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End of the Road
Read more: End of the RoadAfter a decade of advocating for the developer community, the time has come to wind down the Developers Alliance. For some of you, this may come as a shock. As…
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Hundreds of Innovators Tell Congress to Stop Paten Troll Abuse and Legislate Cheaper, Faster Ways to Fight Back
Read more: Hundreds of Innovators Tell Congress to Stop Paten Troll Abuse and Legislate Cheaper, Faster Ways to Fight BackThe App Developers Alliance sent a letter signed by 247 app developers, tech industry CEOs, and startup founders urging Congress to enact patent reforms, including cheaper, faster way to challenge bad patents that PTO never should have approved. Hundreds more Alliance members have sent personal messages directly to their Members of Congress.
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Application Developers Alliance Adds Ten New Members
Read more: Application Developers Alliance Adds Ten New MembersThe Application Developers Alliance has recently expanded its membership to include ten new startup app publishers and app development firms. Buzztouch, ConIT AG, Concise Software, Famigo, Feathr, Jump Rope, Mowgli, Ploonky, Savvy Apps, and Vision Smarts have joined the Alliance.
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Application Developers Alliance Partners with TabTimes to Deliver Latest in Tablet Industry News
Read more: Application Developers Alliance Partners with TabTimes to Deliver Latest in Tablet Industry NewsThe Application Developers Alliance and TabTimes have partnered to provide Alliance members with the most current industry research and content surrounding the tablet vertical.
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App Developers, Publishers, Consumer Advocates Support Mobile App Privacy Model
Read more: App Developers, Publishers, Consumer Advocates Support Mobile App Privacy ModelU.S. government-hosted talks on mobile app privacy concluded when leading consumer privacy advocates and mobile app industry stakeholders joined in support for a voluntary model for how apps communicate what information about consumers the apps are collecting and with what types of third parties, if any, that consumers’ data is shared.
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More Members of Congress Stand with Innovators to Fight Patent Trolls
Read more: More Members of Congress Stand with Innovators to Fight Patent TrollsThe Application Developers Alliance applauded new Congressional action to eradicate patent trolls. Representatives Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Judy Chu (D-CA) introduced a bill to provide troll victims a lower-cost alternative to litigation when challenging the validity of patents that should never have been issued.
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Startups and Entrepreneurs Cheer Introduction of New Patent Reform Legislation
Read more: Startups and Entrepreneurs Cheer Introduction of New Patent Reform LegislationThe Application Developers Alliance today praised the introduction of yet another bill to address abusive litigation by patent trolls. Representatives Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Blake Farenthold (R-TX) introduced the legislation, entitled the Patent Litigation and Innovation Act.
