Ninth Circuit Court’s Decision in Epic v. Google Threatens to Upend the App Economy and America’s Small Tech Businesses
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regrettably ruled to uphold the lower court’s decision, ignoring the rights of app developers to choose where to sell their own products and threatening today’s competitive and innovative app economy. “This ruling tells small app developers that they don’t know how to run their businesses, but it’s OK because federal judges are here to save the day” said Morgan Reed, president of ACT | The App Association. “The Ninth [...]
Event Recap: Coding a Career: Detroit
At the end of June, ACT | The App Association had the privilege of hosting a “Coding a Career” event in conjunction with the Detroit Apple Developer Academy’s graduation. Designed to empower recent graduates of the developer academy as they transition from the classroom to the ever-changing world of tech, the event featured insights from seasoned Michigan developers, entrepreneurs, and business leaders on how to turn coding and STEM education into a thriving career. Our event reinforced the App [...]
European Commission’s final decision to withdraw SEP Reg abandons SMEs to abusive system
Brussels, Belgium – The App Association is deeply disappointed with the European Commission’s final decision to withdraw the proposed Standard Essential Patents (SEP) Regulation without any clear plan for replacement as is being reported in the press. Innovators need a SEP framework that ensures small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can access critical technologies on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. Without reform, the SEP licensing environment remains unpredictable and opaque, allowing a handful of powerful licensors to abuse the system. [...]