CHRIS KATOPIS

Registrant on federal lobbying filings · filed 2025 to 2026

$208,125 Income reported

1 Clients represented

6 Filings counted

0 Former members lobbying

Income is the fees this registrant reported being paid to lobby. Everything on this page is grouped by the registrant's LDA id (401105883), not by name.

Clients 1

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION $208,125 6 filings

Lobbyists named 1

CHRIS J. KATOPIS 6 filings · through 2026 Senior Legal Advisor, USPTO, DoC; Director of Congressional Relations, USPTO; House Judiciary Committee Counsel.

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Reported by year 2 years

2026 $69,750 2 filings
2025 $138,375 4 filings

Issues lobbied 1

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Agencies and chambers lobbied 5

Commerce, Dept of (DOC) 6
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 6
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) 6
SENATE 6
U.S. Copyright Office 6

Recent filings 6 total

Q2

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · House · Senate · $34,875 income · posted Jul 10, 2026

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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026 · House · Senate · $34,875 income · posted Apr 7, 2026

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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025 · House · Senate · $34,875 income · posted Jan 13, 2026

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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025 · House · Senate · $33,750 income · posted Oct 14, 2025

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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025 · House · Senate · $34,875 income · posted Jul 7, 2025

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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025 · House · Senate · $34,875 income · posted Apr 4, 2025

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Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, synced daily. Money is self-reported by the filer and often rounded. Lobbying is legal, disclosed activity.