Lobbying Relationship

Client

American Bar Association

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Lobbying firm

Mr. Chris Katopis

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  • AI/ML: Artificial Intelligence, Copyright and Computer Generated Content Patent Reform Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 Trademarks, Anti-counterfeiting, anti-piracy SHOP SAFE Act (TMs), S. 2934 Specialized IP Courts

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General Issues: Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Spending: about $441,750 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2020: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, U.S. Copyright Office

Bills mentioned

H.R.3429: SHOP SAFE Act of 2021

Sponsor: Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)

H.R.5374: SHOP SAFE Act

Sponsor: Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)

S.1843: SHOP SAFE Act of 2021

Sponsor: Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)

S.3042: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022

Sponsor: Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

H.R.5502: To require online marketplaces to verify certain information regarding...

Sponsor: Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)

S.936: INFORM Consumers Act

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

S.2891: Restoring the America Invents Act

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

S.3880: SMART Copyright Act of 2022

Sponsor: Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)

S.4417: Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reform Act of 2022

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

S.2774: Pride in Patent Ownership Act

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

S.2934: SHOP SAFE Act of 2023

Sponsor: Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)

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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?
Chris Katopis Senior Legal Advisor, USPTO, Department of Commerce; Director of Congressional Relations, USPTO; Counsel, U.S. House Judiciary Committee Senior Legal Advisor, USPTO, DoC; Director of Congressional Relations, USPTO; House Judiciary Committee Counsel.

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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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