Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Issue Code: CPT

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AI Overview

Copyright/Patent/Trademark is one of the 79 issue categories tracked under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. With $383.9M in total lobbying spend across 13.0K filings, it ranks among the significantly lobbied policy areas in Washington. The money flowing into this issue reflects how much is at stake for the industries involved.

$383.9M
Total Lobbying Spend
13.0K
Filings
50
Top Clients

Spending by Year

YearSpendingFilings
2018$43.0M1,655
2019$48.4M1,647
2020$42.8M1,636
2021$47.2M1,526
2022$53.7M1,771
2023$52.6M1,691
2024$48.0M1,487
2025$48.1M1,588

Biggest Spenders

#ClientSpending
1Qualcomm Incorporated$41.9M
2The Blackstone Group$10.0M
3Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America INC$7.7M
4National Association of Broadcasters$7.0M
5Comcast Corporation$5.0M
6Microsoft Corporation$5.0M
7Recording Industry Association of America$4.8M
8Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America$4.7M
9American Society of Mechanical Engineers$4.5M
10High Tech Inventors Alliance$4.3M
11Oracle America, INC.$4.3M
12Intel Corporation$4.0M
13Soundexchange$3.9M
14Oracle Corporation$3.5M
15Sony Pictures Entertainment$3.3M
16American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (Ascap)$3.0M
17Interdigital$2.9M
18American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers$2.9M
19PHRMA$2.8M
20Interdigital, INC.$2.7M
21Iheartmedia INC$2.7M
22Zuffa and Affiliates$2.6M
23Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform$2.5M
24Pfizer INC.$2.5M
25Dupont Specialty Products(previously Reported as E.i. Du Pont De Nemours and Co)$2.5M

Top Firms

Covington & Burling LLP$49.8M
Acg Advocacy$20.0M
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld$15.4M
Franklin Square Group, LLC$10.1M
Marla Grossman LLC$9.5M
Thorsen French Advocacy LLC$9.5M
Crossroads Strategies, LLC$8.8M
Harbinger Strategies, LLC$8.7M
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP$8.5M
Nvg, LLC$8.5M
Twinlogic Strategies, LLP$8.4M
Tiber Creek Group$7.9M
Mehlman Consulting, INC.$7.8M
Forbes-tate$7.7M
Fgs Global (US) LLC (FKA Fgh Holdings LLC)$7.1M

What They Lobby For

  • Raising Canndescent's profile in Washington, DC with federal decision makers; intellectual property issues before the US Patent and Trademark Office; promoting Canndescent's research and development o
  • PTAB. Patent and Trademark Office
  • Healthcare and access issues/IP Protection/Trade
  • Promote efficient government procurement policy innovation via transparent and robust data analytics and IT modernization (H.R. 4887); encourage innovation and support intellectual property protection
  • Policy and oversight related to the generic pharmaceutical industry.
  • Cybersecurity issues. Internet of Things.
  • CREATES Act, patents issues related to generics, FDA review and approval of complex generics, CMS regulation of biosimilars, Medicaid generics regulation, Hatch-Waxman Act
  • Music licensing, including H.R. 4706, the "Music Modernization Act of 2017."
  • Outreach in connection with the Stolichnaya vodka brand in light of ongoing U.S. trademark litigation. Outreach related to the report submitted to Congress by the Department of Treasury Pursuant to s
  • Issues relating to the Patent Reform Act

Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings

Last updated: February 2026

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