IBM CORP

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2001–2006

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2006	—	1	1
2005	—	4	2
2004	—	1	1
2001	—	3	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
POWELL GOLDSTEIN LLP	—	4
JAY GRANT & ASSOCIATES	—	3
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP	—	2

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	2
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	1
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)	1
SENATE	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	4
Transportation	Transportation	3
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	3
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	1
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	1
Railroads	Railroads	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Defense	Defense	1

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