October 18, 2023
A Lesson for Governments Around the World: Don’t Regulate First and Ask Questions Later
Recently, the European Commission quietly issued a “tender” seeking a study on the cybersecurity vulnerabilities the Digital Markets Act (DMA) might introduce. Reporters from Reuters appear to [...]
Pioneering AI policy: How the EU’s AI Act could shape the app economy
The EU AI Act is a proposed regulation out of the European Union (EU) that seeks to regulate the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) through a risk-based [...]
Sec. 230, Intellectual Property, and the App Store Tug-of-War
There’s a reason we don’t write much about Section 230. For those unfamiliar, Section 230 is the statutory provision clarifying that internet services hosting content created by [...]
From Ideas to IPOs: Potential Changes for Startups in a New Merger Landscape
Startup entrepreneurs generally view acquisitions by larger firms as a quick route to success and seek them out. These acquisitions have propelled the U.S. economy and benefited [...]
Issue Brief: Why App Developers Care about FTC v. Amazon
Overview. You might be wondering, hasn’t the FTC already sued Amazon a few times in the past couple years? Yes, but this latest case is the most [...]
The European Union’s proposal for a transparent, fair, and reliable standard-essential patent landscape
On 27 April 2023, the European Commission, backed by the European Parliament and Council, unveiled the EU SEP Regulation, a new proposal on standard-essential patents (SEPs). As [...]