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ACT | The App Association statement from UK country manager Stephen Tulip on the Intellectual Property Office (IPO)’s Standard Essential Patents (SEP): 2024 forward look

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 [...]

By Stephen Tulip|2024-02-27T12:12:09-05:00February 27th, 2024|News, Statement, United Kingdom|

ACT | The App Association Supports the Agreement of Six Leading Nations to Avoid Digital Services Taxes

The United States, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom have announced an extension of their 2021 agreement to transition from existing digital services taxes (DSTs) and to align with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)/G20 Inclusive Framework through June 30, 2024. ACT | The App Association [...]

By Brian Scarpelli|2024-03-06T15:24:37-05:00February 15th, 2024|News, Statement|

Calling All Senators: Developers Need Relief

Over the past few months, ACT | The App Association and our members have been at the forefront of advocating to restore crucial research and development (R&D) tax relief found in Section 174 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Rewarding best practices through tax incentives, such as R&D deductions, empowers [...]

By Jong Chung|2024-02-14T11:56:40-05:00February 14th, 2024|Blog, Competition, Trade|

Buyer’s Remorse: App Giants Reap What They Sow in Europe

Well, well, well, the saying goes … if it isn’t the consequences of my own actions. As compliance plans roll out under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in Europe, self-aware DMA advocates must be thinking these rueful thoughts. But it’s never a sentiment anyone wants to express unironically in public. [...]

By Graham Dufault|2024-03-27T12:17:27-04:00February 12th, 2024|Blog, Competition, In the news, Policy|

Developers Respond to DMA Compliance Plans: “Wait and See”

Last week Apple announced changes to the terms of service for developers and others seeking to be part of the iPhone ecosystem. These changes, implemented for European Union (EU) citizens as part of the compliance requirements under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), created a brief moment of hand wringing [...]

By Morgan Reed|2024-03-27T12:13:59-04:00February 12th, 2024|Blog, Competition|