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.
The Honorable Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest Washington, District of Columbia 20500 Re: Supporting American Innovation Through Standards and Standard-Essential Patent Policy Updates, both Domestically and Abroad Dear President Trump: We write to raise an issue that has become [...]
Dear Executive Vice-President Virkkunen, Commissioner Zaharieva, and Honourable Members of the European Parliament, We, the members of ACT | The App Association, are European startups, scaleups, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) building companies from kitchen tables and co-working spaces, yet our innovations power the global digital economy and [...]
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 [...]
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 | [...]