Washington, D.C. (May 23, 2013) - Today the Alliance is at the latest NTIA Multistakeholder Meeting on Mobile App Transparency.
New York, NY (May 23, 2013) - Last night the Alliance hosted a Developer Patent Summit at Projective Space in New York City (watch the event in full). A startup founder, whose identity was protected by a mask, told the crowd his story of being targetted by patent trolls.
Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2013) – Today the Application Developers Alliance applauded Senator Cornyn (R-TX) for introducing legislation that will help protect developers from patent trolls. “We welcome Senator Cornyn's thoughtful, multi-faceted effort to substantially reduce job-killing abusive patent litigation,” said Jon Potter, President of the Application Developers...
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...
Alliance Attending NTIA Multistakeholder Meeting on Mobile App Transparency
Washington, D.C. (May 23, 2013) - Today the Alliance is at the latest NTIA Multistakeholder Meeting on Mobile App Transparency.
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