4th Quarter - Report

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC for INTELLECTUAL VENTURES

Period 4th Quarter 2009 Filed Jan 20, 2010 Signed by Cynthia Merifield Tripodi, Partner

Official filing
Firm
THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
Client
INTELLECTUAL VENTURES
Income
$90,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 515 / S. 610 / H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009; S.3600, Patent Reform Act of 2008, all issues related to patent reform efforts and to patents in general.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DOUG BADGER Deputy Assistant to the President for Leg. Affairs
CYNTHIA MERIFIELD TRIPODI U.S. Senator Don Nickles, Legislative Assistant
JEFF MURRAY U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney, Legislative Counsel
DON NICKLES U.S. Senator

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 515 (111th), S. 610 (111th), S. 3600 (111th), H.R. 1260 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

General topics related to energy, nuclear energy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CYNTHIA MERIFIELD TRIPODI U.S. Senator Don Nickles, Legislative Assistant

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Issues related to food safety.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CYNTHIA MERIFIELD TRIPODI U.S. Senator Don Nickles, Legislative Assistant

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Environment/Superfund ENV

General topics related to environment and climate change.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CYNTHIA MERIFIELD TRIPODI U.S. Senator Don Nickles, Legislative Assistant

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4213, The Tax Extenders Act, as it relates to the taxaion of "carried interest".

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RACHEL JONES HENSLER U.S. Senate Budget Committee, Tax Policy Dir.
HAZEN MARSHALL U.S. Senate Budget Committee, Staff Director

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4213 (111th)

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.