Statement by ACT | The App Association on the European Commission’s Announcement of the Expert Group on Standard Essential Patents
The European Commission announced their establishment of a 15-person expert group to consider the value and licensing practices for standard essential patents. ACT | The App Association President Morgan Reed [...]
Big Cities, Small Cells: Why Municipalities Shouldn’t Stand in the Way of 5G Deployment
At any given moment, the average American is no more than three feet from their wireless device. And these days, we’re doing more than tending to a virtual farm or [...]
Uncrossing the Wyres: Why Technology Standards Hold the Key for Developer Innovations
ACT | The App Association represents app developers and tech small businesses creating new innovations in all corners of the globe. This week, we feature one of our newest European [...]
5G: Not Just the ‘Next G’ for Connected Health
By Madeline Zick Now, more than ever, we rely on our phones and mobile devices to engage in the digital and physical world. These mobile technologies have enhanced our fitness [...]
When Downloading a Picture of Broadband Access, the Image is Blurry
* Policymakers and experts frequently debate how to provide broadband access to all Americans and how fast the internet connections should be. In order to know how far we must [...]
USITC Considers the Qualcomm v. Apple Patent Case: The Possibility of a New and Troubling Precedent
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) was recently tapped to hear the ongoing spat between two of the world’s leading tech companies to determine whether Apple infringed three patents [...]