Member Spotlight: Cyclopic

Reinventing the wheel: How Cyclopic’s centreless wheel system is revolutionising electric vehicles Cyclopic has recently joined the ACT | The App Association to connect with other companies, increase their knowledge of standard-essential patent (SEP) issues and be a part of our shared sector voice. Cyclopic is a pioneering technology company [...]

Update: What tech SMEs should know about Germany’s modernised Patent Act

ACT | The App Association is a long-time advocate of strong intellectual property protections and works hard to include our members’ voices in the relevant policy development processes taking place across the EU. Small tech businesses thrive in environments where they can enjoy legal certainty and which reflect widely accepted [...]

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Member Spotlight: Loopcycle

Manufacturing businesses often sell their products to customers via third parties or intermediaries. This means there is no direct link between the manufacturer and the end-user. For the manufacturers, this missing link decreases the chances of valuable product recovery for remanufacturing or recycling and makes it harder to foster long-term [...]

AppCon’21: Return of the M.A.C. (Mini AppCon)

Every year members of ACT | The App Association make the trip from every corner of the United States to our nation’s capital for three days of education and advocacy. Enter: 2020, COVID-19, and our first totally virtual AppCon! AppCon’20 spanned across five weeks – weeks one through four were [...]

An Update on the Digital Services Act: SMEs Urge European Commission and Parliament to Ensure Proportionality

The European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) met on 21 June to discuss the proposed regulation of online platforms and digital service providers, the Digital Services Act (DSA). ACT | The App Association has concerns that some of the provisions Member of the European Parliament (MEP) [...]

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