RE: Vote in Favour of Referring the Commission’s SEP Withdrawal to the Court of Justice of the European Union
Dear Members of the European Parliament, On behalf of Europe’s most innovative startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), we, the members of ACT | The App Association, urge you to vote in favour of referring the Commission’s withdrawal of the SEP Regulation to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Small tech startups and SMEs building Europe’s IoT devices, health technologies, sustainability tools, and safety-critical systems are essential to the EU Digital Decade, the EU Green Transition, [...]
ACT | The App Association Supports Clear Federal Framework on AI to Bring Certainty for Small Developers
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the draft Executive Order on AI preemption, ACT | The App Association has issued the following statement: “We’ve got to put an end to the see-sawing and half measures when it comes to AI innovation guidelines,” said Morgan Reed, president of ACT | The App Association. “We need a clear framework that avoids a patchwork of state requirements so that small innovators can continue creating the AI applications that make AI a practical [...]
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 Dear President Trump: We write to raise an issue that has become a growing problem for American companies seeking to innovate and build in the United States: an increasing share of the products that our members make, and the technology that they use, requires the use of technical standards for interoperability and the U.S. patents that claim [...]
ACT | The App Association Statement on Further Details of U.S.-Korea Trade Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - ACT | The App Association is encouraged by the announcement from the United States and the Republic of Korea reaffirming the Korea Strategic Trade and Investment deal, as set out in the joint fact sheet released on November 13, 2025. The announcement signals meaningful intent from both governments to reduce digital non-tariff barriers, ensure that online platform regulations do not discriminate against U.S. companies, safeguard cross-border data transfers, and promote fair, predictable rules that support innovation [...]
The ABC’s of Age Verification in the United States
Part One of ACT | The App Association’s Two-Part Series: The ABCs and 1-2-3s of Age Verification and Compliance Lawmakers across the United States are introducing a wave of age verification and parental consent laws aimed at protecting kids online. While well-intentioned, these state-by-state approaches create a confusing and costly patchwork for startups and independent developers. And, as we have seen in other efforts to use age verification methods, the very people these laws aim to protect often become [...]