2nd Quarter - Report

ELITE STRATEGIC SERVICES for CONSERVATIVES FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS

Firm
Client
Income
$15,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 708/H.R. 1574 (RESTORE Patent Rights Act) S. 1553/H.R. 3160 (Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act) S. 1546/H.R. 3152 (Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA)) S. 1367/H.R. 2794 (NO FAKES Act) S. 1041 (Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act) S. 1097 (Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act) Comment on the World Intellectual Property Organization Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (Docket No. PTO-C-2024-0048) Advancing Americas Interest Act to disadvantageously change U.S. innovator firms access to and treatment before the U.S. International Trade Commission when seeking Section 337 remedies blocking importation of U.S. patent-infringing goods Candidates and nominations for Patent & Trademark Office leadership positions and Patent Public Advisory Committee America First Trade Policy section (3)(e) China intellectual property policies Abuse of section 1498 as drug price controls to expropriate patent rights Abuse of the Inter Partes Review (IPR) process by the Patent Trial & Appeal Boards allowing cases to proceed per the egregious application of the repudiated compelling merits standard for PTAB institution

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES R EDWARDS LD, Rep. Ed Bryant; LA/Press Secretary, Rep. John Duncan; Special Assistant, Senate Judiciary Committee

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 708 (119th), H.R. 3152 (119th), H.R. 1574 (119th), S. 1553 (119th), S. 1367 (119th), S. 1097 (119th), S. 1041 (119th), S. 1546 (119th), H.R. 3160 (119th), H.R. 2794 (119th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 832/H.R. 1492 (Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act) Pharmacy benefits management reform Inflation Reduction Act drug price negotiation timing H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) provisions related to proposed government drug price controls known as most favored nation being added to the Medicaid program H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) provisions related to Health Savings Account (HSA) reforms Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Request for Comments on Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Draft Guidance, FR Doc. 2025-08607

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES R EDWARDS LD, Rep. Ed Bryant; LA/Press Secretary, Rep. John Duncan; Special Assistant, Senate Judiciary Committee

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th), H.R. 1492 (119th), S. 832 (119th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 384 (One Agency Act) S. 1040 (Drug Competition Enhancement Act) S. 1096 (Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES R EDWARDS LD, Rep. Ed Bryant; LA/Press Secretary, Rep. John Duncan; Special Assistant, Senate Judiciary Committee

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 384 (119th), S. 1096 (119th), S. 1040 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 587/H.R. 1301 (Death Tax Repeal Act) Reauthorization and making permanent key Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) tax policies, i.e., corporate tax rates, progrowth tax incentive provisions H.R. 2230 (Independent Programmers Tax Incentive Act)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES R EDWARDS LD, Rep. Ed Bryant; LA/Press Secretary, Rep. John Duncan; Special Assistant, Senate Judiciary Committee

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 587 (119th), H.R. 1301 (119th), H.R. 2230 (119th)

Government Issues GOV

Executive Order 14192, Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation H. Res. 294 provisions related to proxy voting

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES R EDWARDS LD, Rep. Ed Bryant; LA/Press Secretary, Rep. John Duncan; Special Assistant, Senate Judiciary Committee

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.Res. 294 (119th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Special 301 Report - bolstering U.S. advocacy abroad for respecting intellectual property rights U.S. Trade Representative Request for Comments Regarding Foreign Nations Freeloading on American-Financed Innovation (Docket No. USTR-2025-0011)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES R EDWARDS LD, Rep. Ed Bryant; LA/Press Secretary, Rep. John Duncan; Special Assistant, Senate Judiciary Committee

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H. J. Res. 88, revoking pursuant to the Congressional Review Act California waivers from the Clean Air Act Reform of the definition of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES R EDWARDS LD, Rep. Ed Bryant; LA/Press Secretary, Rep. John Duncan; Special Assistant, Senate Judiciary Committee

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 88 (119th)

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.