About ACT | The App Association

The App Association is a global trade association for small and medium-sized technology companies. Our members are entrepreneurs, innovators, and independent developers within the global app ecosystem that engage with verticals across every industry. We work with and for our members to promote a policy environment that rewards and inspires innovation while providing resources that help them raise capital, create jobs, and continue to build incredible technology.

European Parliament Continues to Stand Up for Startups, Innovation, and Economic Growth

  BRUSSELS – In response to today’s European Parliament Vote to challenge the Commission’s withdrawal of the proposed Standard-Essential Patent (SEP) Regulation: “With a clear majority, today’s vote shows that the European Parliament will not allow the Commission to walk away from much-needed standard-essential patent (SEP) reform without a fight,” [...]

By |2025-11-25T08:10:35-05:00November 25th, 2025|European Union, FRAND, Patents, SEP, Statement|

Support for the Referral of the Commission’s Withdrawal of the Standard Essential Patent Regulation to the Court of Justice of the European Union

  Roberta Metsola President of the European Parliament Rue Wiertz 60 1047 Brussels Belgium Cc: Group Presidents and Members of the European Parliament Re: Support for the Referral of the Commission’s Withdrawal of the Standard Essential Patent Regulation to the Court of Justice of the European Union Dear President Metsola [...]

By |2025-11-24T22:13:16-05:00November 24th, 2025|European Union, FRAND, Letters, Patents, SEP|

Letter to President Trump Re: Supporting American Innovation Through Standards and Standard-Essential Patent Policy Updates, both Domestically and Abroad

  The Honorable Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest Washington, District of Columbia 20500 Re: Supporting American Innovation Through Standards and Standard-Essential Patent Policy Updates, both Domestically and Abroad Dear President Trump: We write to raise an issue that has become [...]

By |2025-11-24T15:28:49-05:00November 21st, 2025|Letters, News, Standards, United States|

Ensuring the 28th Regime and the European Innovation Act Empower EU Startups

  Dear Executive Vice-President Virkkunen, Commissioner Zaharieva, and Honourable Members of the European Parliament, We, the members of ACT | The App Association, are European startups, scaleups, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) building companies from kitchen tables and co-working spaces, yet our innovations power the global digital economy and [...]

By |2025-11-26T09:14:41-05:00November 21st, 2025|Competition, European Union, Letters|
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