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Statement from ACT | The App Association UK Country Manager Stephen Tulip regarding the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)’s decision on Amazon’s £3 billion investment into Anthropic

Oct 2, 2024 — Today, ACT | The App Association released a statement from Stephen Tulip regarding the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)’s decision on Amazon’s £3 billion investment into Anthropic: ‘Success for a startup or small business can take many forms, including partnerships or being acquired by a larger [...]

By Stephen Tulip|2024-10-03T10:13:35-04:00October 3rd, 2024|News, Statement, United Kingdom|

A Scroll Down Memory Lane: September 2024’s Member Mondays

ACT | The App Association’s members are at the forefront of innovation, leveraging technology to create meaningful solutions that drive positive change. Each month, we spotlight these trailblazing small businesses through our Member Monday series. Throughout September, or SEPstember as we like to call it, we introduced you to a [...]

By Caitlin Irr|2024-10-02T11:34:10-04:00October 2nd, 2024|App Economy, Blog, European Union, FRAND, Global, Innovation and IP, IoT, Member Spotlight, Open Standards, SEP, Standards, Sustainability, Trends, United Kingdom|

Admissions Confirm Avanci’s Rigged Game

Recent revelations from a UK court hearing have shed light on the anticompetitive practices of Avanci, a self-described patent licensing “platform” for standard-essential patents (SEPs) covering important cellular technology standards and one of its largest members, InterDigital. As the internet of things (IoT) and 5G technologies continue to evolve, these [...]

By Priya Nair|2024-09-30T11:32:00-04:00September 30th, 2024|Blog, FRAND, Patents, SEP, United Kingdom|

Navigating the EU’s AI Maze: What the AI Act, Pact, and Code of Practice Mean for Your Business

Artificial intelligence (AI) is at the centre of regulatory discussion and action in the European Union, with conversations centred around its potential risks and benefits. As a result, we have seen three separate but related AI actions from policymakers in the EU: the EU AI Act, the AI Pact, and [...]

By Maria Goikoetxea|2024-09-25T09:58:40-04:00September 20th, 2024|App Economy, Artificial Intelligence/AI, Blog, European Union, Policy, Tech Regulation, United Kingdom|

Statement from Mike Sax, founder of ACT | The App Association, on Mr. Draghi’s speech and report on “Unveiling Strategies for Europe’s Future Competitiveness”

“We commend Mario Draghi for recognising the challenges European small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are facing in today’s European regulatory landscape. We sent an open letter to Mr. Draghi in June, outlining the pressing needs and concerns of our SME members, and we are delighted to see some of these [...]

By Mike Sax|2024-09-11T09:23:47-04:00September 11th, 2024|European Union, News, Statement, United Kingdom|