Ninth Circuit Court’s Decision in Epic v. Google Threatens to Upend the App Economy and America’s Small Tech Businesses

  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 [...]

By |2025-07-31T16:29:38-04:00July 31st, 2025|Antitrust, Courts, Statement|

European Commission’s final decision to withdraw SEP Reg abandons SMEs to abusive system

  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) [...]

By |2025-07-31T10:55:33-04:00July 31st, 2025|European Union, SEP, Statement|

Letter to Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad re: Digital Platform Legislation in Brazil – English and Portuguese Versions

His Excellency Fernando Haddad Minister of Finance Ministry of Finance Esplanade of Ministries, Block P 70000-000 Brasília - DF Brazil RE: ACT | The App Association Views Regarding Digital Platform Legislation in Brazil Minister Haddad, ACT | The App Association represents small business application developers and connected device [...]

By |2025-12-15T16:27:16-05:00July 30th, 2025|Global, Letters|
Go to Top