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Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

395 lobbying filings named this agency, 2025 to 2026. Those filers reported $358,637,083.78 of lobbying spend in total, across all the work each filing covers.

An LD-2 reports one money figure for the whole filing, covering every part of government it named. The dollar amounts here are the spend of filings that named Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), not money spent lobbying it. Money counts the latest version of each filing only; filing counts include ones a later amendment restated.

 Issues raised
  1. Copyright/Patent/Trademark 359 filings that named this body and this issue
  2. Trade (domestic/foreign) 251 filings that named this body and this issue
  3. Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 157 filings that named this body and this issue
  4. Budget/Appropriations 134 filings that named this body and this issue
  5. Health Issues 99 filings that named this body and this issue
  6. Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 83 filings that named this body and this issue
  7. Science/Technology 69 filings that named this body and this issue
  8. Environment/Superfund 67 filings that named this body and this issue
  9. Medicare/Medicaid 66 filings that named this body and this issue
  10. Telecommunications 59 filings that named this body and this issue
  11. Immigration 53 filings that named this body and this issue
  12. Small Business 51 filings that named this body and this issue
  13. Defense 50 filings that named this body and this issue
  14. Transportation 47 filings that named this body and this issue
  15. Government Issues 46 filings that named this body and this issue
 Filings by year
  • 2025 261 $229,197,038.78
  • 2026 134 $129,440,045.00

Bar length is filings that year against the busiest year. A year is the filing year, not the date lobbying happened.

 Clients lobbying here
  1. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. $106,990,000.00 6 filings
  2. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA $57,470,000.00 6 filings
  3. AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC $26,520,000.00 6 filings
  4. GENENTECH INC $16,010,000.00 6 filings
  5. MICROSOFT CORPORATION $14,440,000.00 6 filings
  6. NOVARTIS $13,128,000.00 6 filings
  7. BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT) $13,060,000.00 6 filings
  8. GILEAD SCIENCES INC $12,622,000.00 6 filings
  9. BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION $9,570,000.00 6 filings
  10. PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION $9,070,000.00 6 filings
  11. GSK (FKA GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.) $7,350,000.00 6 filings
  12. DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES INC $7,060,000.00 6 filings
  13. CISCO SYSTEMS INC $5,990,000.00 9 filings
  14. QUALCOMM INCORPORATED $5,160,000.00 7 filings
  15. CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC (FKA E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY) $4,470,000.00 6 filings
 Firms filing on their behalf
  1. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. $106,990,000.00 6 filings
  2. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA $57,470,000.00 6 filings
  3. AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC $26,520,000.00 6 filings
  4. GENENTECH, INC $16,010,000.00 6 filings
  5. MICROSOFT CORPORATION $14,440,000.00 6 filings
  6. NOVARTIS $13,128,000.00 6 filings
  7. BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT) $13,060,000.00 6 filings
  8. GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. $12,622,000.00 6 filings
  9. BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION $9,570,000.00 6 filings
  10. PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION $9,070,000.00 6 filings
  11. GSK (FKA GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.) $7,350,000.00 6 filings
  12. DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES, INC. $7,060,000.00 6 filings
  13. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC $5,840,000.00 6 filings
  14. CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC (FKA E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY) $4,470,000.00 6 filings
  15. RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA $4,436,730.00 2 filings

Client and firm names are the filers' own text, not deduplicated: one company can appear under several spellings.

 Bills these filings cite most 12
  • S 1546
    86 filings · Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025
  • S 1553
    79 filings · PREVAIL Act
  • HR 3152
    76 filings · Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025
  • HR 3160
    73 filings · PREVAIL Act
  • S 708
    70 filings · RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2025
  • HR 1574
    63 filings · RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2025
  • HR 1
    59 filings · An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
  • S 1367
    49 filings · NO FAKES Act of 2025
  • HR 1492
    41 filings · To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between s…
  • S 1041
    40 filings · Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act
  • S 1096
    40 filings · Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act
  • S 1097
    40 filings · Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025

Bills are parsed from the filings' own activity descriptions, so this is what lobbyists wrote down, not a record of contact with this body about that bill.

 Filings that named it 395
1A
BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT) for BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT)
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026 · District of Columbia · $2,040,000.00 expenses · posted Aug 31, 2026
View → 4A
BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT) for BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT)
4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025 · District of Columbia · $1,760,000.00 expenses · posted Aug 31, 2026
View → 2A
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP for UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $660,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 21, 2026
View → Q2
MR. JONATHAN BAND for LIBRARY COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · posted Jul 21, 2026
View → Q2
PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION for PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $1,520,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION for BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $2,360,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC for CISCO SYSTEMS INC
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $850,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
3M COMPANY for 3M COMPANY
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $720,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP for UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $800,000.00 expenses · Amended later · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $1,173,637.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP for QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $450,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT) for BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT)
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $1,820,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. for SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $1,180,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. for GILEAD SCIENCES INC
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · California · $1,590,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC for AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $4,360,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $16,950,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
FRESENIUS KABI USA LLC for FRESENIUS KABI USA LLC
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Illinois · $580,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
ACG ADVOCACY for NETLIST, INC.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $60,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA for PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $7,360,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → 2A
CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC (FKA E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY) for CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC (FKA E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY)
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $200,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
ACG ADVOCACY for AXEL SPRINGER
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Virginia · $30,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC (FKA E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY) for CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC (FKA E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY)
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $200,000.00 expenses · Amended later · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
ACG ADVOCACY for ALLIANCE OF U.S. STARTUPS AND INVENTORS FOR JOBS
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · California · $40,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
ACG ADVOCACY for ABBVIE
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Illinois · $60,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
THE DUBERSTEIN GROUP INC. for BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Kentucky · $67,500.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
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Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. "Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)" is the filers' own entry from the LDA's list of government bodies. Rollups on this page refresh every six hours.

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