“We applaud Senators Warner and Blackburn for introducing the Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act, which can better position standards development organizations and standards participants for success. A strong, yet nimble approach to technical standards development is a foundational imperative for ACT | The App Association’s members as they [...]
Statement from Mike Sax, founder and chairperson of ACT | The App Association, on today’s European Parliament plenary vote regarding the Regulation addressing standard-essential patent (SEPs) licensing: ‘The App Association welcomes the overwhelming vote by the European Parliament (EP) plenary to improve transparency and predictability in the system for licensing [...]
For ACT | The App Association’s small business members, generative artificial intelligence (GAI) has become an incredible tool to reduce the time and cost of bringing technologies to market. While some might think of large companies like OpenAI as the ultimate authority on public-facing GAI models, App Association members have [...]
A foundational international agreement, in place since 1998, that has enabled micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) around the world to grow and compete in the digital economy is currently facing expiration. Its renewal during the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) 13th Ministerial Conference taking place in Abu Dhabi next week [...]
Statement from Stephen Tulip, UK Country Manager at ACT | The App Association on the Intellectual Property Office (IPO)’s Standard Essential Patents (SEP): 2024 forward look, published today. ‘With this announcement, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has confirmed that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are especially disadvantaged by the current [...]