ACT | The App Association recognizes the gap in representation in the app economy, and we want to change that. Our Amplify series lifts the voices of those in the tech community who are working to close those gaps in representation. We’re highlighting the problem solvers, elevating those who are [...]
Quick Reminder Late last year, the United States Department of Justice (DoJ), United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) jointly released a proposed policy statement that updates and improves guidance on standard-essential patents (SEPs). As long-time proponents of fair, reasonable, and [...]
Did you develop an app for Apple’s App Store? Was it available between 2015 and 2021? Was the app free with in-app purchases or a subscription? Paid? YOU could be entitled to financial compensation! No . . . really . . . we’re serious. Despite the lighthearted, informercial-for-a-questionable-law-firm tone of [...]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and you know what that means – our annual gift guide! This year our holiday elves tinkered away for the ultimate list of app-enabled physical gifts, paid apps, and stocking stuffers (free apps with a physical gift suggestion) that is sure to [...]
As you probably heard, virtual AppCon’21 returned in September, and this M.A.C. (Mini AppCon) focused on infrastructure and federal programs supporting broadband deployment. As a quick reminder, our first M.A.C. of 2021 covered all things connected health and pandemic response and M.A.C. 2 addressed issues around competition and standard-essential patents [...]