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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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| Address1 | 8123 Langbrook Road |
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| City | Springfield |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22152 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401106144-12
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6. House ID# 452200001
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2024 |
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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Method A.
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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Michael Waring |
Date | 10/7/2024 12:37:37 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 ECN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 6684/S. 3569 -- Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act -- related to a study by GAO of the federal government's technology transfer system
Letter to GAO urging that it do a study of the federal government's technology transfer system
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Michael |
Waring |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Department of Energy proposals regarding domestic manufacturing regulations
White House Executive Order on Federal Research and Development in Support of Domestic Manufacturing and U.S. Jobs -- particularly in relation to waivers of domestic manufacturing
NIST Request for Information (Docket No. 230831-0207)regarding Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-in Rights (all)
S. 1965 -- Invent Here, Make Here Act -- related to requiring that inventions developed using federal funds be manufactured in the United States -- sections related to new requirements under the Bayh-Dole Act and creation of database of American manufacturers
House companion bill to S. 1965 -- same issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Michael |
Waring |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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
General discussions regarding patent-related issues, including march-in rights, WTO TRIPS waivers
S. 2140/H.R. 9474 -- Patent Eligibility Restoration Act -- sections related to treatment of patent applications and their eligible status at the USPTO
H.R 4370/S. 2220 -- PREVAIL Act -- related to reforms of the PTAB process at USPTO
S. 4820/H.R. 9221 -- RESTORE Patent Rights Act -- related to reforms of patent law
H.R. 5475 -- Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act -- To amend title 35, United State Code, to require the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to require disclosures in patent applications regarding ties to the Peoples Republic of China and other foreign adversaries
NIST Request for Information (Docket No. 230831-0207) Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Consideringthe Exercise of March-in Rights
S. 4713 -- Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act (IDEA) -- related to voluntary reporting of demographic information of patentees
Clauses in grants issued by ARPA-H regarding cost for inventions created using such funding
H.R. 8134 -- Restoring American Leadership in Innovation Act -- To promote the leadership of the United States in global innovation by establishing a robust patent system that restores and protects the right of inventors to own and enforce private property rights in inventions and discoveries, and for other purposes -- all sections
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Michael |
Waring |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 866 - American Innovation and Jobs Act -- provisions related to Section 174 of the IRS Code as it relates to taxation of SBIR/STTRs
H.R. 2673 -- American Innovation and R&D Competition Act -- provisions related to Section 174 of the IRS Code as it relates to taxation of SBIR/STTRs
H.R. 7024 -- Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 -- section relating to changes to Section 174 of IRS Act related to treatment of grants as income
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Michael |
Waring |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 9026 -- FY '25 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill -- sections related to National Science Foundation funding of technology transfer programs under the TIP directorate
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Michael |
Waring |
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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
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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |