ACT | The App Association’s 2021 Gift Guide
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and you know what that means – our annual gift guide! This year our holiday elves tinkered away for the ultimate list of app-enabled physical gifts, paid apps, and stocking stuffers (free apps with a physical gift suggestion) that is sure to please everyone on your list. We might even say there’s no need to check it twice 😉 App-solutely Perfect App-Supported Gifts If you’re looking for a unique, tech-supported gift, the [...]
The EU’s Evolving Framework for Standard-Essential Patents- Part II: The essentiality, validity, and infringement of declared SEPs
Webinar series The EU’s evolving framework for standard-essential patents Part II: The essentiality, validity, and infringement of declared SEPs INVITATION 30 November 2021 from 15h to 16h30 CET Register now This webinar is the second event in our series on the European Union’s (EU) evolving framework for standard-essential patents (SEPs). Our panel will discuss important aspects about the determination of the essentiality, validity, and infringement of declared SEPs, and recent proposals concerning, for example, establishing a system of SEP [...]
Fifty-Two Small Business Members of ACT | The App Association Affirm Their Support for IEEE-SA’s 2015 Patent Policy
Earlier this year, the Board of Governors for the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) instituted a review of its 2015 Patent Policy Update regarding the licensing of standard-essential patents (SEPs). This month that process reached a pivotal moment when an overwhelming majority expressed support to retain the policy. Over 100 organizations including 52 members of ACT | The App Association from all over the globe, urged the IEEE to preserve the 2015 Patent Policy Update. These respondents include innovators who are [...]
Antitrust and You Part 3: Nondiscrimination Provides a Platform for Me but Not for Thee
When ACT | The App Association started this series in March with Antitrust and You Part 1, we highlighted some concerns with a potential nondiscrimination regime, pointing to the outlines of an idea in the House Antitrust Subcommittee’s report. We hoped Committee members would decline the idea since it could snatch away some of the digital economy’s most popular conveniences, along with fundamental benefits for small competitors. But alas, it’s now November, and both the House and Senate are considering [...]
How to Make the Digital Services Act More SME-Friendly
The European Union (EU) continues its work on the Digital Services Act (DSA) to clarify the rules for digital intermediary service providers to protect consumers and establish a clear accountability framework for online platforms. As a representative of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups in the digital sector, ACT | The App Association fully supports the EU’s objectives to create safe, secure, and accessible digital spaces for business users and consumers that protect fundamental rights and encourage fair competition. [...]
New Event: Member Brunch & Learn
Join us on 24 November at 10:00 for ACT | The App Association’s first UK Brunch & Learn event! Book your spot here. If you want to meet with innovative UK and EU tech SMEs, share what your business is doing, and hear from expert speakers, this series of quarterly events are for you! In this first event, you’ll hear updates from two UK based App Association members sharing their latest projects. Our speaker will introduce standard-essential patents, a crucial corner of IP [...]