WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today in a letter to newly confirmed Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) John Squires, ACT | The App Association and a diverse coalition of industry trade groups provided recommendations to support job creation [...]
This May, to address the rapid development of India’s standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing landscape, ACT | The App Association hosted a timely event titled “A Fair Standard-Essential Patent Licensing Process for a Thriving Economy,” in collaboration with Jindal Initiative on Research in IP and Competition (JIRICO) at O.P. Jindal [...]
This April, ACT | The App Association spent 10 days in India meeting with policymakers, regulators, and stakeholders to make the case for a fair, pro-innovation national stance on standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing. For small tech companies and independent app developers, SEP policy can feel distant, but it has [...]