Washington — The Senate has unanimously confirmed Andrei Iancu, an IP attorney from a Los Angeles law firm, to lead the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The PTO has been without a leader since the summer when Michelle Lee left. We congratulate him on his confirmation and hope to work with him to improve…
Washington — On Tuesday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee is expected to discuss almost two dozen broadband infrastructure bills aimed at laying the groundwork for 5G deployment and higher speed internet access. The Computer & Communications Industry Association has long supported the removal of regulatory barriers to broadband deployment and supports many of the…
Washington — The administration has announced four nominees to fill out the Federal Trade Commission — DC antitrust attorney Joe Simons would lead the agency. The other Republican nominees would be Senator Cornyn’s chief counsel Noah Phillips and Delta airlines executive Christine Wilson. Rohit Chopra, a consumer advocate would fill the Democratic slot. The FTC…
Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association has filed an amicus brief on how the Supreme Court should look at multi-sided business models from an antitrust perspective when it hears the upcoming Ohio v. American Express case. While CCIA does not weigh in on the substance of the financial services issues impacting merchant fees, the…
Washington — As we await this year’s State of the Union address, the Computer & Communications Industry Association is offering this update on what tech policy issues policymakers will focus on in the year ahead. As the digital economy becomes the economy, countries pursuing growth will be considering measures from promoting internet freedom and high…
Washington — The House has voted against amendments that would have limited in how the government can use information gathered on Americans during foreign surveillance. House members rejected language that would have closed the “backdoor search loophole” by requiring a warrant for government agencies to access Americans’ communications. The House instead renewed Section 702 of…
Brussels, BELGIUM — The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has issued a long awaited ruling that could have a broad impact in shaping Europe’s digital economy. The CJEU ruled today that Uber is a transport company rather than a digital platform that connects riders with drivers. The case could impact how technology companies…
Washington — The FCC voted 3-2 along party lines to remove rules that have protected consumers’ and businesses’ internet access. While the exact rules have changed over the years as internet technology evolved, the principles of nondiscrimination and preventing a big Internet Service Provider from blocking or throttling internet traffic, known as net neutrality, have…
Washington — Qualcomm is asking the International Trade Commission to block Apple devices from reaching the market, and the ITC is considering comments on how to handle this import ban request. Today the Computer & Communications Industry Association asked the ITC to reject Qualcomm’s request to ban the sale of Apple mobile devices that don’t…
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