Lobbying Relationship

Client

eBay Inc.

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Lobbying firm

Mr. James (Gavin) Mathis

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  • H.R. 684/S. 743/S. 336 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 -- All provisions relating to multi-state sales tax collection.
  • General issues related to comprehensive privacy legislation. Issues related to data breach notificaiton. Issues related to mobile privacy.
  • Issues related to the reformation of ECPA (Electronic Communications Privacy Act)
  • Issues related to patent reform, including inter partes and post grant review claim construction, stays of customer suits, heightened pleading requirements, CBM expansion, and joinder. S.866 : Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013, S.1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, S.1013: Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013, S.1612: Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013

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General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Computer Industry, Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Spending: about $45,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2013: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

Bills mentioned

H.R.684: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

Sponsor: Steve Womack (R-Ark.)

S.743: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

Sponsor: Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.)

S.336: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

Sponsor: Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.)

S.866: Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

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)

S.1612: Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

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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?
James (Gavin) Mathis Press Associate (Senate Finance Committee)

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.

Termination
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Registration

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

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