4th Quarter - Report — COVINGTON & BURLING LLP for MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION (FKA MOTION… (2015)

Firm

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Client

MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION (FKA MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA [MPAA])

Income

$80,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues related to intellectual property protection and the Library of Congress.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
HOWARD BERMAN	—
AARON COOPER	—

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Intellectual property issues in trade agreements, bilateral investment treaties, and related legislation, including S. 995, H.R. 1314, and H.R. 1890

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
HOWARD BERMAN	—
AARON COOPER	—
GINA M VETERE	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 995 (114th), H.R. 1890 (114th), H.R. 1314 (114th)

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.