Alliance Applauds First Government Lawsuit Against Patent Troll
The Application Developers Alliance applauded Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell’s consumer protection complaint against a patent troll.
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Application Developers Alliance Launches National Network of Coworking Spaces
Washington, D.C. (May 9, 2013) – Today the Application Developers Alliance launched a national network of coworking spaces for its members. The Alliance has partnered with 80 coworking spaces in 50 cities across the U.S. to provide developers a place to work, often at a discount, at home or on the road. More spaces are being added daily.
Read MoreApplication Developers Alliance Applauds Schumer Plan to Introduce Patent Legislation
Washington, D.C. (May 1, 2013) – The Application Developers Alliance praised Senator Charles Schumer’s (D-NY) announcement of his intention to introduce legislation addressing patent troll abuse. Schumer’s bill will expand the Covered Business Method Program, which currently covers only financial services related patents, to apply to all business method patents. The expansion would allow companies to challenge the validity of a troll’s patent in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) as an alternative to expensive and time-consuming litigation.
Read MoreApplication Developers Alliance Adds Seven New Members
Washington, D.C. (April 30, 2013) – Today the Application Developers Alliance announced a slate of new companies added to its membership. New members include AppLift, Binary Formations, GP International, Qubop, Rackspace, SurDoc, and Sutro Software.
Read MoreApplication Developers Alliance Asks FTC to Delay New COPPA Rules
Washington, D.C. (April 15, 2013) – Today, the Application Developers Alliance is asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to delay the effective date of changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The revised rules, which go into effect July 1, create significant new obligations for app developers and their partners.
Read MoreApplication Developers Alliance Holds San Francisco Privacy Summit
San Francisco, CA (April 8, 2013) – The Application Developers Alliance holds the first in its series of Developer Patent Summits on Tuesday, April 9, in San Francisco. The event, which will be held at RocketSpace, is the first in a fifteen-city tour that will convene app developers, entrepreneurs, patent experts, and policymakers to discuss software patent challenges, trolls, and ideas for reform. The series is sponsored nationally by Rackspace and Careers 2.0 by Stack Overflow.
Read MoreApplication Developers Alliance to Counter Patent Troll Suits
Washington, D.C. (April 4, 2013) – The Application Developers Alliance is convening app developers targeted by notorious patent troll Lodsys to mount a legal defense on their behalf. Today’s announcement comes as Lodsys files a new round of lawsuits against companies large and small, including Alliance member TMSOFT, claiming infringement of patents so vague they could apply to virtually any app. The Alliance will partner with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and others to provide support and legal counsel to many of Lodsys’ most recent victims.
Read MoreApplication Developers Alliance Adds Ten Members
Washington, D.C. (March 28, 2013) – Today the Application Developers Alliance added ten new companies to its growing membership. Appfuel, Humetrix, Legcyte, My Apps Co., Ordr.in, Ridepost, SNOBSWAP, Sociocast, TrendPo, and the Trip Tribe joined the Alliance as corporate members. The companies include startups offering cutting-edge services across a broad spectrum of the industry.
Read MoreAlliance Member Rackspace to Testify at House Small Business Committee Hearing: “Protecting Small Businesses Against Emerging and Complex Cyber-Attacks”
Washington, D.C. (March 21, 2013) – Today, Application Developers Alliance member Rackspace will testify before the House Small Business Committee’s Subcommittee on Health and Technology. The hearing, “Protecting Small Businesses against Emerging and Complex Cyber-Attacks,” will focus on cyber-attacks that affect emerging technologies used by many of today’s small businesses.
Read MoreApplication Developers Alliance Supports DeFazio, Chaffetz Patent Troll Legislation
Washington, D.C. (February 27, 2013) – Today, the Application Developers Alliance thanked Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) for introducing the SHIELD Act but urged Congress to do even more to protect entrepreneurs from patent trolls.
Read MoreApplication Developers Alliance Launches Kids and Education Working Group
Washington, D.C. (February 26, 2013) – Today the Application Developers Alliance launched its Kids and Education working group. Comprised of Alliance members, the group’s goal is to create more and better opportunities for the development of apps for children, parents, and teachers.
Read MoreApplication Developers Alliance Welcomes Six New Members
Washington, D.C. (February 21, 2013) – Today, the Application Developers Alliance welcomed six new members including Fluendo, HasOffers, My Apps Co, OpenX, PaeDae, and WeLink. As Alliance members, the companies will have access to a network of more than 20,000 individual developers and more than 100 companies, as well as DevsBuild.It, the Alliance’s resource center.
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