As the European Commission continues implementation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the app economy face new challenges and risks. Recently, members of ACT | The App Association met with the Commission to express deep concerns over potential intellectual property (IP) protection risks under [...]
Reasonable tax rates, access to data, and the ability to raise capital are all necessary conditions for the creation and growth of small companies in the app economy. These companies, in turn, provide both the foundations for and novel adaptations of the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven tools of the future. What [...]
WASHINGTON – ACT | The App Association today released the following statement from President Morgan Reed after Rep. Haley Stevens released the draft Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness Act. “As small businesses in the app economy, ACT | The App Association’s members have a comparative advantage in agility over [...]
Decades of standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing abuse led a cross-section of technology standards participants and their representatives, including the ACT | The App Association, to draft the CEN/CENLEC 95000 Workshop Agreement: Core Principles and Approaches for Licensing of Standard Essential Patents (CWA 95000). This detailed guide is a foundational document [...]
