WARING FEDERAL STRATEGIES for AUTM
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Economics/Economic Development ECN
H.R. 6684/S. 3569 -- Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act -- related to a study by GAO of the federal government's technology transfer system Letter to GAO urging that it do a study of the federal government's technology transfer system
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL WARING | — |
Science/Technology SCI
Department of Energy proposals regarding domestic manufacturing regulations White House Executive Order on Federal Research and Development in Support of Domestic Manufacturing and U.S. Jobs -- particularly in relation to waivers of domestic manufacturing NIST Request for Information (Docket No. 230831-0207)regarding Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-in Rights (all) S. 1965 -- Invent Here, Make Here Act -- related to requiring that inventions developed using federal funds be manufactured in the United States -- sections related to new requirements under the Bayh-Dole Act and creation of database of American manufacturers House companion bill to S. 1965 -- same issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL WARING | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
General discussions regarding patent-related issues, including march-in rights, WTO TRIPS waivers S. 2140/H.R. 9474 -- Patent Eligibility Restoration Act -- sections related to treatment of patent applications and their eligible status at the USPTO H.R 4370/S. 2220 -- PREVAIL Act -- related to reforms of the PTAB process at USPTO S. 4820/H.R. 9221 -- RESTORE Patent Rights Act -- related to reforms of patent law H.R. 5475 -- Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act -- To amend title 35, United State Code, to require the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to require disclosures in patent applications regarding ties to the Peoples Republic of China and other foreign adversaries NIST Request for Information (Docket No. 230831-0207) Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Consideringthe Exercise of March-in Rights S. 4713 -- Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act (IDEA) -- related to voluntary reporting of demographic information of patentees Clauses in grants issued by ARPA-H regarding cost for inventions created using such funding H.R. 8134 -- Restoring American Leadership in Innovation Act -- To promote the leadership of the United States in global innovation by establishing a robust patent system that restores and protects the right of inventors to own and enforce private property rights in inventions and discoveries, and for other purposes -- all sections
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL WARING | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.R. 9026 -- FY '25 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill -- sections related to National Science Foundation funding of technology transfer programs under the TIP directorate
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL WARING | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
S. 866 - American Innovation and Jobs Act -- provisions related to Section 174 of the IRS Code as it relates to taxation of SBIR/STTRs H.R. 2673 -- American Innovation and R&D Competition Act -- provisions related to Section 174 of the IRS Code as it relates to taxation of SBIR/STTRs H.R. 7024 -- Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 -- section relating to changes to Section 174 of IRS Act related to treatment of grants as income
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL WARING | — |
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.