Supporting American Innovation Through Standards and Standard-Essential Patent Policy Updates, both Domestically and Abroad

  The Honorable Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest Washington, District of Columbia 20500 Dear President Trump: We write to raise an issue that has become a growing problem for American companies seeking to innovate and build in the United States: [...]

ACT | The App Association Welcomes JURI Committee’s Decision to Take the Commission to Court Over SEP Withdrawal

  BRUSSELS – Today, the European Parliament’s JURI Committee voted to challenge the European Commission’s withdrawal of the proposed Standard Essential Patents (SEP) Regulation in court. ACT | The App Association strongly supports this decision, which is a vital step to protect Europe’s small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) innovators and consumers. [...]

By |2025-11-04T07:43:50-05:00November 4th, 2025|European Union, FRAND, Patents, SEP, Statement|

Latest Actions by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Squires Weaken the Certainty in the U.S. IP System that Small Businesses Need

  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 [...]

By |2025-10-21T09:32:58-04:00October 21st, 2025|News, Patents, Statement, United States|
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