Lobbying Relationship

Client

EMC Corporation

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Lobbying firm

Franklin Square Group, LLC

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  • cybersecurity; encryption; data center consolidation; data breach legislation; Judicial Redress Act
  • International Trade Commission patent issues; patent litigation reform; HR 9, the Innovation Act; S 1137 PATENT Act; patent litigation reform; AIA implementation; trade secrets reform; S 2733 Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016; HR 4829 Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act
  • international corporate tax issues
  • federal IT procurement issues
  • defense technology capabilities

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General Issues: Computer Industry, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Government Issues, Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Health Issues

Spending: about $860,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2009: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), House of Representatives, Senate

Bills mentioned

H.R.9: Innovation Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.2733: Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016

Sponsor: Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

H.R.4829: Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act

Sponsor: Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.)

H.R.1268: Energy Efficient Government Technology Act

Sponsor: Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)

S.754: To improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing...

Sponsor: Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.)

H.R.1560: Protecting Cyber Networks Act

Sponsor: Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)

H.R.1731: National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015

Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-Texas)

H.R.624: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act

Sponsor: Mike Rogers (R-Mich.)

H.R.472: Federal Cost Reduction Act of 2013

Sponsor: Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.)

S.1013: Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

H.R.845: Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.2639: Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013

Sponsor: Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

S.866: Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.2024: End Anonymous Patents Act

Sponsor: Ted Deutch (D-Fla.)

H.R.3309: Innovation Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.1770: FAIR Act

Sponsor: Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

S.2267: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014

Sponsor: Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)

H.R.540: Energy Efficient Government Technology Act

Sponsor: Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)

S.773: Cybersecurity Act of 2010

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Matthew Tanielian Counsel, Senator Robert Torricelli Chief Counsel, Courts Subcommittee, US Senate
Joshua Ackil Spec Assistant, Leg Affairs, Pres Bill Clinton Assoc Dir, Senate Democratic Steering Comm Assist to Chief of Staff, House Min Leadr Gephardt
Kara Calvert LA, Senator Mike Enzi
Brian Peters LA/Press Sec, Congressman Jay Inslee
Ryan Triplette Chief IP Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee
Kara Campbell n/a
Kara Calvert Campbell n/a
Brian Ackil n/a
Matt Tanielian n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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