Politicians Come Expensive In The US

In the same quarter, Qualcomm founder and chairman, Irwin Jacobs, hosted a fund-raising dinner for Hillary Clinton's presidential run, attended by  former president Bill Clinton, at his home in La Jolla outside San Diego.

According to Forbes, the subjects of Qualcomm's political obbying were: the use of wireless airwaves, the transition to digital television, patent reform, trade policy,  the research and development tax credit, and the US government's use of the company's technology to defend against cyber attacks, according to the report filed April 18 with the House clerk's office.

The bodies subjected to the Qualcomm lobbying exercise were: the US Congress, the National Economic Council, the Patent & Trademark Office, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the US Trade Representative, and departments of State, Commerce, Defence, Homeland Security and Justice.

In 2007, Qualcomm paid a lobbying company, Lent Scrivner & Roth, $200,000  to lobby various federal agencies and government bodies on the subjects of  patent reform legislation, Broadcom's patent case against Qualcomm and telecommunication reform issues.