1st Quarter - Report

BIOGEN for BIOGEN

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$200,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Initiatives to create comparative effectiveness studies within the Medicare program -- supporting increased transparency/reporting requirements.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ADAM GLUCK Staff, Senate Appropriations Committee
KATHLEEN TREGONING Staff, Senate Budget Committee

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent Reform -- S. 1145 and HR 1908 provisions related to apportionment of damages, inequitable conduct, and post-grant/second window.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ADAM GLUCK Staff, Senate Appropriations Committee
KATHLEEN TREGONING Staff, Senate Budget Committee

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1908 (110th), S. 1145 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

Follow on Biologics, including HR 1956, HR 1038, and HR 5629. Generating support for Committee/House consideration.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ADAM GLUCK Staff, Senate Appropriations Committee
KATHLEEN TREGONING Staff, Senate Budget Committee

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1038 (110th), H.R. 5629 (110th), H.R. 1956 (110th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.