4th Quarter - Report

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION for INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$80,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act A bill to make improvements to the transitional program for covered business method patents, and for other purposes. (Sen. Schumer, D-NY; introduced 05/06/13; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary). (see addendum page for additional issues)S. 1013 Patent Abuse Reduction Act A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to add procedural requirements for patent infringement suits. (Sen. Cornyn, R-TX; introduced 05/22/13; read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary). S. 1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act A bill to deter abusive patent litigation by targeting the economic incentives that fuel frivolous lawsuits. (Sen. Hatch, R-UT; introduced 10/30/13; read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary). S. 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act A bill to promote transparency in patent ownership and make other improvements to the patent system, and for other purposes. (Sen. Leahy, D-VT; introduced 11/18/2013; read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary). S. 1770 Future of American Innovation and Research Act A bill to provide for Federal civil liability for trade secret misappropriation in certain circumstances. (Sen. Flake, R-AZ; introduced 11/22/2013; read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary). S. 2049 Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act A bill to curb unfair and deceptive practices during assertion of patents, and for other purposes. (Sen. McCaskill, D-MO; introduced 2/26/2014; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation). S. 2267 Defend Trade Secrets Act A bill to modify chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets. (Sen. Coons, D- DE; introduced 4/29/2014; read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary). H.R. 5233 Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 introduced 7/29/2014 by Rep. Holding, R-N.C.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SAMANTHA JAKHELLN AGUAYO —
HERBERT C WAMSLEY —

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: S. 1612 (113th), H.R. 5233 (113th), S. 2049 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), S. 866 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), S. 1770 (113th), S. 2267 (113th)

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.