113th Congress
5/20/13
Office of Management and Budget
ABA Expresses Concerns Over Sequestration of Funding for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
112th Congress
12/17/12
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
ABA Submits Comments on USPTO Proposed Rules of Professional Conduct
5/4/12
Treasury Department Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
Opposes Treasury Proposal on Disclosure of Client Identity and Beneficial Ownership
6/23/11
House
ABA Opposes Manager's Amendment to H.R. 1249, the Patent Reform Bill.
6/20/11
House
ABA Urges Rep. Lamar Smith to Reject Proposed Substitute for Section 22 of H.R. 1249, the Patent Reform Bill.
6/13/11
House
ABA urges the U.S. House of Representatives to promptly consider H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act.
111th Congress
6/26/09
Senate
ABA Finds David Kappos Qualified for the Director of the PTO (Committee on the Judiciary)
3/26/09
Senate
ABA Supports the Coburn Amendment for S. 515, the Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Committee on the Judiciary)