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|

ACT | The App Association Statement on State Visit to the United Kingdom and Signing of U.S.-UK Technology Prosperity Deal

  WASHINGTON – Today’s Technology Prosperity Deal between the United States and United Kingdom, with investment commitments from private corporations of £31 billion to develop UK AI, has the potential to supercharge transatlantic innovation partnerships for startups and small tech companies. ‘Our members and companies like them are the leading [...]

By |2025-09-18T19:11:33-04:00September 18th, 2025|Statement, United Kingdom|

Introduction of DMA-Style Brazilian Online Platform Legislation Will Stifle Growth of Digital Economy

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – ACT | The App Association is discouraged by today’s announcement from Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of proposed legislation to regulate the digital economy, similar to the approach taken in the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The DMA so far has produced no [...]

By |2025-09-18T13:09:21-04:00September 18th, 2025|Competition, Global, Statement|

ACT | The App Association Brings Small Business Voice to High-Stakes Tech Regulation Debate

  The recent House Judiciary Committee hearing on Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) and related regulations drew intense attention in Washington and beyond. Representing small app developers and connected device makers across the United States and Europe, ACT | The App Association’s president Morgan Reed underscored how Europe’s regulatory experiments [...]

By |2025-09-17T12:24:41-04:00September 17th, 2025|antitrust, Blog, Competition|
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