ACT | The App Association Applauds the Department of Justice Restoring 2015 Business Review Letter Interpretation
The U.S. Department of Justice recently restored its 2015 Business Review Letter supporting key clarifications on standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing issues made by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA). The App Association welcomes the DOJ Antitrust Division’s decision to restore the 2015 Business Review Letter in support of IEEE-SA’s efforts to clarify its patent policy by clarifying and strengthening its fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing requirements. The policy provided much-needed certainty on the meaning of the FRANDcommitment that patent holders make [...]
A Brief History of Time: The App Stores
Here at ACT | App Association, we care about the app economy – because our members drive it and the larger ecosystem of developer services, funding, and workforce development it created. Alongside the rise of the smartphone and other smart technologies that rely on apps, the app ecosystem grew exponentially since the first app store was launched in 2008. Since then, our members and millions of app developers around the world rely on platforms like Google Play and the Apple [...]
Net Neutrality is Good and so is Sponsored Data
For years now, ACT | The App Association has urged Congress to adopt a set of requirements that establishes net neutrality principles in statute. The debate came back to a head in 2017 as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) undid its classification of internet services as Title II, thus removing the FCC’s own ability to develop net neutrality rules. California stepped into the void, adopting its own net neutrality law, going slightly further than the Obama Administration’s federal rules in [...]
Member Spotlight: SyndoHealth
Every startup begins with the identification of a problem, followed by ideas to solve it. For the Belgian app maker SyndoHealth, this problem is helping patients with chronic diseases cope with their illnesses. Their solution is mobile technologies and wearables. In the European Union (EU), common chronic illnesses account for 78 percent of all healthcare costs,[1] and this percentage will likely increase in the future. Lifestyle behaviours and patterns, as well as genetics, social environment, and the healthcare system, all [...]
Amplify at ACT: Chelsea Thomas
ACT | The App Association recognizes the gap in representation in the tech community, and we want to change that. Our Amplify series lifts the voices of those in the tech community who are working to close those gaps in representation. We’re highlighting the problem solvers, elevating those who are driving change in their field, and amplifying the efforts and voices of all people. While a month isn’t nearly enough time to celebrate the achievements of women throughout history, nor [...]
Amplify: Qyana M. Stewart, MS
ACT | The App Association recognizes the gap in representation in the tech community, and we want to change that. Our Amplify series lifts the voices of those in the tech community who are working to close those gaps in representation. We’re highlighting the problem solvers, elevating those who are driving change in their field, and amplifying the efforts and voices of all people. This Amplify segment highlights Qyana M. Stewart, CEO & principal consultant of member company [...]