John Squires
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by John Squires, who was picked to be: Under Secretary for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce. It is part of a collection of thousands of ethics documents ProPublica has been collecting from across the Trump administration.
Roles Outside Government
Officials are required to disclose paid or unpaid positions they hold or recently held outside the federal government, including roles as officer, director, trustee or employee. (Form 278e, Part 1)
| Organization | Position held | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dilworth Paxson LLP | Partner, 2/2017 - Present | 1 | |
| John A. Squires | Consultant/Agent, 1/2021 - Present | 2 | |
| FinClusive Capital, Inc | Director, 1/2018 - Present | 3 | |
| iQ4 Corp. | Director, 2/2018 - Present | 4 | |
| RANE Network Inc. | Advisor to the Board, 12/2013 - Present | 5 | |
| University of Pennsylvania | adjunct professor, 8/2023 - 9/2023 | 6 |
Employment Assets
Officials are required to disclose assets associated with their employment, including salary, retirement accounts, stocks, intellectual property and awards or prizes. (Form 278e, Part 2)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilworth Paxson LLP (law firm) | $52,982 | Salary | 1 | ||
| Dilworth Paxson LLP capital account | None (or less than $1,001) | $8,900 | paid out as income - account closed out | 2 | |
| FinClusive Capital, Inc (Banking compliance) | $1M - $5M | None (or less than $201) | 3 | ||
| iQ4 (Digital learning and certification) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 4 | ||
| John A. Squires, Consultant, sole proprietor | $100K - $250K | $205K | Consulting compensation | 5 | |
| John A. Squires, Consultant, sole proprietor, anticipated bonus | $250K - $500K | None (or less than $201) | 6 | ||
| Fidelity Rollover IRA | 7 | ||||
| U.S. brokerage account (Cash) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 7.1 | ||
| IBM Personal Pension Plan – defined benefit plan (value not readily ascertainable) eligible for $206.43/mon. at age 65 | None (or less than $201) | 8 | |||
| IBM 401K Plan, no remaining assets | $17,917 | cash distribution | 9 | ||
| Perkins Coie Retirement 401k Plan | 10 | ||||
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Fund Investor Class Shares (VTTVX) | $500K - $1M | None (or less than $201) | 10.1 | ||
| Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 401k | $150K | Cash distribution | 11 | ||
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Institutional Plus Shares (VIIIX) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 11.1 | ||
| RANE Network, Inc. (risk management intelligence services) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 12 |
Employment Agreements
Officials are required to disclose agreements relating to other jobs, including what will happen with any small businesses they own during government service and any continued health care coverage, planned leaves of absence, severance or bonuses. (Form 278e, Part 3)
| Organization | Agreement | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins Coie 401k | I will continue to participate in this defined contribution plan, but the plan sponsor no longer makes contributions. (2012-03-01) | 1 | |
| IBM Personal Pension Plan | I will continue to participate in this defined benefit plan. (1984-07-01) | 2 | |
| Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 401k | I will continue to participate in this defined contribution plan, but the plan sponsor no longer makes contributions. (2016-06-01) | 3 | |
| John A. Squires | My sole proprietor consulting business will be inactive during my appointment and all outstanding client fees will be fixed before I enter government service. As part of my compensation from my sole proprietorship, I receive quarterly bonus payments. The amount of my outstanding bonus payments for services I provided as a sole proprietor will be calculated and fixed before I enter government service. (2025-03-01) | 4 |
Compensation
Officials are required to disclose the sources of any compensation above $5,000 in a year. (Form 278e, Part 4)
| Organization | Description | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dilworth Paxson LLP | Services as Partner | 1 | |
| FinClusive Capital, Inc. | Legal services (client of Dilworth Paxson, LLP) | 2 | |
| RANE Network, Inc. | Legal services (client of Dilworth Paxson, LLP) | 3 | |
| iQ4 Corp. | Legal services (client of Dilworth Paxson, LLP) | 4 | |
| Financeable, Inc. | Legal services (client of Dilworth Paxson, LLP) | 5 | |
| Mintz Group, Inc. | Legal services (client of Dilworth Paxson, LLP) | 6 | |
| BoardActive, Inc. | Legal services (client of Dilworth Paxson, LLP) | 7 | |
| Contrafect, Inc. | Legal services (client of Dilworth Paxson, LLP) | 8 | |
| Marc Abramowitz | Legal services (client of Dilworth Paxson, LLP) | 9 | |
| Villegas & Cefo, LLP | Legal services (client of Dilworth Paxson, LLP) | 10 | |
| John A. Squires | Services as a sole proprietor | 11 | |
| KT4 Partners LLC | Consulting/patent agent services (client of my sole proprietorship) | 12 | |
| Oodles Energy, Inc. | Consulting/patent agent services (client of my sole proprietorship) | 13 | |
| Simone Fascione | Consulting/patent agent services (client of my sole proprietorship) | 14 |
Other Assets and Income
Officials are required to disclose other assets and sources of investment income belonging to them, their spouse or their dependent children. These include annuities, bonds, cash, college savings plans, farms, precious metals, real estate, stocks, trusts and wills. (Form 278e, Part 6)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin (held in Coinbase Wallet) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 1 | ||
| Ethereum (held in Coinbase Wallet) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2 | ||
| U.S. Bank (Cash) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 3 | ||
| brokerage account #1 | 4 | ||||
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc (gs) | $100K - $250K | $50,001 - $100K | Capital Gains Dividends | 4.1 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (BBBY) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.2 | ||
| TWB Investment Partnership II LP | None (or less than $1,001) | $2,501 - $5,000 | 5 | ||
| 1212 Perkins Venture Fund LLC | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6 | ||
| Goldman Sachs Capital Partners VI Employee Fund L.P. | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 7 | ||
| International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $5,001 - $15,000 | Capital Gains | 8 | |
| Goldman Sachs Private Equity Partners 2005 Emp LP | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 9 | ||
| Goldman Sachs Whitehall Street Global Employee Fund 2005 LP | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 10 | ||
| Wave Systems, Inc. (drowning detection and prevention technology) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 11 |
Liabilities
Officials are required to disclose their liabilities totaling more than $10,000, as well as any linked to their spouse or dependent children. These include mortgages, credit card debt and student loans. The interest rates and loan repayment terms are also required. (Form 278e, Part 8)
| Creditor | Description | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley Private Bank, NA | type: Mortgage on Personal Residence, amount: $500,001 - $1,000,000, year-incurred: 2024, rate: 5.75%, term: 10/1 ARM, 30- year term | 1 | |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS | type: Credit Card, amount: $15,001 - $50,000, year-incurred: 2024, rate: 18%, term: revolving | 2 | |
| Internal Revenue Service (liability has been paid off) | type: tax underpayment, amount: $50,001 - $100,000, year-incurred: 2017, rate: 7%, term: on demand | 3 |
About the Data
Most political appointees and senior officials in the executive branch are required by law to file public financial disclosure reports. These are documents that detail their financial holdings, positions they hold outside government, their spouse’s holdings, their liabilities and their recent financial transactions (such as buying or selling stock) during a defined reporting period.
The most senior officials file their disclosures with an agency called the Office of Government Ethics, and others file them with a designated ethics official within their agency. The Ethics in Government Act allows members of the public and the press to request these documents.
We’re publishing this information to give the public an important glimpse into the financial ties of a powerful and often hidden cadre of presidential appointees within the federal bureaucracy.
The main document type included in the database is the OGE Form 278e, which appointees must file when they are nominated (for Senate-confirmed appointees) or when they enter government (all others), and then annually while in the position. Another common document included is the OGE Form 278-T, also known as a periodic transaction report, which all public filers must submit within 30 days of a transaction. We are also making other ethics documents available, such as ethics agreements, certificates of divestiture and other documents we have obtained under the Ethics in Government Act.
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