3rd Quarter - Amendment

BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE for BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$310,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
3rd Quarter - Report Oct 20, 2014 $320,000 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment (this page) Oct 22, 2014 $310,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4438 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 (Entire bill) S. 2260 Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency Act (Entire Act)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRAIG ALBRIGHT —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 4438 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Lobbied on issues pertaining to US-China bilateral negotiations, including the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade and the Strategic & Economic Dialogue, including, but not limited to, provisions related to intellectual property protection and market access for software products and services in China. Lobbied on issues pertaining to market access for software products and services in international markets including, but not limited to, provisions related to intellectual property protection and market access for software products and services. Lobbied on issues pertaining to proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) trade agreements and expansion of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), including, but not limited to, provisions relating to IP protection and enforcement; electronic commerce; services; and government procurement. Lobbied in support of renewal of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) S. 1788 Digital Trade Act of 2013 (Entire bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRAIG ALBRIGHT —
CHRISTOPHER HOPFENSPERGER —
TIMOTHY A MOLINO —
DAVID J OHRENSTEIN —
JARED RAGLAND Director, Office of IP & Innovation (2007-2012) USTR

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1788 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Lobbied on issues pertaining to copyright and patent protection and enforcement in international markets. Lobbied on issues pertaining to copyright including, but not limited to, copyright protection and enforcement in international markets. S. 1720 Patent Transparency & Improvement Act of 2013 (Entire bill) H.R. 3309 Innovation Act (Entire bill) Lobbied on issues pertaining to patents including, but not limited to, provisions relating to software patentability, PTO procedures and China's patent system. S. 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act (Entire bill) S. 1013 Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (Entire bill) H.R. 2024 End Anonymous Patents Act (Entire bill) S. 1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act (Entire bill) H. R. 5233 Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 (Entire Bill) S. 2267 Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014 (Entire bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRAIG ALBRIGHT —
CHRISTOPHER HOPFENSPERGER —
TIMOTHY A MOLINO —
JARED RAGLAND —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1720 (113th), H.R. 5233 (113th), S. 2267 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th), H.R. 2024 (113th), S. 866 (113th), S. 1612 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

Lobbied on issues pertaining to information technology including, but not limited to, cloud computing and privacy. S.607 Electronic Communications Privacy Amendment Act of 2013 (entire bill) H.R. 1852 Email Privacy Act (entire bill) Lobbied on issues pertaining to information technology including, but not limited to, cloud computing and privacy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRAIG ALBRIGHT —
CHRISTOPHER HOPFENSPERGER —
TIMOTHY A MOLINO —
JARED RAGLAND Director, Office of IP & Innovation (2007-2012) USTR

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1852 (113th), S. 607 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

S. 1843 FISA Improvements Act of 2013 (Entire bill) H.R. 3361 USA FREEDOM Act (Entire bill) S. 1599 USA FREEDOM Act (Entire bill) H.R. 4291 FISA Transparency and Modernization Act (Entire bill) S. 1631 FISA Improvements Act of 2013 (Entire bill) Lobbied on cybersecurity policy issues including, but not limited to, homeland security and cybersecurity policy. H.R. 1960 National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2014 (Parts of bill related to cybersecurity) S. 1034 National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2014 (Parts of bill related to Cybersecurity) S. 2588 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 (Entire bill) S. 2521 Federal Information Systems & Modernization Act of 2014 (Entire bill) S. 2519 National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act of 2014 (Entire bill) S. 2871 Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act of 2014 (Entire bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRAIG ALBRIGHT —
CHRISTOPHER HOPFENSPERGER —
TIMOTHY A MOLINO —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: S. 1843 (113th), S. 1631 (113th), S. 1034 (113th), H.R. 3361 (113th), S. 1599 (113th), S. 2519 (113th), S. 2521 (113th), S. 2871 (113th), S. 2588 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th), H.R. 4291 (113th)

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