Over the last several years, regulators, Congress, and most recently state legislatures, have been taking a hard look at “big tech” companies, the relationship they have with small businesses, like our members, and have raised concerns about competition in the digital market. We also have concerns. Real-life concerns that transcend [...]
The state of competition in app stores is a hot topic in Congress and state legislatures as they evaluate proposals to remedy issues arising from a perceived lack of competition in app store markets. At the federal level, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights [...]
On 5 May 2021, ACT | the App Association hosted a fireside chat on the licensing of standard-essential patents (SEPs) and the questions the Düsseldorf court recently referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the matter. The licensing of the patented technologies that underpin connectivity [...]
Join our executive director, Chelsea Thomas, as she rolls out ACT | The App Association’s Amplify Diverse Talent Working Group in the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBUT49f3Y9c “We recognize the gap in representation and the inequities in our industry, and we want to help change that. Like our Amplify blog series, [...]
We may have spent more time at home during the last year, but winding down or finding rest seems to have become more difficult for some. While mindfulness may be a new concept to many, Imma Juan has been researching and practising it for over a decade. A journalist by [...]