Statement from ACT | The App Association on the UK CMA’s Investigations of the Apple and Google Mobile Ecosystems
For Immediate Release 24 January 2025 Contact: [email protected] London, UK – The United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today announced their intention to investigate Apple’s and Google’s mobile ecosystem services under the new Digital Markets Competition Regime powers. Stephen Tulip, UK country manager for the App Association, an international trade association for small and medium-sized technology companies and app developers, released the following statement: ‘App developers are essential to the mobile ecosystem. Many of our members rely on app [...]
A Crucial Hearing You May Have Missed: Protecting U.S. Innovators and Small Businesses from Patent Licensing Abuses
While you may have missed it, a vital hearing on issues at the core of small business innovation took place in the final days of the 118th Congress that will shape key legislative objectives starting in 2025. On December 18, 2024, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet convened to explore the role of standard-essential patents (SEPs) in the strategic competition between the United States and China. By highlighting the manipulation of SEP licensing by [...]