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Alliance Praises Bipartisan Bill, Welcomes Senate Action, Will Work with House Energy and Commerce Committee on Demand Letter Reform    Read Why App Developers Support the Innovation Act   Washington, D.C. (December 5, 2013) – Today, the Application Developers Alliance praised House passage of the Innovation Act.

Milbank Tweed Forum: Litigation for Sale? The Market for Intellectual Property Rights and Remedies Modern debates over IP law often ask whether the typical protections given to land and other physical assets should be given, most notably, to patents. This panel explored the arguments pro and con in light of recent reforms proposed by the Federal Trade Commission and in Congress to limit the scope of patent protection and who may pursue patent remedies.

Court Should Consider Pending Covered Business Method Review Before Allowing Patent Troll to Wage War on Startups and other Companies Washington, D.C. (October 23, 2013) – 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.

Goodlatte Bill Will Help Protect Innovators from Patent Trolls Washington, D.C. (October 23, 2013) – Today, the App Developers Allliance thanked Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) for introducing patent reform legislation that will help protect innovators from patent trolls. “Entrepreneurs are tired of being roadkill for patent trolls armed with bad patents. The solutions Chairman Goodlatte has proposed will go a long way toward giving innovators relief, and we are pleased that this legislation is moving forward,” said Jon Potter, President of the App Developers Alliance.

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This White Paper collects information on everything a developer needs to know about app monetization, including where to sell an app, how to price it, and how to generate revenue.

The Application Developers Alliance asked developers, tech executives, and patent attorneys to "describe the current patent system in one word". Here are their answers: Participants: (In order of appearance) Nicole Glaros / Managing Director / TechStars, Rick Wittenbraker / VP - Market Development / uShip, Ross Buhrdorf / CTO / HomeAway, Perry Robinson / VP & Associate General Counsel / Rackspace, Nick Novitski / Web Developer, Adrian Otto / Sr.

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An infographic presenting the many mobile payment options available to developers and the pros and cons of each one.