Lobbying Relationship

Client

Data Treasury Corporation

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Lobbying firm

Capitol Counsel LLC

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  • Legislative issues relating to HR 1249, the Leahy-Smith America Invests Act, and S. 23, the American Invests Act
  • Issues related to HR 243, Patent Reform Act of 2011

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General Issues: Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Science/Technology

Spending: about $500,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

Bills mentioned

H.R.1249: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

S.23: America Invents Act

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

H.R.243: Patent Lawsuit Reform Act of 2011

Sponsor: Robert E. Latta (R-Ohio)

H.R.1260: Patent Reform Act of 2009

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

S.515: Patent Reform Act of 2009

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

S.610: Patent Reform Act of 2009

Sponsor: Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.)

H.R.1908: Patent Reform Act of 2007

Sponsor: Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.)

S.1145: Patent Reform Act of 2007

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

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Jim McCrery Former Member of Congress, Louisiana 4th Ranking Member, House Ways and Means Committee Committee Member, Joint Committee on Taxation
James Gould Staff Director, Senate Finance Committee
Zahra Buck Legislative Assistant, Rep. Bennie Thompson Prof. Staff House Homeland Security Committee
Drew Goesl Chief of Staff, Rep. Mike Ross Communications Director, Sen. Blanche Lincoln
Tucker Shumack Tax/Finance Counsel, Sen. Cmte on Small Business Leg. Asst., Sen. Johnny Isakson Leg. Asst., Sen. Paul Coverdell
John D. Raffaelli n/a
Shannon Finley n/a
David Jones n/a
Michael Hutton n/a
Denise Henry 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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