WASHINGTON – In an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, ACT | The App Association asserted its members’ vital interest in the judicial enforcement of the fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing commitments that standard-essential patent (SEP) holders agree to when they [...]
LONDON, UK – ACT | The App Association welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on standard-essential patent (SEPs) licensing issues that impact the small business innovator community and needed policy changes to address them. Technical standards underpin the internet of things [...]
ACT | The App Association’s members drive the innovation that powers our digital world. Each month, through our Member Monday series, we spotlight these trailblazing small businesses and their cutting-edge achievements. For startups, scaleups, and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing landscape can make or [...]
Despite being adopted by a super-majority vote (454 to 83) of the European Parliament, the European Commission decided to withdraw its proposed Standard Essential Patents (SEP) Regulation earlier this year. This leaves startups, scaleups, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Europe exposed to the same unpredictable and costly [...]