Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2013) - Yesterday afternoon Alliance President Jon Potter spoke at an event on Capitol Hill, Software Patents: A Bridge for Trolls? The panel was hosted by the Institute for Policy Innovation. Other panelists included Gary Greenfield of Court Square Capital Partners and Robert Stoll, a partner at Drinker...
Washington, D.C. (May 15, 2013) - Today the House Committee on Small Business will hold a Hearing titled, Patent Reform Implementation and New Challenges for Small Businesses. The Alliance is encouraged that Congress is taking note of patent trolls and the damage that they can wreak on small businesses in particular. The Hearing will be held at 1:00 PM EST...
Blacksburg, VA (May 8, 2013) - Last night the Alliance hosted a Developers Patent in Summit in Blacksburg, Virginia as part of its nationwide tour. David Martin, Founder and Chairman of M·CAM Inc., gave a presentation. The panel was moderated by the Alliance's Tim Sparapani. Panelists included Van Lindberg, VP & Associate General Counsel, Rackspace...
Washington, D.C. (May 2, 2013) – Today the Application Developers Alliance wrote Senator Ellen Corbett expressing concerns about her privacy legislation, SB 501. The Alliance and its members have been working closely with consumer privacy leaders Consumer Action, the American Civil Liberties Union, and World Privacy Forum to develop consensus-based voluntary...
Washington, D.C. (May 1, 2013) - The Application Developers Alliance has established the Alliance Research Fellowship at the University of Colorado Boulder’s ATLAS Institute. The goal of the fellowship is to further understanding of the dynamics at play in the app development ecosystem. The ATLAS Institute has appointed Ph.D. student Sid Saleh the inaugural...
New York, NY (May 1, 2013) - Last night the Application Developers Alliance hosted an event titled, "Discoverability: How to Get Noticed in a Marketplace Overflowing with Apps" at AlleyNYC in New York City.
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...
Washington, D.C. (April 30, 2013) - Today the Alliance is attending the latest meeting of the NTIA-convened privacy multistakeholder process regarding mobile application transparency. Watch the webcast.
Washington, D.C. (April 26, 2013) - Yesterday the Federal Trade Commission released a set of FAQs intended to help developers prepare for changes to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) that go into effect July 1. Find the ...
Seattle, WA (April 25, 2013) - Last night, the Alliance hosted the third event in its 15-city Developer Patent Summit tour. Micah Siegel, Ph.D, a Senior Advisor to Ask Patents and Stack Exchange, delivered the keynote address. Toussaint Myricks, a patent attorney and IP Strategist with Hughes Media Law Group gave a presentation. Panelists included:
