What the UK Government Can Do to Encourage Competition and Innovation in the Standard-Essential Patent Ecosystem

One of our goals here at ACT | The App Association is preserving and promoting innovation while encouraging a healthy and robust standards ecosystem and ensuring that our members’ voices are part of the policy discussions around these topics is a crucial part of our efforts. A balanced intellectual property [...]

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Member Spotlight: Blue Maestro

What happy chimps and sixteenth century art have in common Pentworth House in West Sussex, UK is a National Trust property that houses a significant collection of artworks, including the 1592 Molyneux Globe. However, this collection was at risk of being destroyed after several valuable pieces were growing mold in [...]

Year in Review: EU & UK Member Spotlights 2021

ACT | The App Association exists to support our members’ growth by advocating for an environment that inspires and rewards innovation. We help our members navigate regulatory environments and provide them with resources to leverage their intellectual assets to raise capital, create jobs, and continue innovating. 2021 certainly came with [...]

Does Off-the-Shelf Mean Off the Hook? Do Off-the-Shelf IoT Solutions Require a Licence for Standard-Essential Patents?

Commercially available off-the-shelf solutions for internet of things (IoT) applications are ready made internet-connected sensors that offer a convenient way for businesses to make their products smarter and more efficient. Let’s say a company makes irons, and they want to alert their customers on their smartphones when the iron is [...]

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