The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) have been in the news a lot the past few months regarding Apple and Samsung. While most know that Apple and Samsung have been fighting over patents, not everyone is familiar with the ways the ITC, [...]
Fifteen ACT | The App Association members explain their strong concerns with the covered business method (CBM) provisions of the Innovation Act. [pl_button type="info" link="http://actonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Letter-Re-Extension-of-CBM-Patent-Post-Grant-Review-2-copy.pdf" target="blank"]Read Full Letter[/pl_button]
Creating Jobs and Driving Growth The Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), the world’s leading association for mobile app developers, released a new study showing that the app economy, including apps running on smartphones and tablets, has contributed nearly 800,000 jobs to the EU economy in just five years. The [...]
As Apple marks the fifth anniversary of the App Store, we decided to revisit our 2012 study, Apps Across America, a report originally requested by the House Energy and Commerce Committee for its hearing “Where the Jobs Are: There’s an App for That.” Twelve months later, we return to the [...]
Letter to Chairman Chris Collins of the Subcommittee on Health and Technology regarding mobile health apps [pl_button type="info" link="http://actonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ACT-Letter-to-SBC-Final-copy.pdf" target="blank"]Read Full Letter[/pl_button]
