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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1730 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, NW |
Address2 | SUITE 850 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20006 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | San Diego |
State | CA |
Zip Code | 92121 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 60674-12
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6. House ID# 353580000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Alice Tornquist |
Date | 7/28/2014 3:57:23 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code AUT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Role of telematics in improving transportation efficiency and safety
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Alice |
Tornquist |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Implementation of the voluntary incentive auction authority in PL 112-96, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, including the need for additional spectrum to support growth of mobile broadband
H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act - Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband.
H.R. 3674 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act 2013- Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Alice |
Tornquist |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 866 - Patent Quality Improvement Act - A bill to make improvements to the transitional program for covered business method patents, and for other purposes.
S. 1013 - Patent Abuse Reduction Act - A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to add procedural requirements for patent infringement suits.
S. 1612 - Patent Litigation Integrity Act - A bill to deter abusive patent litigation by targeting the economic incentives that fuel frivolous lawsuits.
S. 2049 - Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act - A bill to curb unfair and deceptive practices during assertion of patents, and for other purposes.
S. 1720 - Patent Transparency and Improvements Act - A bill to promote transparency in patent ownership and make other improvements to the patent system and for other purposes.
T.T.I.P. - Advocated for including trade secret protection provisions in the IP Chapter and the TBT Chapter.
H.R. 3540 - Demand Letter Transparency Act - A bill to promote transparency in patent ownership.
HR - A bill to provide that certain bad faith communications in connection with the assertion of a United States patent are unfair and or deceptive acts or practices and for other purposes.
S 2267 - Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014 - Support for providing federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Laurie |
Self |
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Philip |
Wadsworth |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 844, the Deter Cyber Theft Act, to allow certain federal agencies to ban imports suspected of violating U.S. IP policy (advocate for reasonable cyber supply chain restrictions)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Steve |
Crout |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for STEM education and the use of mobile technology in improving education outcomes.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Alice |
Tornquist |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 540, The Energy Efficient Government Technology Act, legislation to save the federal government energy and money by requiring the use of energy efficient and energy reduction technologies, particularly in federal data centers (advocate for increased energy efficiency in federal data centers)
S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 (advocate for ICT enabled energy efficient government)
S. 2006, National Rare Earth Cooperative Act of 2014, advocate for a secure domestic supply of rare earth minerals.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Steve |
Crout |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 696, The Safe Chemicals Act of 2013, legislation to regulate the use of hazardous chemicals. (advocate for reasonable chemicals use management)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Steve |
Crout |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Advocate for reasonable cybersecurity regulations
H.R. 624, The Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act (CISPA), to facilitate greater information sharing regarding cyber threats between the public and private sectors (advocate for reasonable cybersecurity protections)
H.R. 756, The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, to spur cybersecurity R & D (advocate for reasonable cybersecurity protections)
H.R. 967, the Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Act, to spur cybersecurity R&D (advocate for reasonable cybersecurity protections)
H.R. 1163, the Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013, to reauthorize and update federal cybersecurity efforts (advocate for reasonable cybersecurity protections.)
H.R. 3361, the USA Freedom Act, which reforms the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) monitor privacy reforms
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Alice |
Tornquist |
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Steve |
Crout |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Immigration of highly skilled workers.
S. 744 - Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
H.R. 2131 - SKILLS Visa Act
H.R. 4186 - FIRST Act - Funding levels for NSF and NIST.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Alice |
Tornquist |
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Ayush |
Soni |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 756, The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, to spur cybersecurity R & D (advocate for reasonable cybersecurity protections)
H.R. 967, the Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Act, to spur cybersecurity R&D (advocate for reasonable cyber security protections)
Support for STEM education and funding for basic research
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Steve |
Crout |
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Alice |
Tornquist |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Need for corporate tax reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Alice |
Tornquist |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Implementation of the voluntary incentive auction authority in PL 112-96, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, including the need for additional spectrum to support growth of mobile broadband
H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act - Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband.
H.R. 3674 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act 2013- Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Alice |
Tornquist |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Role of telematics in improving transportation efficiency and safety
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Alice |
Tornquist |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Implementation of the voluntary incentive auction authority in PL 112-96, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, including the need for additional spectrum to support growth of mobile broadband
H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act - Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband.
H.R. 3674 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act 2013- Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Alice |
Tornquist |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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