On 16 April 2026, the European Commission adopted its revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) and Technology Transfer Guidelines (Guidelines). For ACT’s members, these Guidelines could determine the ability to license some of the patented components at the heart of technical standards like 5G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth on [...]
This week we're starting a return to our official name, Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), and moving away from the unofficial moniker “the App Association” that we’ve used as shorthand to describe our membership and our work. The world is experiencing a transformative surge in technological innovation from [...]
Right now, policymakers around the world are setting their 2026 agendas on the same core questions: how to protect consumers online, how to govern AI responsibly without stifling innovation, how to strengthen privacy and security, and how to drive economic growth. From Brussels to London to Washington, across the [...]
Earlier this month, a legal clock ran out in Europe. On 3 April 2026, interpersonal communication services operating in the European Union lost key legal clarity that has, until now, allowed them to voluntarily detect, report, and remove child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The temporary derogation from the ePrivacy [...]
EU ACTivists for Change: Members join forces to make the Single Market work for startups Across Europe, startups, scaleups, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are building world-class products, but their growth path is still more complicated than it should be. EU startups face 27 different systems for incorporation, [...]