To safeguard American leadership in tech-driven markets vis à vis foreign rivals like the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Congress must recognize the importance of standards. Specifically, U.S. policy should account for the crucial role of standard-essential patents (SEPs) to global commerce, and ensure enforcement of fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) [...]
‘On Thursday, March 16, 2023, the UK High Court called out Interdigital Technology Corporation for acting as an unwilling licensor of standard-essential patents (SEP) by demanding unfair terms and an excessive royalty rate. ‘Today’s decision shows that SEP abuse is real and that with enough resources, it is possible to fight back [...]
Today, ACT | The App Association released a statement from president Morgan Reed celebrating Pi Day: “There’s an infinite number of reasons to celebrate Pi Day today. Here are my three favorite slices of pi: Pi Day is an opportunity to remind ourselves of the importance of science, technology, engineering, [...]
Recently, Jen Easterly, head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), spoke at an event at Carnegie Mellon University where she emphasized the “need for a system of security products that take the responsibility off of consumers.” Easterly named several companies to compare how they approach accountability and transparency [...]
Earlier this month, ACT | The App Association co-hosted the third installment of our Coding a Career event series alongside our partners Apple and Louisiana’s Community and Technical Colleges at the Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC) Shreveport Campus. This event brought together some of the area’s most engaged officials, business [...]