March 6, 2024
Empowering Innovation: A Unified Call for Action on National Standards and Fair SEP Licensing Policies
To address the existing power imbalances and transparency issues within the standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing landscape, members of ACT | The App Association recently sent a letter [...]
Killing Commerce for Dummies: A How-To Manual from the FTC
Federal agencies—especially independent agencies like the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)—have a tough job. They must walk a tightrope between maximizing their authority to appease their loudest constituencies [...]
The Importance of Digital Trade for Small Businesses
The U.S. government’s long-standing support for policies that reduce artificial barriers to digital trade has provided an important foundation for even the smallest American companies’ competitiveness abroad. [...]
ACT | The App Association Statement on Extension of WTO Ecommerce Moratorium
"During the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi, WTO members agreed to extend the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions into 2026. The moratorium [...]
Repair with Caution: How the FTC’s Decisions Could Impact Security, Privacy, and IP
We have said it once, and we’ll say it again: the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) must be careful not to adopt broad rulemaking that would invite serious [...]
February 29, 2024
The Future of Work: Deciphering DOL’s Latest Rule on Employment Classification
Building on a public consultation held in 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) has finalized a new rule addressing whether a worker is an employee or an [...]