2nd Quarter - Report

FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP, LLC for VMWARE INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$30,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Computer Industry CPI

big data issues; virtualization; cloud policy; cybersecurity; S. 754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act; H.R. 1560, the Protecting Cyber Networks Act; H.R. 1731, the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; data breach notification legislation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSHUA ACKIL —
KARA CALVERT CAMPBELL —
BRIAN PETERS —
MATTHEW TANIELIAN —
RYAN TRIPLETTE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 754 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSHUA ACKIL —
KARA CALVERT CAMPBELL —
BRIAN PETERS —
MATTHEW TANIELIAN —
RYAN TRIPLETTE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

federal IT acquisition policy; FITARA implementation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSHUA ACKIL —
KARA CALVERT CAMPBELL —
BRIAN PETERS —
MATTHEW TANIELIAN —
RYAN TRIPLETTE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.