Apple patents being upheld will force industry toward innovation and differentiation. That's a good thing. Patents not only protect the investments of innovators, they create incentives for the rest of the industry to innovate instead of copying the work of others. Apple's win today reaffirms the importance of patents to [...]
Jonathan Zuck highlights today in Science Business that while recent progress has been encouraging, the MEPs’ decision not to vote on the single European Patent leaves innovative businesses without the historic breakthrough they so desperately need. The EU patent is a critical step towards a more innovation-friendly business environment that [...]
ACT, the trade association representing the app industry, today released a new study showing that 87% of the top app companies are small businesses, and that American developers are making serious inroads into the Chinese market. The study conducted by ACT also found that app companies are finding success throughout [...]
Many of our small business members are concerned by today's Department of Justice antitrust action against Apple and book publishers for purported e-book price fixing. While it is curious that the government would consider an antitrust case against a competitor with a market share far below dominance, it is [...]
ACT's Morgan Reed was a guest today on the nationally syndicated public radio program, the Kojo Nnamdi Show. He appeared on the Tech Tuesday show on User Experience and Technology to feature member companies that are innovating in the UX space and to highlight the MoDevUX Conference April 19-21 [...]