About Mike Sax

Founder & Chairman

ACT | The App Association statement from founder and chairperson Mike Sax on the JURI Committee Vote on the SEP Regulation

Brussels, 24 January, 2024 —  ‘The Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament has taken a significant step forward today by advancing the SEP Regulation, a development that bodes well for SMEs. This Regulation is a measured yet vital step towards enhancing fairness and transparency in the licensing of standard [...]

By |2024-09-06T13:22:07-04:00January 24th, 2024|European Union, In the news, Innovation and IP, Patents, United Kingdom|

SMEs urge MEPs to support the new SEP Regulation

An Open Letter to the Members of the European Parliament As the European Parliament deliberates on the proposed EU Regulation on Standard-Essential Patents (SEPs), our members urge lawmakers to endorse this vital regulation. The SEP licensing regime in Europe is fundamentally broken, placing far too much power in the hands [...]

By |2024-09-06T13:22:40-04:00November 30th, 2023|Blog, European Union, FRAND, Innovation and IP, United Kingdom|

Perspectives on the upcoming launch of the Unified Patent Court

On 23 May 2023, ACT | The App Association held an online event titled ‘Perspectives on the upcoming launch of the Unified Patent Court’. The event brought together App Association members who are affected by standard-essential patent (SEP) policies, academics, litigators, and industry experts. The conversation was centred around the [...]

By |2024-09-06T13:24:23-04:00July 3rd, 2023|Courts, European Union, FRAND, Innovation and IP, Patents, United Kingdom|

No Code? No Problem!

To build a software or content company 20 years ago, you needed to design packaging, contract with disk duplicators, arrange distribution channels, set up order processing, handle shipping, and take care of hundreds of other logistical details. All that, in addition to building and marketing your product. Being in the [...]

By |2020-03-16T12:37:13-04:00March 16th, 2020|App Economy, Blog, Trends|
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