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.
BERLIN: ACT | The App Association (ACT) and the Fair Standards Alliance (FSA) today established a CEN CENELEC Workshop to examine the licensing of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) in Europe, in particular in the field of 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT). Delegates from a wide range of companies [...]
By Matt Schwartz The House Small Business Committee recently held a hearing entitled, “Small Business Information Sharing: Combating Foreign Cyber Threats.” The hearing focused on the federal government’s engagement with the private sector on the issue of cybersecurity information sharing and heard testimony from the FBI’s Deputy Assistant Director of [...]
By Bruce Backa As an American small business owner, my ability to grow and create jobs requires’ fair and unfettered opportunities to export our products and services around the world. With 95 percent of consumers outside of the United States, innovations in cloud computing have allowed even small companies like [...]
By Ross Marchand Consumers benefit when internet service providers (ISPs) compete for subscribers. For example, competition has produced innovative options such as zero rating (free data) plans that can be used to help lower income populations access important content on the internet. But, concerns abound about the quality of and access to [...]
On November 29, 2017, the European Commission (EC) issued a highly-anticipated Communication on the licensing practices for standard essential patents (SEPs). The EC issued the Communication to provide a “balanced, smooth and predictable framework for SEPs” that will contribute to “the development of the Internet of Things and harnessing Europe's lead [...]
