Comments of ACT | The App Association to the Malaysia Competition Commission re: Public Consultation for Interim Report Market Review of the Digital Economy Ecosystem Under the Competition Act 2010
Statement from ACT | The App Association on Federal Circuit Appeals Decision in Ericsson v Lenovo on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs)
Today, the Federal Circuit took a significant step to curb standard essential patent (SEP) licensing abuses by vacating and remanding the lower court's decision. This decision follows ACT | The App Association recently filing an amicus brief on behalf of our small and medium-sized developer community in an appeal to [...]
Supporting Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Business and Startup Growth and Job Creation by Making the WTO Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions Permanent
The global Micro-, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise community has come together to urge World Trade Organization (WTO) members to make the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions permanent during the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13), which is taking place 26 to 29 February 2024 in Abu Dhabi.We welcome any [...]
ACT | The App Association’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and you know what that means – our annual gift guide! This year our holiday elves tinkered away for the ultimate list of app-enabled physical gifts, paid apps, and stocking stuffers (free apps with a physical gift suggestion) that is sure to [...]
ACTivists for Change: R&D Tax Credits
Earlier this year, we highlighted the pivotal role that research and development (R&D) plays in expanding the app economy and outlined how an aspect of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act severely challenged entrepreneurs' ability to immediately deduct full R&D expenses. Instead, business owners are now required to amortize [...]