ACT | The App Association welcomes the European Commission’s adoption of an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, which President Biden and European Commission President von der Leyen announced in March 2022. This new framework will play a crucial role in ensuring the continued protection of data and [...]
Policy Recommendations for AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) is clearly a priority for policymakers, with 37 AI-related laws enacted globally, more than 80 pending legislative proposals at the state level and several more at the federal level. To understand and shape rules for this complex and evolving technology, a vital voice—that [...]
The App Association welcomes the European Commission’s efforts to improve transparency in the system for licensing standard-essential patents (SEPs) and for its recognition of the central role small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups play in the innovation process and the development of the European economy. A SEP licensing ecosystem [...]
ACT | The App Association is pleased that the IPO included the concerns of our members and the challenges they face in the current SEP licensing environment. The process of licensing SEPs is an important issue that not only impacts SME innovation, but also the UK’s ability to compete in [...]
Today, ACT | The App Association released a statement from president Morgan Reed on today’s House Energy and Commerce Committee markup of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (H.R. 8152). “We are glad to see that Democratic and Republican leaders of the House Energy & Commerce Committee have come [...]