ACT | The App Association today brings 50 software companies from across the country to the nation's capital for its annual Washington Fly In. On Monday, participants will attend the ACT Conference on the Mobile Economy. On Tuesday they conduct over 125 meetings with Senators, Members of Congress, FTC Commissioners, [...]
Here at ACT, we always strive to ensure that our members are able to stay up to date on the latest policy issues involving the internet. However, we also recognize that the issues and terminology used in these discussions can get very complicated. To make sure that everybody is able [...]
In Defense of Process: Identifying the Problem Before Seeking Solutions You don’t necessarily need to walk before you can run, but you should probably look where you are before you do either. The U.S. Government’s announcement that it would transition out of its unique legacy role in ICANN set [...]
ACT is pleased to see the administration advocating for additional funds for the Patent and Trademark Office. For many years, this self-funding agency has seen its critical resources diverted away to other agencies. With a growing patent backlog, and technical assistance needed by examiners evaluating rapidly evolving technologies, the decision [...]
There is a lot of talk these days about patent trolls – who they are, what they do, and how we can best protect innovators from frivolous lawsuits. The demand letters sent by patent trolls are particularly concerning to small businesses—like app developers—that don’t have legal teams to help them [...]