A Crucial Hearing You May Have Missed: Protecting U.S. Innovators and Small Businesses from Patent Licensing Abuses

  While you may have missed it, a vital hearing on issues at the core of small business innovation took place in the final days of the 118th Congress that will shape key legislative objectives starting in 2025. On December 18, 2024, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, [...]

By |2025-01-22T12:34:58-05:00January 22nd, 2025|Blog, FRAND, Innovation and IP, IoT, SEP, Standards|

2025 Global Policy Passport

Members of ACT | The App Association are innovative small businesses and independent developers driving change in the global app economy. From artificial intelligence and digital trade to connected health and decentralized technologies, our members build the tools and services that power today’s digital world. Just as a passport enables [...]

Event Recap: Discussing AI, IoT, SEPs, and more at the Smart Cities Connect Conference

  On December 4, 2024, ACT | The App Association participated in the Smart Cities Connect Conference in Austin, Texas. The Smart Cities Connect Conference is the largest gathering of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and services companies working within cities around the globe. Our panel, moderated by Caitlin Irr [...]

Event Recap: Advancing Brazilian Competition Through Standard-Essential Patent Licensing Policy and Enforcement

Brazil, one of Latin America’s leading economies, is grappling with the complexities of standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing. Brazilian courts are the most recent jurisdiction to experience an influx of SEP licensing disputes that challenge their understanding of being pro-innovation and pro-patent. ACT | The App Association partnered with Legal Grounds [...]

By |2024-10-30T16:35:28-04:00October 30th, 2024|Blog, FRAND, Global, Innovation and IP, SEP, Standards|

A Scroll Down Memory Lane: September 2024’s Member Mondays

ACT | The App Association’s members are at the forefront of innovation, leveraging technology to create meaningful solutions that drive positive change. Each month, we spotlight these trailblazing small businesses through our Member Monday series. Throughout September, or SEPstember as we like to call it, we introduced you to a [...]

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