Association for Competitive Technology Applications to Intervene in Digital Markets Act Cases Granted BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – In granting the Association for Competitive Technology’s (ACT) application to intervene in Case T-438/25, Case T-352/24, and T-359/25, collectively Apple Inc. v. European Commission, the General Court of the European Union has acknowledged [...]
Decisions made in Brussels, London, and other capitals around the globe increasingly shape whether startups can raise funds, access markets, and scale worldwide. When the rules of the road aren’t clear or keep shifting, they affect product timelines, increase costs, and make investors turn away. That’s true for early-stage [...]
On 16 April 2026, the European Commission adopted its revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) and Technology Transfer Guidelines (Guidelines). For ACT’s members, these Guidelines could determine the ability to license some of the patented components at the heart of technical standards like 5G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth on [...]
This week we're starting a return to our official name, Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), and moving away from the unofficial moniker “the App Association” that we’ve used as shorthand to describe our membership and our work. The world is experiencing a transformative surge in technological innovation from [...]
Commission’s Review Focuses on Cosmetics Rather Than Substance BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The Digital Markets Act (DMA) Review Report represents a missed opportunity to take stock of the DMA's broader impact on the EU digital economy. The Commission's report focuses on surface issues rather than conducting a thorough [...]