April 26 is World Intellectual Property Day, which gives us here at the App Association a chance to reflect on how all kinds of intellectual property rights (IP) – patents, trademarks, copyright, and trade secrets – are the lifeblood of our industry. The infringement on and theft of intellectual property [...]
Patent reform is back in a big way in 2015 – and that’s a good thing. Today, App Association members and small companies are under threat from patent trolls that weaken the value of the patent system. Patent trolls are bad actors that use use vague demand letters to assert [...]
ACT | The App Association applauds House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte for reintroducing the Innovation Act with broad bipartisan support. Executive Director Morgan Reed released the following statement in support of the legislation: ACT | The App Association thanks Chairman Goodlatte for his continued commitment to our country's innovators and entrepreneurs. The [...]
ACT | The App Association executive director Morgan Reed issued the following statement in response to the administration's nomination of Daniel H. Marti to fill the vacant position of Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator. ACT | The App Association applauds the nomination of Daniel Marti as the administration’s next Intellectual Property Enforcement [...]
Morgan Reed, Executive Director of the Association for Competitive Technology, issued the following statement in support of the House passage of H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act. Small tech companies are pleased to see widespread support in Washington for legislation that helps them fight back against unscrupulous litigators. We heard from [...]