ACT | The App Association Asks Federal Appeals Court to Assert Obligation to Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) Licensing Terms
WASHINGTON – In an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, ACT | The App Association asserted its members’ vital interest in the judicial enforcement of the fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing commitments that standard-essential patent (SEP) holders agree to when they voluntarily submit their technology into a standard. “SEP holders and their licensing pools, after using the standards process to secure a monopoly and making a promise to provide FRAND licenses [...]
ACT | The App Association Calls on APEC Leaders to Empower Digital Economy MSMEs
WASHINGTON, D.C.- ACT | The App Association has long been actively engaging with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and its member economies to identify and address barriers to digital trade and digital economy innovation. As APEC members convene in Korea this week, the App Association calls on leaders to strengthen commitments to a more predictable and competitive digital trade environment across the APEC region that are critical to enabling micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) growth and job creation. To [...]
ACT | The App Association Recommendations Supporting APEC Efforts to Empower MSMEs in the Digital Economy
Eduardo Pedrosa Executive Director, APEC Secretariat 35 Heng Mui Keng Terrace Singapore 119616 RE: ACT | The App Association Recommendations Supporting APEC Efforts to Empower MSMEs in the Digital Economy ACT | The App Association writes in support of the continued efforts by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies to strengthen and secure the digital trade environment across the region. We urge APEC leaders to prioritize support for micro, small, and medium-sized entities (MSMEs) as it works to [...]
Event Recap: The App Association Appreciates Federal Workers
On October 16, staff at ACT | The App Association showed our gratitude for federal workers and those who support them by hosting a happy hour in their honor at Hi-Lawn. Our goal was to provide food, drinks, and plenty of fun for colleagues on and off the Hill, giving them something to look forward to in an unstable time. It’s important to us to show our appreciation for the hardworking staff who take our calls all year long [...]
ACT | The App Association Statement on Newly Announced Trade Agreements with Asian Nations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – ACT | The App Association is encouraged to see the inclusion of digital trade priorities in new trade agreement frameworks the Administration announced with Cambodia, Japan, Korea, Malayasia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Though the terms of each have yet to be finalized, these frameworks include important commitments that will support small businesses competition and innovation across the digital economy, including refraining from imposing digital services taxes, protecting source code, restricting cross-border data flows, and prohibiting unfair treatment [...]