Andre Yoskowitz
1 Oct 2011 23:33
According to a recent disclosure, Motorola Mobility spent $530,000 lobbying in the Q2.
The company lobbied the federal government on spectrum allocation and patent reform, reads the report.
Additionally, the hardware company lobbied congress on cable set-top boxes, which is half of the company's hardware offerings. The other half is smartphones.
In the first quarter, the company spent $470,000 on lobbying.
Last month, Google purchased Motorola Mobility for $12 billion, in order to gain their patent portfolio and protect Android.