With Judge Mehta ruling that Google illegally maintained its monopoly in the general search and search advertising markets, violating Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, which is very likely to be appealed, all attention has turned to the question of what remedies the court will impose. A July [...]
On July 17, ACT | The App Association sponsored a lively happy hour hosted by App Association member Capitol CNCT, drawing more than 150 attendees, including Hill staffers and leaders from across the tech and policy landscape. In a relaxed social atmosphere, over drinks and snacks, folks discussed how [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regrettably ruled to uphold the lower court’s decision, ignoring the rights of app developers to choose where to sell their own products and threatening today’s competitive and innovative app economy. “This ruling tells small app developers that they don’t [...]
At the end of June, ACT | The App Association had the privilege of hosting a “Coding a Career” event in conjunction with the Detroit Apple Developer Academy’s graduation. Designed to empower recent graduates of the developer academy as they transition from the classroom to the ever-changing world of [...]
Brussels, Belgium – The App Association is deeply disappointed with the European Commission’s final decision to withdraw the proposed Standard Essential Patents (SEP) Regulation without any clear plan for replacement as is being reported in the press. Innovators need a SEP framework that ensures small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) [...]