changes to discourage rules governing patent litigation.","Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT)",50000,,0,0,2016-07-08T09:09:22.633000-04:00 1838473,e31d83cf-28df-40f8-96d0-83d715124203,Q2,"FORSCEY, PLLC",52880,"WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, WEST",2016,second_quarter,CPT,Work on legislation to establish rules governing Orphan Works as part of proposed legislation amending the Copyright Act.,"Federal Communications Commission (FCC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE",30000,,0,0,2016-07-08T09:12:24.883000-04:00 1838484,488f1ee2-0211-44c9-a9fd-e32d76efcc30,Q2,ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.,48587,ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC,2016,second_quarter,CPT,S. 1890 / HR 3326: Support for additional cosponsors and House and Senate legislation passage,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,40000,0,0,2016-07-08T09:56:47.937000-04:00 1838552,690e8a7e-9fdf-42fd-b920-0814fada759a,Q2,ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY,75397,ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Patent Reform issues affecting universities.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,40000,0,0,2016-07-08T11:39:42.637000-04:00 1838570,01516807-2c85-413f-8792-10531c47919a,Q2,SECURITY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION,78356,SECURITY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Support federal patent reform legislation limiting abuses against manufacturers by patent assertion entities.,"Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Transit Administration (FTA),General Services Administration (GSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST),Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,38000,0,0,2016-07-08T11:54:45.073000-04:00 1838576,552adc2e-0a06-4dce-ae81-f0f949627483,Q2,PERNOD RICARD,54882,PERNOD RICARD,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Section 211 of the 1998 Omnibus Appropriations Act; Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement; U.S. Policy Toward Cuba; FY17 Appropriations,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,90000,0,0,2016-07-08T12:02:49.717000-04:00 1838635,147fc1f0-6c2b-44f3-86c9-8887f924cf7b,Q2,"JGB & ASSOCIATES, LLC",401017872,GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Issues related to copyright and patent reform.,SENATE,60000,,0,0,2016-07-08T13:18:13.990000-04:00 1838735,9915adec-9352-42d8-9a70-f2e5d66de40b,Q2,"PARRY, ROMANI, DECONCINI & SYMMS",30792,RESEARCH CORPORATION TECHNOLOGY,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Monitored consideration of patent legislation; S. 1013, the Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013; S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013; and H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act.",SENATE,9000,,0,0,2016-07-08T15:22:22.257000-04:00 1838739,d1effd15-bde3-4805-9bad-e7651be61acd,Q2,MR. JONATHAN BAND,297215,YAHOO! INC,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"copyright reform, international copyright policy",,,,0,0,2016-07-08T15:28:32.833000-04:00 1838742,e3d01b9b-621e-4a00-bb16-4a5d2daf37ff,Q2,MR. JONATHAN BAND,297215,LIBRARY COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"copyright reform, Marrakesh Treaty","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS),Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Copyright Office",10000,,0,0,2016-07-08T15:31:41.427000-04:00 1838744,cca9ef8d-a190-433c-8c1b-6daf4e90eb3d,Q2,MR. JONATHAN BAND,297215,VISA INC,2016,second_quarter,CPT,copyright reform,,,,0,0,2016-07-08T15:32:45.257000-04:00 1838746,4b9ff5e7-6e32-43b4-91f8-961d6f680bcc,Q2,MR. JONATHAN BAND,297215,COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Copyright reform, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA),Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE,U.S. Copyright Office,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",10000,,0,0,2016-07-08T15:33:49.693000-04:00 1838775,fee62137-ec02-4405-97c3-3d9b0555769e,Q2,INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS GROUP,317275,SIMMONS HANLY CONROY LLC (SIMMONS BROWDER GIANARIS ANGELIDES&BARNERD LLC),2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Patent Reform Legislation S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 or the PATENT Act, legislation to reform the patent system.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",160000,,0,0,2016-07-08T16:06:38.510000-04:00 1838849,2a835df9-888d-4645-a53b-35bfb417b747,Q2,"BRIDGE STREET GROUP, LLC",401103692,"BSA BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE, INC.",2016,second_quarter,CPT,"HR 3326 and S. 1890, The Defend Trade Secrets Act, trade secrets. HR 699, the Email Privacy Act.",HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,20000,,0,0,2016-07-08T20:43:37.257000-04:00 1838851,3881cc4b-5445-43d5-90c5-7d4db6768aad,Q2,"BRIDGE STREET GROUP, LLC",401103692,"COVINGTON AND BURLING, LLP ON BEHALF OF PROTECT TRADE SECRETS COALITION",2016,second_quarter,CPT,"HR 3326, S. 1890 - The Defend Trade Secrets Act; Trade Secrets",HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,10000,,0,0,2016-07-08T20:45:39.523000-04:00 1838852,588af623-3831-4d68-adb3-d9de73f30c1d,Q2,"BRIDGE STREET GROUP, LLC",401103692,MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC.,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Patent Reform; HR 9 - Innovation Act; HR 3326 and S. 1890, The Defend Trade Secrets Act, trade secrets.",HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,20000,,0,0,2016-07-08T20:47:42.477000-04:00 1838853,20e5194c-45b7-4a8c-8c92-5cf8bf570709,Q2,"BRIDGE STREET GROUP, LLC",401103692,VIACOM INC.,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Copyright policy related to the film and television industries,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,10000,,0,0,2016-07-08T20:49:44.303000-04:00 1838859,12fd12b1-ec76-463e-91f4-4b5aaf50fd2e,Q2,"BRIDGE STREET GROUP, LLC",401103692,NATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Copyright and music licensing issues; HR 1283 and S. 662 - Songwriter Equity Act of 2015,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2016-07-08T20:53:51.133000-04:00 1838986,436a2051-69a1-4a49-8219-bbfbcdc5a041,Q2,R. J. HUDSON ASSOCIATES (DBA PACE GOVERNMENT SERVICES),400391830,MICHIGAN LICENSED BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Music Licending and On Premis establishments,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE",10000,,0,0,2016-07-10T22:11:22.337000-04:00 1838991,b79c4f23-0a2b-4dcf-ad0a-65b17a4a8635,Q2,R. J. HUDSON ASSOCIATES (DBA PACE GOVERNMENT SERVICES),400391830,FAIRNESS IN MUSIC LICENSING COALITION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Music Licensing,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),White House Office",10000,,0,0,2016-07-10T22:26:36-04:00 1839031,abfabd21-9ced-4068-80e5-82552ac39d8f,Q2,ROBERT ARMITAGE,401103512,ELI LILLY AND COMPANY,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Biopharmaceutical-related IP protection issues, including those associated with the MODDERN Cures Act (H.R. 3116, 113th Cong.),Dormant Therapies Act (S. 3004, 113th Cong.), the Innovation Act (H.R. 9, 114th Cong.) and the PATENT Act (S. 1137, 114th Cong.).","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",8160,,0,0,2016-07-11T09:37:09.647000-04:00 1839323,780a6b99-1631-43a7-9c49-94ee23457fb2,Q2,THE COOK GROUP INC.,87654,THE COOK GROUP INC.,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Patent Litigation Reform,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,160000,0,0,2016-07-11T14:49:53.557000-04:00 1839393,ff1802b4-6da5-4549-9be2-ea91be599567,Q2,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES,1615,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"H.R. 4241, Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2016-07-11T15:31:30.780000-04:00 1839576,2caa3476-24f5-4480-804e-696ed87be04e,Q2,LNE GROUP,308811,PARKER HANNIFIN,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Lobbied for Issues related to Copyright/ Patent/ and Trademarks,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",100000,,0,0,2016-07-11T16:52:31.040000-04:00 1839684,5564143c-71b1-4000-adf8-a61049de9880,Q2,PENN AVENUE PARTNERS,400918672,COMCAST CORPORATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Legislative issues related to net neutrality and cyber security.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,White House Office",60000,,0,0,2016-07-12T08:47:18.063000-04:00 1839806,d45ab683-19d3-429e-bd33-3221d255b3ad,Q2,STOLL IP CONSULTING LLC,401103837,"AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW SECTION",2016,second_quarter,CPT,"S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015. H.R. 3326, the Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2015. H.R. 4241, the Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act. H. R. 1057, the Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act of 2015 or PARTS Act. H.R. 5325, House Legislative Branch Appropriations (Copyright Office budget and IT system procurement) S. 2955, Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations (Copyright Office budget and IT system procurement)","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Library of Congress (LOC),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE",37500,,0,0,2016-07-12T09:52:04.913000-04:00 1839864,b38168af-4296-4dc4-9dc6-528cf4f36840,Q2,SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION,34821,SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Customs Policy related to the importation of counterfeit semiconductors; Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Protection Act; See trade bills; Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015; Defend Trade Secrets Act (S. 1890; H.R. 3326).,"Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST),Natl Science Foundation (NSF),Natl Security Council (NSC),Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,150000,0,0,2016-07-12T10:32:31.357000-04:00 1839956,b08cad96-d7ea-428a-b32a-7eeb1f4668c1,Q2,WINEAMERICA,3641,WINEAMERICA,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"No specific legislation Department of Justice Consent Decree","Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE",,30000,0,0,2016-07-12T11:09:24.033000-04:00 1839982,99972ed0-f16a-4201-b189-2bf87e3a7797,Q2,"NACHA, THE ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS ASSOCIATION",401103937,"NACHA, THE ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS ASSOCIATION",2016,second_quarter,CPT,"HR 9: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes. S.1137: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes. Patent Reform Patent Demand Letters","Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,10000,0,0,2016-07-12T11:17:55.503000-04:00 1840099,59e48aa9-6423-4611-8903-11843838f385,Q2,"INTERDIGITAL, INC.",401103375,"INTERDIGITAL, INC.",2016,second_quarter,CPT,"HR.9, S. 1137, The TROL Act and other issues related to patents and Intellectual Property","Federal Communications Commission (FCC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE",,347434,0,0,2016-07-12T12:16:31.730000-04:00 1840258,f8aa47cb-7f5a-4e2c-a2db-9e020a013466,Q2,THORSEN FRENCH ADVOCACY LLC,400599826,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC (A2IM),2016,second_quarter,CPT,Copyright issues of interest to the independent music industry.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2016-07-12T14:40:11.263000-04:00 1840260,094dfff7-601c-44cf-a8d2-caeae5ae724f,Q2,THORSEN FRENCH ADVOCACY LLC,400599826,"AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHERS",2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Copyright Reform. Competition issues in the music industry. Songwriter Compensation Legislation. H.R. 1283/S. 622: Songwriter Equity Act of 2015.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",110000,,0,0,2016-07-12T14:41:13.280000-04:00 1840263,c974fe5b-b3a5-4854-a02e-05613fd58b96,Q2,"STARK STRATEGIC, LLC",401103941,NCTA-THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Support for H.R. 9, the ""innovation Act"" in regards to patent trolls and abusive patent lawsuits. General Copyright reform issues.",HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,30000,,0,0,2016-07-12T14:46:17.983000-04:00 1840273,cc66e29c-7397-45a0-a077-1f3e5841495c,Q2,THORSEN FRENCH ADVOCACY LLC,400599826,COMCAST CORPORATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Copyright Issues. Comprehensive Copyright Act Revision.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2016-07-12T14:49:27-04:00 1840278,424aafc1-2522-473c-89b0-2eeafd23f7f7,Q2,THORSEN FRENCH ADVOCACY LLC,400599826,DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA,2016,second_quarter,CPT,General Copyright Reform.,"Federal Communications Commission (FCC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2016-07-12T14:54:34.077000-04:00 1840297,390ad1ff-13e1-4742-bae5-bffb3566c217,Q2,THORSEN FRENCH ADVOCACY LLC,400599826,PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Patent reform. S. 1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act. H.R. 9: Innovation Act.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2016-07-12T15:05:59.347000-04:00 1840308,682be6c1-ee17-4162-806c-f8485632bf76,Q2,HACKNEY GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS GROUP (FORMERLY CLINT HACKNEY & COMPANY),57817,PHILIPS LIGHTING NORTH AMERICA,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"""support passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act; support appropriations that includes energy efficient lighting requirements for federally leased office space; support moderating language to patent reform legislation; repeal the Burgess Amendment from the appropriations legislation list of Riders; support LED Lighting incentive language within the budget of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for Public Housing Authorities; support the Portman-Shaheen Act and other legislation that will accelerate adoption of LED technology"".","Energy, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),SENATE",,,0,0,2016-07-12T15:08:03.580000-04:00 1840488,b04c0a4f-3b46-4f76-b4f4-19de4d038de2,Q2,"THE CJR GROUP, INC.",288293,GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Patent Reform,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2016-07-12T17:31:14.033000-04:00 1840832,e4715321-7153-49ac-a978-4ba8705ac24b,Q2,NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH,285871,GOOGLE INC.,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Telecommunications policy,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2016-07-13T11:04:09.807000-04:00 1840863,464d3fab-5cf3-4521-b4ad-b9bc330c9169,Q2,"PARRY, ROMANI, DECONCINI & SYMMS",30792,VERIZON GOVERNMENT RELATIONS,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"HR. 9, Innovation Act S. 1137, The Patent Act","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2016-07-13T11:20:43.870000-04:00 1840921,cbe5a580-501d-4999-9c25-a0924d53d4ca,Q2,THE LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL R. KLIPPER,25066,"MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (""MILB"")",2016,second_quarter,CPT,Copyright,,15000,,0,0,2016-07-13T11:50:49.153000-04:00 1841113,a8d0a690-cbf5-49a8-9799-3ced931194bf,Q2,INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION,19547,INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"H.R. 3326 - Defend Trade Secrets Act - supported bill to amend chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal jurisdiction for the theft of trade secrets, and for other purposes. (Rep. Collins, RGA; introduced 7/29/15). S. 1890 - Defend Trade Secrets Act - supported bill to amend chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal jurisdiction for the theft of trade secrets, and for other purposes. (Sen. Hatch, RUT;introduced 7/29/15). S.2733- Venue Equity and NonUniformity Elimination Act - to ensure that venue in patents cases is fair and proper, and for other purposes. (Sen. Flake, RAriz.; introduced 3/18/2016). Discussed possible improvements to language of the bill. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Participation in U.S. Department of Commerce Shared Services Initiative - discussed concerns with authorizing and appropriations committees in House and Senate, as well as with USPTO and DOC officials. Copyright Office Appropriations - sent messages to House and Senate Appropriations Committees supporting funding for needed IT modernization as a priority. H.R. 4241- Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act - establishes the U.S. Copyright Office as a separate independent agency in the legislative branch, to be headed by a Director appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. (Rep. Marino, RPa; introduced 12/11/2016). Discussion draft bill by Reps. Chaffetz (R-UT) and Deutch (D-FL) to establish U.S. Copyright Office as separate, independent agency in legislative branch.","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE,U.S. Copyright Office,U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,50000,0,0,2016-07-13T14:28:27.433000-04:00 1841124,e8f46a25-4c5a-490d-a306-b5591c921643,Q2,"DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA, INC.",400969783,"DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA, INC.",2016,second_quarter,CPT,U.S. Copyright Office Section 512 Study,"Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,U.S. Copyright Office",,70000,0,0,2016-07-13T14:38:41.840000-04:00 1841309,84cd191c-7599-4d58-9f3f-eaf967ae4eb3,Q2,SENTINEL WORLDWIDE,401074022,MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Copyright review, modernization and restructuring of the Copyright Office, Trans-Pacific Partnership, implementation of WIPO treaties.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE,U.S. Copyright Office,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",9000,,0,0,2016-07-13T16:32:14.847000-04:00 1841314,089048eb-6764-453b-a2d3-6b09d722dc07,Q2,SENTINEL WORLDWIDE,401074022,"U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CENTER",2016,second_quarter,CPT,"copyright review (including but not limited to restructuring the Copyright Office, the First Sale doctrine, statutory damages, the rights of communication to the public and making available, music licensing, online licensing, and the DMCA Notice and Takedown process), and the IPEC strategic plan.","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Copyright Office,U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,,0,0,2016-07-13T16:36:22.393000-04:00 1841321,1db6e736-e961-4545-96e2-d8bded7a82a0,Q2,SENTINEL WORLDWIDE,401074022,ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Artists resale royalty, ART Act (S. 977/H.R 1881)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE,U.S. Copyright Office",15000,,0,0,2016-07-13T16:42:31.113000-04:00 1841381,f98abb2d-2aee-4e7e-9ae2-b0cc82950cac,Q2,ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION,49681,ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"H.R.9 - Innovation Act H.R.3326 - Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 S.1137 - Patent Act S.1890 - Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 S.2733 - Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016 Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act","Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP),Research & Special Programs Administration,SENATE,Surface Transportation Board (STB),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,1881000,0,0,2016-07-13T17:32:28.260000-04:00 1841391,fedd3047-576d-4a4b-a485-3b05fa56fc98,Q2,VALENTE & ASSOCIATES,45983,MUSICFIRST COALITION/SOUNDEXCHANGE,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"H.Con. Res 17; Copyrights, H.R 1733",HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,30000,,0,0,2016-07-13T17:37:33.510000-04:00 1841393,9e41ff26-8d5e-4457-b8f6-157f669932ef,Q2,VALENTE & ASSOCIATES,45983,"AT&T SERVICES, INC.",2016,second_quarter,CPT,Video copyright issues,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2016-07-13T17:38:36.307000-04:00 1841405,7d337276-1fad-499e-b41c-a54a6a8ebcca,Q2,VALENTE & ASSOCIATES,45983,LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Issues related to regulation of ticket sales. Performance Rights Act. Copyright. H.R. 708, The BOTS Act.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2016-07-13T17:43:43.167000-04:00 1841611,95aecd65-51a9-4a35-9f57-dcfe55934656,Q2,"WEINREICH STRATEGIC GROUP, INC.",400883583,SCHOLARLY PUBLISHERS (INFORMAL COALITION),2016,second_quarter,CPT,Issues related to copyright and dissemination of scholarly articles,"Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA),Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST),Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),Natl Science Foundation (NSF),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP),SENATE",30000,,0,0,2016-07-14T09:44:53.670000-04:00 1841652,1135224d-0070-4912-9715-93cccbffd523,Q2,"THE COALITION AGAINST DOMAIN NAME ABUSE (""CADNA"")",400580772,"THE COALITION AGAINST DOMAIN NAME ABUSE (""CADNA"")",2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Cybersquatting, related Internet domain name issues; ICANN matters and cybersecurity.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2016-07-14T10:10:00.320000-04:00 1841744,2f6b12c4-6914-41e9-8087-2bd5ad44b71b,Q2,"OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC",49646,OWENS-ILLINOIS INC,2016,second_quarter,CPT,S 754 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act; HR 1731 National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement,"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,200000,0,0,2016-07-14T10:40:02.137000-04:00 1841875,9b56181a-ea3b-4168-a475-04a19dd4a235,Q2,"PUBLIC STRATEGIES IMPACT, LLC",401103290,AMERICAN BRIDAL AND PROM INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Counterfeit merchandise entering the United States,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2016-07-14T11:23:14.920000-04:00 1842074,4e2d2a21-4f4d-422f-a1a2-52a3cfc956b5,Q2,"NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)",85071,"INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT, INC.)",2016,second_quarter,CPT,"-Promote privacy and consumer protection -Enhance cybersecurity via sound policy -Protect our intellectual property -Promote data-driven innovation","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2016-07-14T12:46:30.510000-04:00 1842104,268b9870-bce7-49e9-b6c6-54d196f37a63,Q2,"ALEXANDER, BOROVICKA & O'SHEA GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS (FKA ALEXANDER & BOROVICKA GO",40025213,SIMMONS HANLY CONROY (FORMERLY SIMMONS BROWDER GIANARIS ANGELIDES & BARNERD LLC),2016,second_quarter,CPT,Advocating on behalf of Simmons Hanly Conroy law firm and its clients with regard to legislation concerning Patent Reform.,,20000,,0,0,2016-07-14T13:01:08.913000-04:00 1842130,19f109fc-c4c1-4c1e-9459-ca0104fcfd2d,Q2,RELX INC.,49511,RELX INC,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Issues related to copyright. HR 4241, Copyright Office for the Digital Economy (CODE) Act, all provisions.","Federal Trade Commission (FTC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,400000,0,0,2016-07-14T13:37:19.437000-04:00 1842296,e092d353-74d6-4bf4-8b28-019f01e49605,Q2,PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP,32178,PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"HR 9 - Innovation Act: raises the pleading requirements for the complaint in patent infringement cases. The complaint is supposed to tell the defendant what it is accused of, but theres a quirk that allows patent infringement complaints to be quite vague. The bill requires the identification of patent claims asserted, with details about the accused methods or acts, the principal business of the party alleging infringement, and the real parties of interest. Like the Patent Abuse Reduction Act, the bill also makes it possible to add any real party in interest to the litigation. S.1137 - Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015: introduces heightened pleading standards for all civil actions in which a party alleges infringement (in a complaint, counterclaim, or cross-claim), except in Hatch-Waxman and similar litigation under 35 U.S.C. 271(e)(2).[8]","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,370000,0,0,2016-07-14T14:49:47.040000-04:00 1842344,965d1874-b04b-4ff2-9cf7-372e0de74036,Q2,"WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC",41454,PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"H.R. 1057 - Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade and Sales Act of 2015 (Parts 2015), S. 560 Parts Act of 2015. S 754 Cyber Security Information Sharing Act of 2015; National Cyber-security Protection Advancement Act (House); Data Security and Breach Notification of 2015 (House); Protecting Cyber networks Act (House); Cyber Security and Data Breach Notification Legislation.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2016-07-14T15:10:35.087000-04:00 1842384,65d06fd6-9887-4235-9b4d-c4060e7e148f,Q2,STEPTOE LLP,36710,DISH NETWORK CORPORATION FORMERLY ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Retransmission consent, satellite home viewer issues.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2016-07-14T15:19:08.120000-04:00 1842480,6cb0bfc4-2f98-4ac0-8cb7-cc76b4a87272,Q2,"COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC.",401103810,"COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC.",2016,second_quarter,CPT,IPR process,"Congressional Budget Office (CBO),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,120000,0,0,2016-07-14T16:11:29.237000-04:00 1842504,4717a076-52a3-464a-82f2-22a773b93d4f,Q2,"INDIANA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC.",19263,INDIANA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Protection of America's IP Rights,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,20000,0,0,2016-07-14T16:25:49.660000-04:00 1842547,1ce5abe2-4d61-49af-a5f8-eb9b49a76dfc,Q2,"THE HOBBS GROUP, LLC",294495,NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Patent Reform,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2016-07-14T16:40:46.817000-04:00 1842552,3a5ad1fe-3d3f-402b-9d71-ed6dcdc3e695,Q2,"THE HOBBS GROUP, LLC",294495,COMCAST CORPORATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Patent Reform,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2016-07-14T16:41:50.740000-04:00 1842640,6e99c263-b4c3-4cbf-a64d-06380aabbc97,Q2,"INTELLECTUAL VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC",401103088,"INTELLECTUAL VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC",2016,second_quarter,CPT,"H.R. 9, The Innovation Act S. 632, STRONG Patents Act of 2015; S. 1137, The PATENTS Act; S. 2733, The VENUE Act - issues related to proper venue for filing patent infringement cases in federal district court; Issues relating to joinder of parties; fee shifting; identity of patent ownership; covered business method review; customer stay; heightened pleading requirements; demand letters; discovery limits; post-grant review estoppel; post-grant claim construction; double patenting; bankruptcy protection","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,330000,0,0,2016-07-14T17:50:54.700000-04:00 1842699,027c6070-868d-4cad-b5c5-0e8ce33b68d4,Q2,"O'ROURKE & NAPPI, LLP",401103400,INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Issues relating to patents & trademarks.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2016-07-14T19:04:15.337000-04:00 1842705,5e38afa1-0924-4b5d-97c6-2061f9483f82,Q2,RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA,32874,RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Intellectual Property Theft in various countries TPP Performance Right in Sound Recordings Enforcement of copyright and counterfeit laws Issues regarding pre-72 sound recordings HR. 1283 - Songwriter Equity Act of 2015 S.662 - Songwriter Equity Act of 2015 S.CON.RES 4 - Local Radio Freedom Act H.CON.RES 17 - Local Radio Freedom Act HR 1733 - Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015 Legislative proposals on Copyright Office reformation Issues regarding PRO consent decrees CRB rate setting process Issues regarding appointment of new Librarian of Congress HR 4241 - Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act Copyright Office NoI regarding DMCA section 512 copyright office IT Modernization FCC NoI regarding MVPDS Draft legislation on Copyright Small claims court copyright office review of section 108","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,1231391,0,0,2016-07-14T19:09:29.910000-04:00 1842767,504b507c-276a-47a0-815a-c00370528508,Q2,"HEARTLAND SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC.",312133,ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"H.R. 9, ""The Innovation Act"" (regarding patent reform and frivolous lawsuits)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2016-07-14T23:46:10.437000-04:00 1842931,9680354d-7e7e-4a06-bc39-ce241c59e169,Q2,"ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ADVERTISERS, INC.",4653,"ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ADVERTISERS, INC.",2016,second_quarter,CPT,"H.R. 9, Innovation Act, setting pleading requirements in patent actions, awarding of fees to prevailing party, joinder of interested parties, requiring disclosure of other interested parties to patent, and requiring specificity in demand letters S. 632, Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth Patents Act of 2015 (STRONG Patents Act of 2015), setting requirements for patent suits and making it a unfair act or practice to send a demand letter in bad faith S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act (PATENT Act), setting requirements for patent suits and making it an unfair act or practice to send a demand letter in bad faith H.R. 1896, Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2015, requiring entities sending 20 or more demand letters a year to meet certain requirements of notice to the USPTO H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act (TROL Act), making it an unfair or deceptive act or practice of sending demand letters in bad faith","Federal Communications Commission (FCC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,420000,0,0,2016-07-15T09:53:22.737000-04:00 1843008,aae62401-1d86-41a8-85cb-708a45f9b05f,Q2,BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION,66716,BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"H.R. 3326 Defend Trade Secrets Act - legislation to establish a Federal Civil cause of action for Trade Secret Misappropriation S. 1890 - Defend Trade Secrets Act - legislation to establish a Federal Civil cause of action for Trade Secret Misappropriation","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,420000,0,0,2016-07-15T10:24:40.257000-04:00 1843021,9147a84f-1399-4d10-8e24-9294d4d13514,Q2,"KENT & O'CONNOR, INC.",21426,INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"H.R. 9 - Innovation Act H.R. 236 - Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act Other trademark issues","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE",10000,,0,0,2016-07-15T10:31:52.820000-04:00 1843078,1d86c84f-59b2-4961-a5e3-f254bda5bb07,Q2,"WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC",41454,VISA,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Intellectual property and content issues.,"Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2016-07-15T10:42:36.993000-04:00 1843167,610fab15-a261-4e3b-9bdc-94d02744b36e,Q2,APPIAN CONSULTING LLC,401103107,"IHEARTMEDIA, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)",2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Congressional oversight, legislation and regulation affecting local broadcast radio stations, Internet audio services and music licensing; patent litigation reform: copyright reform legislation; privacy regulations and legislation; H. Con. Res. 17/S. Con. Res. 4, ""A Resolution Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act""; H.R. 1733, ""the Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015""; H.R.1283/S. 662, ""the Songwriter Equity Act of 2015""; FY2017 Appropriations bills; Copyright Office reform","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2016-07-15T11:06:05.370000-04:00 1843209,0e80067d-a079-4f13-bc6c-d7f23f3f80ee,Q2,SCRIVNER LEON GROUP LLC,401103886,"VENABLE LLP ON BEHALF OF OVERSTOCK.COM, INC.",2016,second_quarter,CPT,Monitor potential legislative activity regarding codification or overturning of Supreme Court Kirtsaeng decision related to first sale doctrine.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2016-07-15T11:18:50.277000-04:00 1843331,d2a5f6f9-84f5-4dca-945f-e1b0f079a006,Q2,CLEMSON UNIVERSITY,400389804,CLEMSON UNIVERSITY,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Discussed patent reform issues, as it relates to universities and tech transfer, with Congressional staff.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,100000,0,0,2016-07-15T11:51:44.580000-04:00 1843395,fd59ec80-9a32-4755-837e-f1a3f9f5b0f4,Q2,U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION,38404,U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,Entrepreneurship Act (Patent Act) and the Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act.,"Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Transportation Security Administration (TSA),U.S. Customs & Border Protection",,590000,0,0,2016-07-15T12:10:38.503000-04:00 1843564,ab64cf32-8067-4f7a-88af-ef3760ff8686,Q2,WEST FRONT STRATEGIES LLC,401103493,COMCAST CORPORATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Patent litigation reform, including, H.R. 9 - Innovation Act, S. 1137 - PATENT Act, and S.2733 -Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2016-07-15T13:12:16.620000-04:00 1843603,4da8b547-f425-4dd8-8180-941d04f8d6a5,Q2,WEST FRONT STRATEGIES LLC,401103493,INTEL CORPORATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Issues related to patent litigation reform, including the PATENT Act (S. 754), Innovation Act (H.R. 9), and the Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016 (S. 2733); issues related to trade secrets, including Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (S. 1890 and H.R. 3326).","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2016-07-15T13:21:03.227000-04:00 1843691,2f153a96-e28d-41ea-a6c0-679cf5b5912f,Q2,GRIZZLE COMPANY,16987,UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"HR 9 ""The Innnovation Act"" and S. 1137 ""PATENT Act"" Oppose provisions harmful to research universities. Support for HR 2045, the TROL Act.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2016-07-15T13:54:46.460000-04:00 1843696,938fba73-f632-4ba5-95e1-3c4295ec90bc,Q2,WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON,50796,HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"To promote Congressional awareness of the impact of healthcare policies on the research based biopharmaceutical and medical technology industry Implementation of health care reform; 21st Century Cures; Patent Reform","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2016-07-15T13:55:48.757000-04:00 1843767,944b62e5-efd7-495f-9b96-b8bd6073d302,Q2,"THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC",35800,BANK POLICY INSTITUTE,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"H.R.9, Innovation Act (All sections of full text) S.1137, PATENT Act (All sections of full text) S.2733, Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016 (All sections of full text)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2016-07-15T14:12:58.010000-04:00 1843820,e6aee631-afce-440b-b543-3a38057fdbdc,Q2,JAMES EDWARDS,401027897,EAGLE FORUM EDUCATION & LEGAL DEFENSE FUND (FKA EAGLE FORUM),2016,second_quarter,CPT,"H.R. 9 (Innovation Act), H.R. 2045 (Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act), S. 632 (STRONG Patents Act), S. 1137 (PATENT Act), S. 2733 (Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination (VENUE) Act), patent-related amendments to Commerce-Justice-State Appropriations","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2016-07-15T14:25:46.027000-04:00 1843894,a7ad0da9-6b85-4954-a496-1426c0a705a6,Q2,MOTOR & EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION,26023,MOTOR & EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Educate members of Congress and Administration officials to work to prevent the importation of counterfeit automotive parts. Monitor S. 560 and H.R. 1027, the PARTS Act. Monitor S. 632, the STRONG Patents Act of 2015. Pushed inclusion of Alibaba in Notorious Markets list. Supported H.R. 644.","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Maritime Commission,Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),SENATE,U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,55015,0,0,2016-07-15T14:41:02.217000-04:00 1844022,249114df-fec5-4dfb-8750-3d574b39167c,Q2,AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION,79290,AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Patent reform proposals; H.R. 9 the Innovation Act, all provisions; H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act, all provisions; S.1137, PATENT Act; S.632, STRONG Patents Act of 2015.","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),General Services Administration (GSA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),State, Dept of (DOS),White House Office",,600000,0,0,2016-07-15T15:19:48.423000-04:00 1844036,218900a0-7fc5-4f51-86a9-c98d3428a527,Q2,"REPUBLIC CONSULTING, LLC",401016871,AMGEN USA INC.,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"Support changes to inter partes review system (S. 1137, PATENT Act)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2016-07-15T15:23:05.690000-04:00 1844072,aa072dbd-df2a-4f28-a154-be66f0db3648,Q2,"THE LIVINGSTON GROUP, LLC",49635,ORACLE CORPORATION,2016,second_quarter,CPT,"H.R.____; Innovation Act, S.____; Patent Transparency and Improvements Act, patent troll provisions.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2016-07-15T15:28:37.067000-04:00