Encryption in the EU: What Startups Need to Know

  Developers keep users safe by building security-by-design with tools like encryption, authentication, and abuse-prevention protections that are the front line of protection. However, proposals currently being considered in Sweden and at the European Union level could threaten those tools and the critical protections startups and small and medium-sized enterprises [...]

No Clarity, No Protection: What the Withdrawal of the SEP Regulation Means for EU Startups

  Despite being adopted by a super-majority vote (454 to 83) of the European Parliament, the European Commission decided to withdraw its proposed Standard Essential Patents (SEP) Regulation earlier this year. This leaves startups, scaleups, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Europe exposed to the same unpredictable and costly [...]

By |2025-09-25T08:12:20-04:00September 24th, 2025|Blog, European Union, Policy, SEP, Tech Regulation|

ACT | The App Association Statement on Confirmation of John Squires to Lead U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today in a letter to newly confirmed Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) John Squires, ACT | The App Association and a diverse coalition of industry trade groups provided recommendations to support job creation [...]

By |2025-09-18T19:23:46-04:00September 18th, 2025|Innovation and IP, SEP, Statement|
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