ExSEPtional FRANDs
At the beginning of December, building on the Biden Administration’s executive order on competition, the Department of Justice (DoJ), United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and the National Institute [...]
Examining the Privacy of Verbal Communications in Disenfranchised Communities
In 2021, ACT | The App Association launched its Amplify Diverse Talent Working Group, an effort seeking to elevate the contributions of diverse populations to the app economy, while at [...]
On Open App Markets Act, Sponsors Make Progress but the Bill Still Diminishes Developers’ Prospects on App Stores
Two weeks ago, we saw the Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) hold a contentious vote on S. 2992, a bill that would prohibit certain privacy and security practices where software platforms [...]
The EU’s evolving framework for standard-essential patents – Part III: Transparency in FRAND methodologies for SEP evaluations
8 February 2022 at 15h CET | Register now Industry participants have long debated the meaning of Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND), and have attempted to define the appropriate methodology [...]
Are You Eligible for iOS Developer Payment?
Did you develop an app for Apple’s App Store? Was it available between 2015 and 2021? Was the app free with in-app purchases or a subscription? Paid? YOU could be [...]
AICOA Remains a Disaster for Security and Privacy
One of the core concerns ACT | The App Association had about the original text of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) is that it effectively prohibits platforms [...]