September 24, 2025
ACT | The App Association is Deeply Concerned About Deleterious Effects of H-1B Visa Announcement
Washington, D.C. – Last week’s announcement of a new $100,000 tax on H-1B visas is a gut punch to small and medium-sized tech companies. For more [...]
No Clarity, No Protection: What the Withdrawal of the SEP Regulation Means for EU Startups
Despite being adopted by a super-majority vote (454 to 83) of the European Parliament, the European Commission decided to withdraw its proposed Standard Essential Patents (SEP) [...]
ACT | The App Association Statement on Confirmation of John Squires to Lead U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today in a letter to newly confirmed Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark [...]
ACT | The App Association Statement on State Visit to the United Kingdom and Signing of U.S.-UK Technology Prosperity Deal
WASHINGTON – Today’s Technology Prosperity Deal between the United States and United Kingdom, with investment commitments from private corporations of £31 billion to develop UK AI, [...]
Introduction of DMA-Style Brazilian Online Platform Legislation Will Stifle Growth of Digital Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – ACT | The App Association is discouraged by today’s announcement from Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of proposed legislation to regulate [...]