On 15 June 2021, ACT | the App Association held an event covering the fundamental issues companies may experience when trying to license patents in the internet of things (IoT) context. Although Nokia and Daimler reached a licensing agreement, and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will, [...]
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 [...]
On 17 June 2021, ACT | The App Association continued the App Makers Tour of Europe. During our second stop in Germany, local app developers, policymakers, and industry representatives discussed the German app economy and the opportunities and challenges developers face today. Our panel also debated the Digital Markets Act [...]
The racial wealth gap in the United States has remained relatively unchanged since 1967, with Black and Brown Americans making a little more than $57 for every $100 in income earned by their White counterparts. When you consider that 66 percent of new entrepreneurs start their businesses using personal savings, [...]
On 25 May 2021, ACT | The App Association kicked off the App Makers Tour of Europe with its first stop in Romania. During this webinar, we engaged with local app developers, policymakers, and academics. Our speakers discussed the Romanian tech ecosystem and considered the impacts of impending tech regulation [...]