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Bridging Technology Trends and Conversations in APEC Member Economies

  Across the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region, member economies’ competition authorities are taking a fresh look at the role of digital platforms and curated online marketplaces (COMs) in fostering healthy, innovative ecosystems. These digital platforms and the emerging technologies they enable are indispensable to startups, scaleups, and small and [...]

By |2025-09-30T15:48:12-04:00September 30th, 2025|antitrust, Blog, Competition, Global, Tech Regulation, Trade, Trends|

Protecting Innovation in Solar: Why Standard-Essential Patent Licensing Reform Matters

At this year’s RE+ conference in Las Vegas, ACT | The App Association highlighted a challenge that solar technology innovators are only now beginning to grapple with: abusive licensing practices tied to standard-essential patents (SEPs). For years, small app developers and device makers in the communications sector have faced aggressive [...]

By |2025-09-29T16:15:50-04:00September 29th, 2025|Blog, Tech Regulation, Trends|

D.C. Bar Association Hosts Timely Discussion on Potential Remedies in the Landmark Google Search Case

  With Judge Mehta ruling that Google illegally maintained its monopoly in the general search and search advertising markets, violating Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, which is very likely to be appealed, all attention has turned to the question of what remedies the court will impose. A July [...]

By |2025-08-06T12:27:51-04:00August 6th, 2025|Blog, Courts, In the news|

Will Disability Access be Undercut by Misguided Digital Platform Regulation?

    In April 2025, the World Institute on Disability (WID) released a white paper on accessibility in the app economy space titled Accountability Now: Enforcing Accessibility Standards In the Mobile App Economy. This WID report is remarkable in highlighting how the symbiotic relationship between developers and platforms has bolstered [...]

By |2025-06-06T15:54:57-04:00June 6th, 2025|App Economy, Blog|
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