What Can European Startups Expect from the EU’s New Leadership?
As elections shape new governments around the globe, small businesses are closely watching how the results will impact their ability to innovate and grow. In Europe, the re-election of Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission kicks off an era of regulatory priorities that could significantly affect small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). On 17 September, von der Leyen unveiled her list of Commissioners-designate and their respective portfolios, setting the stage for the priorities of the new Commission. [...]
Always Be Filing: ACT | The App Association and Connected Health Initiative Filing Activity
October 2024 Throughout the year, our policy team submits filings with government bodies worldwide to advocate for a regulatory environment that inspires and rewards innovation. From issues around regulating artificial intelligence to digital trade, our team is ACTive on a wide range of topics that could have a positive or negative impact on our small business members driving the app economy. Below is a roundup of our filings from around the globe this past month. Title: CNIL survey re: [...]
Event Recap: Advancing Brazilian Competition Through Standard-Essential Patent Licensing Policy and Enforcement
Brazil, one of Latin America’s leading economies, is grappling with the complexities of standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing. Brazilian courts are the most recent jurisdiction to experience an influx of SEP licensing disputes that challenge their understanding of being pro-innovation and pro-patent. ACT | The App Association partnered with Legal Grounds Institute in Brazil for a discussion that dissected global trends and identified parallels experienced in the rapidly developing Brazilian SEP landscape to support national policymaking. In a conversation conducted by [...]
A Scroll Down Memory Lane: October 2024’s Member Mondays
ACT | The App Association’s members are at the forefront of innovation, leveraging technology to create meaningful solutions that drive positive change. Each month, we spotlight these trailblazing small businesses through our Member Monday series. In honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, October’s featured members spotlight the tools, resources, and innovations independent and small business developers use to enhance privacy, security, and consumer trust. With growing data protection and cybersecurity concerns, our members are at the forefront of providing platform-based privacy [...]
Don’t Make Small Businesses Your Beta Testers: Our Amicus Brief in Epic v. Google
In many jurisdictions around the world, courts and policymakers see themselves as David-like underdogs against large platform Goliaths. But the reality is not so simple. When judicial power is used to reshape markets to limit one player’s dominance, there are unintended consequences for everyone in the ecosystem. In our recent amicus brief filed in the Android app market competition case Epic v. Google, we urged the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to recognize that this case has significant implications [...]
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 [...]