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ACT | The App Association statement from UK country manager Stephen Tulip on the Intellectual Property Office (IPO)’s Standard Essential Patents (SEP): 2024 forward look

Statement from Stephen Tulip, UK Country Manager at ACT | The App Association on the Intellectual Property Office (IPO)’s Standard Essential Patents (SEP): 2024 forward look, published today. ‘With this announcement, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has confirmed that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are especially disadvantaged by the current [...]

By Stephen Tulip|2024-02-27T12:12:09-05:00February 27th, 2024|News, Statement, United Kingdom|

ACT | The App Association Supports the Agreement of Six Leading Nations to Avoid Digital Services Taxes

The United States, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom have announced an extension of their 2021 agreement to transition from existing digital services taxes (DSTs) and to align with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)/G20 Inclusive Framework through June 30, 2024. ACT | The App Association [...]

By Brian Scarpelli|2024-03-06T15:24:37-05:00February 15th, 2024|News, Statement|

For EU Developers, App Store DMA Compliance Plan Presents Choices

Morgan Reed, president of ACT | The App Association, statement on Apple’s App Store DMA compliance plans: “Following the passage of the DMA, we have been waiting to see what the compliance plans would mean for our members. Our global members with EU clients and customers got some of their [...]

By Karen Groppe|2024-09-06T13:21:40-04:00January 31st, 2024|European Union, Statement, United Kingdom|

For Entrepreneurs, Anti-Merger Enforcement Policies Hurt Small Business

Morgan Reed, president of ACT | The App Association, statement on the announcement that Amazon and iRobot agreed to terminate Amazon’s pending acquisition of iRobot: “For our members and fellow innovators, acquisition is a critical path for future growth. Today’s announcement that Amazon is being forced to terminate the acquisition [...]

By Karen Groppe|2024-09-06T13:21:58-04:00January 29th, 2024|Competition, European Union, Global, In the news, News, Policy, Statement, Tech Regulation, United Kingdom|

EU Commission Dims Exit Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

Morgan Reed, president of ACT | The App Association, statement on reports that competition officials from the European Commission (EC) intend to block Amazon’s acquisition of startup iRobot: “Restrictions on companies being acquired dim opportunities for our members. This possible limitation becomes a barrier to exit, and for our members, [...]

By Karen Groppe|2024-09-06T13:22:18-04:00January 19th, 2024|Competition, European Union, Global, In the news, Statement, United Kingdom|