May 21, 2014
Senate Shelves Patent Reform
ACT | The App Association is disappointed with the news that patent reform is no longer on the Senate agenda. It is regrettable that the inability of Congress [...]
FCC Spectrum Decision Good for App Makers
Today’s FCC passage of the Incentive Auction Report and Order will lay the groundwork for the app industry to continue its remarkable growth. ACT | The App Association [...]
Senator Franken Poses Questions About Samsung Fingerprint Scanner
ACT | The App Association has noted Senator Al Franken’s privacy concerns about fingerprint scanners on mobile devices. The Senator is concerned about the Samsung S5 phone [...]
5 Things Moms Need to Know about Apps
With Mothers Day approaching, the team at ACT | The App Association has outlined Five Things moms should know about children’s apps. With so many choices in the [...]
ACT Statement on FTC Snapchat Enforcement Action
ACT| The App Association executive director Morgan Reed issued the following statement in response to the FTC enforcement action against mobile app Snapchat. ACT has been closely [...]
Recent Supreme Court Decisions Highlight the Need for Fee Shifting Legislation
While the law allows courts to grant attorney fees to the winning party in a patent infringement case, many federal courts have opted not to award those [...]