Bridging Technology Trends and Conversations in APEC Member Economies

  Across the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region, member economies’ competition authorities are taking a fresh look at the role of digital platforms and curated online marketplaces (COMs) in fostering healthy, innovative ecosystems. These digital platforms and the emerging technologies they enable are indispensable to startups, scaleups, and small and [...]

By |2025-09-30T15:48:12-04:00September 30th, 2025|antitrust, Blog, Competition, Global, Tech Regulation, Trade, Trends|

Protecting Innovation in Solar: Why Standard-Essential Patent Licensing Reform Matters

At this year’s RE+ conference in Las Vegas, ACT | The App Association highlighted a challenge that solar technology innovators are only now beginning to grapple with: abusive licensing practices tied to standard-essential patents (SEPs). For years, small app developers and device makers in the communications sector have faced aggressive [...]

By |2025-09-29T16:15:50-04:00September 29th, 2025|Blog, Tech Regulation, Trends|

Inside the EU’s Digital Markets Act Workshops

  A Developer Community Spotlight with Five Unique Startup Founders For startups, scaleups, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the Digital Markets Act (DMA) isn’t just an abstract policy; it’s a daily reality. These companies operate with limited resources and rely heavily on the tools and services that platforms provide. [...]

Encryption in the EU: What Startups Need to Know

  Developers keep users safe by building security-by-design with tools like encryption, authentication, and abuse-prevention protections that are the front line of protection. However, proposals currently being considered in Sweden and at the European Union level could threaten those tools and the critical protections startups and small and medium-sized enterprises [...]

No Clarity, No Protection: What the Withdrawal of the SEP Regulation Means for EU Startups

  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 [...]

By |2025-09-25T08:12:20-04:00September 24th, 2025|Blog, European Union, Policy, SEP, Tech Regulation|
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