1st Quarter - Report

BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE for BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE

Period 1st Quarter 2014 Filed Apr 18, 2014 Signed by Vinisha Bhatia, Communications and Policy Admin Assistant

Official filing
Firm
BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE
Client
BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE
Income
—
Expenses
$430,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Computer Industry CPI

Lobbied on issues pertaining to information technology including, but not limited to, cloud computing and privacy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER HOPFENSPERGER —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Homeland Security HOM

S. 1034 National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2014 (Parts of bill related to Cybersecurity)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY A MOLINO —

Contacted: SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: S. 1034 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Lobbied on issues pertaining to proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) trade agreements and expansion of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), including, but not limited to, provisions relating to IP protection and enforcement; electronic commerce; services; and government procurement.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER HOPFENSPERGER —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID J OHRENSTEIN —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1612 (113th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.