Apps Alliance: Government Apps Surveillance Unacceptable
The App Developers Alliance denounced reported U.S. and British government large-scale collection of personal data collected by apps.
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App Developers Alliance Hails Passage of the Innovation Act
The Application Developers Alliance praised House passage of the Innovation Act. The patent reform legislation, introduced by Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), passed the House today by an overwhelming bipartisan majority.
Read MoreSmall Inventors Support the Innovation Act
Members of the Application Developers Alliance sent a clear message to Congress: App developers are innovators, and they support the Innovation Act. In the message to House members, seven Alliance members explained why startups and small business innovators need strong patent reform, refuting the argument that small inventors oppose the Innovation Act.
Read MoreApp Developers Alliance Applauds Leahy-Lee Patent Reform Bill for Protecting Innovators
The Application Developers Alliance praised Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Mike Lee (R-UT) for introducing patent reform legislation that will protect startups and small businesses.
Read MoreProtecting Innovators From Patent Trolls’ Favorite Bullying Tactic: Abusive and Fraudulent Demand Letters
Testimony of Jon Potter, President, Application Developers Alliance to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety & Insurance: “Demand Letters and Consumer Protection: Examining Deceptive Practices by Patent Assertion Entities”
Read MoreLeading Venture Capitalists Call on Congress to Stop Patent Trolls
Many of America’s leading startup investors sent a letter urging Congress to enact broad patent reform. The letter, signed by 39 tech investors including early investors in Netflix, Twitter, Facebook, Dropbox, Palantir, and Kickstarter, and delivered by the App Developers Alliance, Engine Advocacy, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, calls on Congress to support reforms including making it easier to efficiently review patents at the PTO and increasing demand letter transparency.
Read MoreAmerica’s High Tech Investors Call on Congress to Stop Patent Trolls
More than thirty prominent tech startup investors sent a letter urging Congress to enact broad patent reform. The letter, delivered by the App Developers Alliance, Engine Advocacy, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, calls on Congress to support reforms including making it easier to efficiently review patents at the PTO and increasing demand letter transparency.
Read MoreApp Developers Alliance and Electronic Frontier Foundation Join to Stop Patent Troll
The Application Developers Alliance and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) have urged a federal court to suspend a patent troll’s litigation attack against bedrock American companies, including Pizza Hut, Starwood, Hilton Hotels, Fandango, StubHub, and Open Table.
Read MoreSnapchat, CBS, Flurry Among Industry Influencers to Discuss App Monetization Strategy
Snapchat, Flurry, CBS, OpenX, SessionM and other industry-leading publishers and platforms will participate in a Monetization Workshop for mobile app developers hosted by the Application Developers Alliance on October 18.
Read MoreLaw Schools Join App Developers Alliance to Fight Patent Trolls
The App Developers Alliance is joining with law schools nationwide to help startups battle patent trolls. The Law School Patent Troll Defense Network is a consortium of law school clinics that will provide free legal representation to small app developers and other entrepreneurs that have been threatened or sued by patent trolls.
Read MoreApp Economy in California Has $8 Billion Impact
California ranks as the nation’s top state for app economy jobs, according to a study released by CTIA-The Wireless Association® and the Application Developers Alliance. “The Geography of the App Economy” study, conducted by South Mountain Economics, LLC, found that application development is responsible for 151,900 jobs in California, with an economic impact of more than $8 billion.
Read MoreAlliance Hosts App Monetization Workshop in New York
Spotify, The Weather Channel, Yahoo!, OpenX, Arkadium and other industry-leading publishers and platforms will participate in a monetization workshop for mobile app developers hosted by the Application Developers Alliance on Sept. 26. The half-day event, which takes place in New York City and is available via livestream, will help developers understand monetization strategy.
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