1st Quarter - Report — BIOGEN for BIOGEN (2019)

Firm

BIOGEN

Client

BIOGEN

Income

—

Expenses

$810,000

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.

Health Issues HCR

1) Support increased funding for federal newborn screening programs; 2) Support policies that encourage scientific and medical innovation; and 3) Support policies that encourage the uptake of a strong biosimilars market in the U.S.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ADAM BRAND	Chief of Staff, Rep. Linda Sanchez Chief of Staff, Rep. Patrick Kennedy Communications staff, House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt
SARAH CHRISTINE D'ORSIE	Clerk, House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management; Deputy Clerk, House Committee on Oversight Government Reform

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

1) Opposition to changes in the Medicare Part B reimbursement system; 2) Opposition to the International Pricing Index proposal; and 3) Support for administration's proposal to address rebates in the Medicare Part D program.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ADAM BRAND	Chief of Staff, Rep. Linda Sanchez Chief of Staff, Rep. Patrick Kennedy Communications staff, House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt
SARAH CHRISTINE D'ORSIE	Clerk, House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management; Deputy Clerk, House Committee on Oversight Government Reform

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Support strong IP protections for biologics and pharmaceuticals, consistent with U.S. law, to be included in trade agreements.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ADAM BRAND	Chief of Staff, Rep. Linda Sanchez Chief of Staff, Rep. Patrick Kennedy Communications staff, House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt
SARAH CHRISTINE D'ORSIE	Clerk, House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management; Deputy Clerk, House Committee on Oversight Government Reform

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Support domestic and international tax policies that protect and incentivize U.S. based research and manufacturing jobs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ADAM BRAND	Chief of Staff, Rep. Linda Sanchez Chief of Staff, Rep. Patrick Kennedy Communications staff, House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt
SARAH CHRISTINE D'ORSIE	Clerk, House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management; Deputy Clerk, House Committee on Oversight Government Reform

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

1) Preserve current protections within the U.S. Patent system; 2) Support changes to the Inter Partes Review process at the PTO; 3) Support changes in patent law that discourage or prevent "gaming" of the IP system/process.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ADAM BRAND	Chief of Staff, Rep. Linda Sanchez Chief of Staff, Rep. Patrick Kennedy Communications staff, House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt
SARAH CHRISTINE D'ORSIE	Clerk, House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management; Deputy Clerk, House Committee on Oversight Government Reform

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

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.