3rd Quarter - Report — THE COOK GROUP INC. for THE COOK GROUP INC. (2009)

Firm

THE COOK GROUP INC.

Client

THE COOK GROUP INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$100,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

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

Deferral Excise Tax on Medical Devices

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice-President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice-President, Federal Affairs
ROBIN WILEY	Manager, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent Reform Legislation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice-President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice-President, Federal Affairs
ROBIN WILEY	Manager, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs

Contacted: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Private Investment Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice-President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice-President, Federal Affairs
ROBIN WILEY	Manager, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

AAA Screening PAD Screening

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice-President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice-President, Federal Affairs
ROBIN WILEY	Manager, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Health Issues HCR

Health Care Reform Legislation Physician Payments Sunshine Act Comparative Effectiveness Research FDA Preemption

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice-President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice-President, Federal Affairs
ROBIN WILEY	Manager, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

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.