4th Quarter - Report — MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. for TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (2013)

Firm

MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.

Client

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Income

$50,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform. H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013. S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013. S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013. H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act. H.R. 22, The Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act. S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013. H.R. 3309, The Innovation Act. S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRUCE MEHLMAN	—
DAVID R THOMAS	—
ALLEN L THOMPSON	—
BRIAN WILD	—
CHARLES WOOTERS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 662 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th), H.R. 2024 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), H.R. 22 (113th), S. 866 (113th)

Science/Technology SCI

General innovation issues including research funding, STEM education. Sequestration.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRUCE MEHLMAN	—
DAVID R THOMAS	—
ALLEN L THOMPSON	—
BRIAN WILD	—
CHARLES WOOTERS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Computer Industry CPI

Reform of Export Controls.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRUCE MEHLMAN	—
DAVID R THOMAS	—
ALLEN L THOMPSON	—
BRIAN WILD	—
CHARLES WOOTERS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive tax reform. Taxation of American multinational tech companies including the R&D tax credit, corporate tax rate and treatment of overseas profits.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRUCE MEHLMAN	—
DAVID R THOMAS	—
ALLEN L THOMPSON	—
BRIAN WILD	—
CHARLES WOOTERS	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade Promotion Authority.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRUCE MEHLMAN	—
DAVID R THOMAS	—
ALLEN L THOMPSON	—
BRIAN WILD	—
CHARLES WOOTERS	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Immigration IMM

High Skilled Immigration reform. S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. H.R. 633 and S. 293, The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigration Act of 2013. H.R. 2131, The Skills Visa Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRUCE MEHLMAN	—
DAVID R THOMAS	—
ALLEN L THOMPSON	—
BRIAN WILD	—
CHARLES WOOTERS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 169 (113th), S. 293 (113th), H.R. 633 (113th), H.R. 2131 (113th), S. 744 (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.