COALITION FOR PATENT FAIRNESS INC: Form 990, tax year 2011
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- Organization
- COALITION FOR PATENT FAIRNESS INC (EIN 20-4746337)
- Tax period
- 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
- Filed
- 2012-03-29
- IRS object ID
- 201210899349300916
- Schema version
- 2011v1.2
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2012-03-29T14:17:48-05:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2011-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 521511275 | EIN |
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Raffa PC | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1899 L Street NW Suite 900 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Washington | City |
| State | DC | State |
| ZIP Code | 20036 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2011-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 204746337 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Coalition For Patent Fairness Inc | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Business Name Line2 | c/o Google Inc | BusinessNameLine2 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | COAL | NameControl |
| Phone | 2022073661 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1101 New York Ave NW Second Fl | AddressLine1 |
| City | Washington | City |
| State | DC | State |
| ZIP Code | 20005 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Robert Tai | Name |
| Title | Treasurer | Title |
| Phone | 2022073661 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2012-03-29 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | 1 | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Frank H Smith | Name |
| PTIN | P00639053 | PTIN |
| Phone | 2028225000 | Phone |
| Date Prepared | 2012-03-29 | DatePrepared |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2011 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | Robert Tai | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1101 New York Ave NW Second Fl | AddressLine1 |
| City | Washington | City |
| State | DC | State |
| ZIP Code | 20005 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 1782584 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | 0 | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| Organization501c | X | Organization501c |
| Web Site | www.patentfairness.org | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 2006 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | DE | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | A consortium of companies organized to advocate for change to patent litigation rules. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 11 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 11 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 0 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 1 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income | 0 | NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 0 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 0 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue Prior Year | 2100834 | ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 1782584 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 0 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 0 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Prior Year | 0 | OtherRevenuePriorYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 0 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 2100834 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 1782584 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 0 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 0 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 0 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 2328602 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 1206731 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 2328602 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 1206731 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | -227768 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 575853 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 207460 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 841909 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 120404 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 179000 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 87056 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 662909 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Mission Description | To support the efforts to reform laws affecting scientific and technological innovation. The coalition seeks to carry out its mission through the services of professionals and experts in the fields of scientific innovation and legal reform. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | 0 | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | 0 | SignificantChange |
| Description | The coalition's lobbying activities will benefit the wide range of businesses that create, produce or sell technology or technology-based services, as well as the public at large and the national economy. | Description |
| Described In501 C3 | 0 | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | 0 | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | 0 | PoliticalActivities |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 1 | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Donor Advised Funds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | 0 | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | 0 | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | 0 | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | 0 | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | 0 | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | 0 | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | 0 | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | 0 | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | 0 | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | 0 | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | 0 | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | 0 | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | 0 | School |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | 0 | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | 0 | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | 0 | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | 0 | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | 0 | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | 0 | Gaming |
| Hospital | 0 | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | 0 | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | 0 | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | 0 | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | 0 | TaxExemptBonds |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | 0 | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | 0 | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | 0 | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | 0 | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | 0 | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | 0 | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | 0 | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | 0 | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | 0 | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | 0 | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | 0 | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | 0 | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction Related Entity | 0 | TransactionRelatedEntity |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | 0 | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | 1 | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 7 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Compliance With Backup Witholding | 1 | ComplianceWithBackupWitholding |
| Number Of Employees | 0 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Unrelated Business Income | 0 | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | 0 | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | 0 | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Indoor Tanning Services | 0 | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 11 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 11 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | 0 | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | 0 | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | 0 | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | 0 | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | 1 | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | 1 | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | 1 | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | 1 | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | 1 | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | 0 | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | 0 | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | 0 | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | 0 | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Whistleblower Policy | 0 | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | 0 | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | 0 | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | 0 | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | 0 | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Robert Tai | NamePerson |
| Telephone Number | 2023461271 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1101 New York Avenue NW Second | AddressLine1 |
| City | Washington | City |
| State | DC | State |
| ZIP Code | 20005 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| No Listed Persons Compensated | X | NoListedPersonsCompensated |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (12 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation | OfficerOfficer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shailendr Bhumralkar | ||||||
| Director | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joesph Fitzgerald | ||||||
| Director | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sarah Guichard | ||||||
| Director | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Lang | ||||||
| Director | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michelle K Lee | ||||||
| Director | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richard J Lutton Jr | ||||||
| Director | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Myers | ||||||
| Director | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anthony Peterman | ||||||
| Director | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matthew Sarboraria | ||||||
| Director | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Simon | ||||||
| Director | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Westergard | ||||||
| Director | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robert Tai | ||||||
| Treasurer | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 0 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs | 0 | TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs |
| Total Other Compensation | 0 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 0 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | 0 | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | 0 | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | 0 | CompensationFromOtherSources |
Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (4 entries)
| Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City | StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode | Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices | CompensationCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FierceIsakBlalock LLC | |||||
| 600 New Hamp Ave NW 1000 | Washington | DC | 20037 | Lobbying | 349056 |
| KelloggHuberHansenToddEvansFigel | |||||
| 1615 M St NW 400 | Washington | DC | 20036 | Lobbying | 295562 |
| Franklin Square Group LLC | |||||
| 900 7th St NW 750 | Washington | DC | 20001 | Lobbying | 222500 |
| Story Partners LLC | |||||
| 1000 Potomac St NW 102 | Washington | DC | 20007 | Lobbying | 200000 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 4 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Membership Dues | Description |
| Business Code | 900099 | BusinessCode |
| Total Revenue Column | 1782584 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 1782584 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | 1782584 | TotalProgramServiceRevenue |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 1782584 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 1782584 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | 0 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
| Exclusion | $0 | ExclusionAmount |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 20462 | Total |
Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1058689 | Total |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 124035 | Total |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Miscellaneous | Description |
| Total | 3545 | Total |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1206731 | Total |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 39443 | BOY |
| EOY | 786975 | EOY |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 166667 | BOY |
| EOY | 53584 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1350 | BOY |
| EOY | 1350 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 207460 | BOY |
| EOY | 841909 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 120404 | BOY |
| EOY | 104000 | EOY |
Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 75000 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 120404 | BOY |
| EOY | 179000 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 87056 | BOY |
| EOY | 662909 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 87056 | BOY |
| EOY | 662909 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 207460 | BOY |
| EOY | 841909 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | 575853 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Reconcilation Other Changes | 0 | ReconcilationOtherChanges |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | 0 | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | 0 | FSAudited |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | 0 | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantially All Dues Nondeduct | 0 | SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct |
| Only In House Lobbying | 0 | OnlyInHouseLobbying |
| Agree To Carryover Prior Year | 0 | AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear |
| Dues Assessments | 1782584 | DuesAssessments |
| Non Ded Lobby Political Current | 1058689 | NonDedLobbyPoliticalCurrent |
| Non Ded Lobby Political Total | 1058689 | NonDedLobbyPoliticalTotal |
| Aggr Amt Reported In Dues Notices | 1782584 | AggrAmtReportedInDuesNotices |
| Taxable | -$723,895 | TaxableAmount |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)
| Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | The Coalition shall have three classes of members, designated as Class A Members, Class B Members, and Class C Members. The Board of Directors may create new classes of members with such rights and conditions of membership as determined by the Board of Directors. The members of each class of membership, including any additional class of members created by the Board of Directors, are hereinafter the "Members". Any entity shall be eligible to be a member if it applies for membership in a class for which it is eligible, agrees to pay the dues for the class of membership for which the entity applies and supports the principal goals adopted by the Coalition. The Members do not elect or control decisions of the Board of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | Each member may appoint its director by written notice to the Coalition. In the absence of such an appointment by a member, the Board of Directors may elect a director who is a representative of that member to fill the vacancy or if no such director is elected, the member's operating officer shall serve as its director. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | Each member shall serve at the pleasure of memeber which appointed such director (or for which the director was elected). |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | The Coalition Treasurer confers with the Coalition's accountants to review the Federal Form 990. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15: The Coalition does not have employees and the officers are not compensated. |