BRUSSELS - The European Commission’s 2026 Work Programme, published today, reveals that the awaited proposal for a ‘28th regime’ as an optional EU-wide company form for startups and scaleups will take the form of a Directive rather than a Regulation. This decision marks a significant shift from earlier expectations [...]
WASHINGTON - ACT | The App Association expresses serious concern regarding the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) recently released Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) inter partes review (IPR) procedures and related policy changes, and USPTO Director John Squires announcement today [...]
ACT | The App Association submitted an amicus curiae brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a stay of the district court’s injunction in Epic v. Google. The App Association represents small technology companies and app developers who depend on trusted, curated online marketplaces to reach consumers worldwide. “The [...]
Washington, D.C. – Last week’s announcement of a new $100,000 tax on H-1B visas is a gut punch to small and medium-sized tech companies. For more than 15 years, ACT | The App Association has firmly held the position that access to H-1B visas for specially skilled employees is [...]
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 [...]