Why It Matters
Business Software Alliance Inc. increased its in-house lobbying expenses by $110,000 from the second to the third quarter. Its lobbying included the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act, a proposal concerning Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)administrative challenges to patents.
By the Numbers
The alliance’s third-quarter disclosure reported $430,000 in in-house expenses, compared with $320,000 in the preceding quarter and $490,000 in the third quarter of 2025.
Outside firm Crossroads Strategies LLC reported $50,000 for the third quarter. Across registrants, the alliance reported $480,000 for the quarter, up $90,000 from the prior quarter and down $90,000 from the same quarter in 2025.
The in-house team included Craig Albright, Danielle Brown, Bruce Miller II, and Jessica Salmoiraghi. Albright, Brown, and Miller previously served on House staffs.
In the first quarter, CGCN Group LLC and Capitol Hill Policy Group LLC filed termination reports for their work for the alliance.
Broader Context
The alliance urged Congress to oppose the patent measure in a 2024 joint letter, arguing that it would create unjustified obstacles to administrative patent review.
Supporters including Adeia Inc., the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and the Biotechnology Innovation Organization said the proposal would strengthen patent owners’ rights while preserving administrative challenges, according to an Innovation Alliance compilation.
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced S.1553 on May 1, 2025, and Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) introduced its House companion, H.R.3160, that day. Both were referred to their chambers’ Judiciary committees. A referral puts a bill before a committee for consideration; it does not enact the proposal.
On government technology, the alliance named the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program in its lobbying disclosure; the program published consolidated authorization rules on June 25. The consolidated rules govern FedRAMP authorizations going forward. Earlier pilot activity tested faster, automated authorization approaches and fed into the rules.
The disclosure also named the Halting International Relocation of Employment Act alongside workforce development and retraining issues.
The Bottom Line
The Senate patent measure awaits action in the Judiciary Committee following its referral.
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