About Association for Competitive Technology

ACT 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 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.

ACT | The App Association Proposes Five Reforms in Comments to UKIPO’s Consultation on Fair SEP Licensing

  LONDON, UK – ACT | The App Association welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on standard-essential patent (SEPs) licensing issues that impact the small business innovator community and needed policy changes to address them. Technical standards underpin the internet of things [...]

ACT | The App Association is Deeply Concerned About Deleterious Effects of H-1B Visa Announcement

  Washington, D.C. – Last week’s announcement of a new $100,000 tax on H-1B visas is a gut punch to small and medium-sized tech companies. For more than 15 years, ACT | The App Association has firmly held the position that access to H-1B visas for specially skilled employees is [...]

By |2025-09-24T12:49:05-04:00September 24th, 2025|Statement, United States|

ACT | The App Association Statement on Confirmation of John Squires to Lead U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today in a letter to newly confirmed Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) John Squires, ACT | The App Association and a diverse coalition of industry trade groups provided recommendations to support job creation [...]

By |2025-09-18T19:23:46-04:00September 18th, 2025|Innovation and IP, SEP, Statement|
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