Washington, D.C. – The App Association has hired Jack Fleming, former Chief Communications Officer at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as its Director of Global Communications. Fleming brings extensive communications expertise and a deep understanding of key policy issues to the role. At the USPTO, Fleming was responsible [...]
On 8 May 2025, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (U.S.) announced a new trade agreement. While much of the news coverage has focused on tariffs for steel, cars, and agricultural goods, there’s are also reasons to be optimistic for small tech businesses on both sides of [...]
‘Our members broadly welcome the trade announcement. Closer trade relations between the United States and UK will provide a boost for UK tech small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The U.S. market is key for many app developers in the UK. The proposed U.S.–UK technological partnership could act as a [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an amicus brief submitted during the Google Search antitrust case, ACT | The App Association detailed unintended and deleterious outcomes for small and medium-sized tech businesses from the proposed remedies from the U.S. Department of Justice and the State of Colorado: Proposed Remedies Will Create [...]
