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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 241 18TH STREET, SOUTH |
Address2 | SUITE # 700 |
City | ARLINGTON |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22202 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 2673-12
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6. House ID# 321990000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Meghan Donohoe |
Date | 10/20/2016 6:14:46 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 9, The Innovation Act (entire bill)
S. 632, The Supporting Technology and Research for Our Nationals Growth (STRONG) Patents Act (entire bill)
H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act (entire bill)
S. 1137, the Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act (PATENT Act).
H.R. 862, You Own Devices Act (YODA) (entire bill)
H.R. 684, Non-Disparagement of Native American Persons or Peoples in Trademark Registration Act (entire bill)
S. 328, A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the registration of marks consisting of a flag, coat of arms, or other insignia of the United States, or any State or local government (entire bill)
H.R. 758, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act
H.R. 4241, the Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act (entire bill)
S. 560/H.R. 1057 the Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act (PARTS Act) of 2015
H.R. 1832, the Innovation Protection Act (entire bill)
H.R. 1791/S. 926, the Grace Period Restoration Act (entire bill)
H.R. 4829, the Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act (entire bill)
S.2733, the Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016 (entire bill)
S. 3056, the Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act (entire bill)
H.R. 5757, the Copyright Alternative in Small Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act of 2016 (entire bill)
Issues related to USPTO operations
Issues related to Department of Commerce Shared Services Initiative
Draft legislation related to Marrakesh and Beijing Treaties Implementation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Jorgenson |
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Vincent |
Garlock |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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2 | 4 | 6 |