The No AI FRAUD Act: Good Intentions, Flawed Execution

Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) has been shown to support small business innovation in several ways. For example, small companies use GAI in ways that reduce time, cost, and efficiency barriers, advancing avenues for expansion, and otherwise enabling innovation. Yet, potential consequences from utilizing GAI as a commercial tool, including the [...]

By |2024-03-06T16:42:49-05:00March 6th, 2024|Blog, copyright, Innovation and IP|

Empowering Innovation: A Unified Call for Action on National Standards and Fair SEP Licensing Policies

To address the existing power imbalances and transparency issues within the standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing landscape, members of ACT | The App Association recently sent a letter to members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. This letter underscores the App Association’s support for the Administration’s National Standards Strategy for [...]

By |2024-03-06T16:38:46-05:00March 6th, 2024|App Economy, Blog, FRAND, Innovation and IP, Policy, Tech Regulation, Trends|

Repair with Caution: How the FTC’s Decisions Could Impact Security, Privacy, and IP

We have said it once, and we’ll say it again: the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) must be careful not to adopt broad rulemaking that would invite serious security, privacy, and intellectual property (IP) risks for U.S. businesses. This broad rulemaking includes the heavily debated consumers’ right to repair as recently [...]

By |2024-03-04T11:05:00-05:00March 1st, 2024|Blog, copyright, Innovation and IP|

ACT | The App Association statement from founder Mike Sax regarding the EU Parliament plenary vote on the EU SEP Regulation

Statement from Mike Sax, founder and chairperson of ACT | The App Association, on today’s European Parliament plenary vote regarding the Regulation addressing standard-essential patent (SEPs) licensing: ‘The App Association welcomes the overwhelming vote by the European Parliament (EP) plenary to improve transparency and predictability in the system for licensing [...]

By |2024-02-28T08:05:37-05:00February 28th, 2024|FRAND, Innovation and IP, News, Statement|

Make the EU ex-SEP-tional: Be a friend to SME innovation and vote yes on the EU SEP Regulation

  Recently, the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament took a significant step forward in advancing the much-needed standard-essential patent (SEP) regulation in the European Union that would curb SEP licensing practices that continue to harm and distort competition across consumer and enterprise markets. This development is important to [...]

By |2024-02-06T18:27:13-05:00February 6th, 2024|App Economy, Blog, Innovation and IP, Patents, Policy, Tech Regulation|
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