The EU’s evolving framework for standard-essential patents – Part III: Transparency in FRAND methodologies for SEP evaluations

8 February 2022 at 15h CET | Register now Industry participants have long debated the meaning of Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND), and have attempted to define the appropriate methodology for calculating FRAND rates. Indeed, different methodologies are available for the evaluation of SEPs, and often, litigation has centred around [...]

By |2022-02-02T05:13:50-05:00January 27th, 2022|Blog, European Union, Events, IoT, Manufacturing, Patents|

App Makers Tour of Europe – Nordics

On 8 December, ACT | The App Association hosted the final edition of its App Makers Tour of Europe. The event brought together app developers, policymakers, and industry to discuss the Nordics’ app ecosystem. The panel considered the impact of future legislation such as the Digital Markets Act (DMA) on [...]

Event Recap: The essentiality, validity, and infringement of declared SEPs

Part two of the webinar series: A new framework for standard-essential patents (SEPs) On 30 November 2021, ACT | The App Association held the second webinar in a series of public events covering standards and standard-essential patents (SEPs) and how they impact European innovation and competition (view online). The event [...]

By |2022-01-27T04:13:14-05:00December 9th, 2021|Blog, European Union, Events, IoT, Manufacturing, Patents|

Year in Review: EU & UK Member Spotlights 2021

ACT | The App Association exists to support our members’ growth by advocating for an environment that inspires and rewards innovation. We help our members navigate regulatory environments and provide them with resources to leverage their intellectual assets to raise capital, create jobs, and continue innovating. 2021 certainly came with [...]

Security and Trust from an App Maker’s Point of View: A whitepaper on security and trust in the app ecosystem

In just 14 short years, the app economy emerged out of nowhere to become an €830 billion ecosystem. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the app economy thrived and played a key role in sustaining our work, studies, and daily lives. In particular, small app development companies, like ACT | The App [...]

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