New UK Government Department Aims to Cut Red Tape
The UK government has announced a new department, the Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO). The department, housed under the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT), aims to ‘reduce the burden of red tape and speed up access to new technologies that improve our daily lives – from AI [artificial intelligence] in healthcare to emergency delivery drones’. A strategic shift for the tech sector The RIO was a key Labour manifesto commitment ahead of the 2024 UK general election. Since Labour’s [...]
DoJ has Trouble with the Present, Past, and Future in Proposing Google Remedies
Last week, the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) filed its proposed remedies following a federal judge’s finding that Google monopolized the market for search services. DoJ is asking for broad and deep interventions to address the liability determined in Judge Amit Mehta’s opinion, and they’re worth analyzing in context. DoJ cites the Microsoft case from the late ‘90s and early 2000s to support its proposition that it can prevent even the unlikeliest of potential anticompetitive conduct with its proposed [...]
Statement from ACT | The App Association on Federal Circuit Appeals Decision in Ericsson v Lenovo on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs)
Today, the Federal Circuit took a significant step to curb standard essential patent (SEP) licensing abuses by vacating and remanding the lower court's decision. This decision follows ACT | The App Association recently filing an amicus brief on behalf of our small and medium-sized developer community in an appeal to the Federal Circuit to reverse a North Carolina federal court’s denial of an anti-suit injunction (ASI). The ASI was sought against a standard essential patent (SEP) holder that was simultaneously [...]
Statement from ACT | The App Association On the Brazilian Government’s Released Digital Platform Report
In response to the Brazilian government releasing their latest Digital Platform Report on Thursday, October 10, ACT | The App Association issued the following statement: “While the App Association recognizes the Brazilian government's exploration of digital markets and the approaches taken by other jurisdictions, next steps should be taken only after carefully considering the impact of proposed interventions into nascent and evolving markets that support small business growth and job creation in Brazil,” said Morgan Reed, President of ACT | [...]
Statement from ACT | The App Association on the European Commission’s First Released Adequacy Decision on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
In response to the European Commission releasing their first review of the adequacy decision of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, ACT | The App Association issued the following statement: “For many App Association members, it is vital that personal data is able to flow freely from the EU to the United States. For this reason, we have strongly advocated for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework,” said Morgan Reed, President of ACT | The App Association. “A full year since its [...]