Lobbying Relationship

Client

Nokia USA Inc. (formerly Nokia Inc.)

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Lobbying firm

ALSTON & BIRD LLP

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  • Issues related to patent policy in H.R. 9 and in S. 1137; Issues related to demand letter reform; Issues related to ITC reform; Issues related to S. 2733, Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016.
  • Issues related to patent policy in H.R. 9 and in S. 1137; Issues related to ITC reform; Issues related to demand letter reform.

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General Issues: Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Telecommunications, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Foreign Relations

Spending: about $1,780,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2013: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Related Foreign Entities: Nokia Corporation (FI-00045 Nokia Grp, FIN); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%

Bills mentioned

H.R.9: Innovation Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.2733: Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016

Sponsor: Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

H.R.3309: Innovation Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.1013: Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

H.R.4763: Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act

Sponsor: Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Bill Anaya Legislative Assistant, Congressman John D. Dingell
Bob Jones Counsel, Sen. Barbara Mikulski; Counsel Senate Approps
Blanche Lincoln U.S. Senator and Congresswoman - Arkansas
Robert Holifield Staff Director, Senate Agriculture Committee Staff Director, Senate Finance Subcmte on Int'l Trade Deputy Chief of Staff, CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler Director of External Affairs, CFTC Acting Chair M. Dunn Senior Advisor, CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton Assocoiate Director, Democratic Steering & Outreach Cmte Office of Majority Leader Harry Reid Senior Policy Advisor, Senator Blanche Lincoln
Earl Pomeroy U.S. Congressman - North Dakota
Carolyn Smith Assoc. Dep. Chief of Staff & Leg. Coun., Joint Comm. on Tax
Eric Shimp Director, ASEAN and Korean Affairs, USTR Director, Korean and South Asian Affairs, USTR U.S. Foreign Service Officer, Dept. of State
Theodore B. Schroeder Chief Counsel, U.S. Senator Christopher A. Coons
Chris Huffaker LD, Rep. Steve Womack (AR-03); LA, Rep. Steve Womack (AR-03)
Mike Park Health Policy Counsel, Senate Finance Committee
Jeff Sural Deputy Assistant Secretary, Leg. Affairs, DHS Assistant Administrator for Leg. Affairs, TSA Legislative Counsel, Rep. Vernon Ehlers Assistant Administrator for Legislative Affairs, TSA
Chris Byrnes n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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