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.

A Missed Opportunity as Administration Reveals Further Details of U.S. – EU Trade Deal

  WASHINGTON – Statement from Morgan Reed, president of ACT | The App Association: “Today’s announcement doesn’t include much that we already didn’t know and leaves out the biggest non-tariff trade barriers impacting small tech companies in the United States and in Europe” said Morgan Reed, president of ACT | [...]

By |2025-08-21T16:05:16-04:00August 21st, 2025|Competition, Statement, Trade, United States|

Japan Fair Trade Commission Fails to Address Deep Concerns of Small and Independent App Developers

  WASHINGTON – The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has finalized its guidelines to implement the Act on Promotion of Competition for Specific Smartphone Software (SSCPA). ACT | The App Association issued the following statement: "The App Association remains deeply concerned with Japan's intervention into curated online marketplaces (COMs) through [...]

By |2025-08-12T16:31:38-04:00August 12th, 2025|Competition, Global, Statement|

Ninth Circuit Court’s Decision in Epic v. Google Threatens to Upend the App Economy and America’s Small Tech Businesses

  WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regrettably ruled to uphold the lower court’s decision, ignoring the rights of app developers to choose where to sell their own products and threatening today’s competitive and innovative app economy. “This ruling tells small app developers that they don’t [...]

By |2025-07-31T16:29:38-04:00July 31st, 2025|antitrust, Courts, Statement|

European Commission’s final decision to withdraw SEP Reg abandons SMEs to abusive system

  Brussels, Belgium – The App Association is deeply disappointed with the European Commission’s final decision to withdraw the proposed Standard Essential Patents (SEP) Regulation without any clear plan for replacement as is being reported in the press. Innovators need a SEP framework that ensures small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) [...]

By |2025-07-31T10:55:33-04:00July 31st, 2025|European Union, SEP, Statement|

Announced U.S. – EU Trade Deal is a Mixed Bag for Small Tech Companies and App Developers

  Statement from Morgan Reed, president of ACT | The App Association: “We are relieved to see the EU’s commitment not to adopt or maintain network usage fees and pleased with their decision to maintain zero customs duties on software and digital goods,” said Morgan Reed, president of ACT | [...]

By |2025-07-29T14:12:01-04:00July 29th, 2025|News, Statement, Trade|
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