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Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Trade
April 11, 2025 | Melissa Ritti
North America
Trade
April 10, 2025 | Bradley Dress
Asia, North America
Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions
April 10, 2025 | Claude Marx
North America
Antitrust View More
April 12, 2025 | Khushita Vasant
North America
Roger Alford, a top antitrust enforcer at the US Department of Justice, today said algorithmic collusion and bots acting autonomously to fix prices are a "cause of great concern" for the agency. "Algorithmic c... (more story)
April 11, 2025
North America
MLex Summary: US Representatives Scott Fitzgerald, Jim Jordan and several of their Republican colleagues from the House Judiciary Committee held a press conference at the University of Wisconsin—Madison campus... (more story)
April 11, 2025 | Clayton Vickers
North America
A US judge questioned Hartford Healthcare today over its “unusual” claims that the terms of an antitrust settlement with Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center wouldn't contain communication or discussion r... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
April 11, 2025 | Amy Miller
North America
Two US states this year have passed laws regulating "deepfakes" in political communications and more are expected. Legislation has been signed in Kentucky and South Dakota, and North Dakota lawmakers sent a si... (more story)
April 11, 2025 | Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman
Europe
X has seen the Irish privacy watchdog open a new probe into possible violations by its Grok large language model’s processing of personal data. The inquiry, not the first time the Irish regulator has scrutiniz... (more story)
April 11, 2025 | Emma Whitford
North America
US President Donald Trump’s directive to expunge “ideological bias” from artificial intelligence has begun to reach government scientists and their public partners, raising questions about how Republican prior... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
April 11, 2025
North America
MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission filed a motion to either change venue or dismiss a lawsuit filed over a rule that updated the Hart-Scott Rodino premerger notification form. The Chamber of Commerc... (more story)
April 11, 2025 | Khushita Vasant
North America
When Meta Platforms and the US Federal Trade Commission face off over the next two to three months in a high-stakes antitrust trial, the onus of proving that the social media giant has monopoly power will be o... (more story)
April 11, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert
Latin America
Brazil’s competition agency has sent detailed questionnaires to shipyards and fuel transport companies operating in the Amazon region as part of its review of Navemazônia Navegação’s proposed acquisition of Wa... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
April 11, 2025 | Mike Swift
North America
Snap, ByteDance and Meta Platforms face an extended legal battle with Canadian school systems over claims their social media platforms were negligently designed to be addictive, something the schools say harme... (more story)
April 11, 2025 | Madeline Hughes
North America
A Facebook whistleblower got a warm reception in the US Congress and a senator separately alleged that Meta Platforms' virtual reality headsets violate child privacy law. But those incidents were only two of a... (more story)
April 11, 2025
North America
MLex Summary: A US federal judge granted the government's request to allow a new member of the Department of Government Efficiency to access Treasury Department payment records and systems. She denied a motion... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
April 11, 2025
North America
MLex Summary: Nokia is asking the US International Trade Commission to investigate certain video-capable laptop computers, desktop computers, handheld computers, tablets, televisions, projectors, and component... (more story)
April 11, 2025 | Nick Robertson
North America
Health drink maker Eniva USA accused Celsius Holdings of trademark infringement yesterday in the District of Minnesota in its answer and counterclaims to Celsius’s complaint seeking a declaration of trademark ... (more story)
April 11, 2025 | Inbar Preiss
Europe
The French high court has ruled that an unnamed artist’s use of the Rolex brand name and logo in visual art and online content infringed the luxury watchmaker’s trademark and constituted "parasitic" commercial... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
April 11, 2025
North America
MLex Summary: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said they deported Tomas Jesus Yarrington Ruvalcaba, a former governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico, wanted by Mexican authorities for organized crime and transact... (more story)
April 11, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
The case of three men charged with engaging in a bribery scheme involving contracts to provide uniforms to the Honduran National Police can proceed to trial after clearing a government review, prosecutors said... (more story)
April 11, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
A corruption case against a Pennsylvania coal sales executive can proceed to trial after clearing a government review in line with an enforcement pause ordered by President Donald Trump. Richard Gaines, a lawy... (more story)
Financial Services View More
April 11, 2025
Europe
MLex Summary: The UK financial sector has received guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority on how to support bereaved customers. The watchdog also got in touch with individual firms involved in the revie... (more story)
April 11, 2025
North America
MLex Summary: US Senators Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden, Mark Kelly, Ruben Gallego, and Adam Schiff wrote to the Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins to seek a determination on whe... (more story)
April 11, 2025 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
News reports today that Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein has won preliminary approval from the UK financial watchdog to list on the London Stock Exchange will please the government as a sign of regulators h... (more story)
Trade View More
April 11, 2025 | Bradley Dress
Asia, North America
The US International Trade Commission voted today that a US industry is injured or threatened with injury by aluminum containers, pans, lids and trays from China.
April 11, 2025 | Eliana Hubacker
Asia, North America
The US International Trade Commission has voted unanimously to continue antidumping and antisubsidy investigations of chassis from Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam.
April 11, 2025
Asia, North America
MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission voted unanimously that an American industry is injured or threatened with injury by dumped imports of disposable aluminum containers from China. The Commerce... (more story)
State Aid View More
April 11, 2025
Europe
MLex Summary: The Czech government has secured approval for its plan to almost treble the budget of a program in place to promote green district heating, the European Commission said today. The program, which ... (more story)
April 11, 2025
Europe
MLex Summary: Ladbrokes didn't receive Belgian state aid in the form of exclusive rights to run virtual betting, the European Commission said today, following its in-depth probe. The EU executive also found th... (more story)
April 11, 2025
Europe
MLex Summary: Parties interested in Croatian support granted to Hrvatske Šume — a state-owned forestry manager — and certain wood-processing companies can now provide feedback to the European Commission. The E... (more story)
Energy View More
April 11, 2025
Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania
MLex Summary: Countries today reached an agreement at the UN’s International Maritime Organization to globally reduce the environmental impact of the shipping industry. The agreement establishes a global stand... (more story)
April 11, 2025
Europe
MLex Summary: Refilling gas storage should start as soon as possible as gas injection during the summer season is crucial to maintaining adequate storage levels until the end of winter and ensuring supply secu... (more story)
April 11, 2025
Europe
MLex Summary: EU member states today adopted their negotiating mandate on the revised gas storage regulation. They agreed to extend the gas storage rules until 2027 and provide additional flexibility for membe... (more story)
Technology View More
April 11, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo
North America
At a hearing on TikTok’s motion to dismiss Oregon’s youth-harm lawsuit, the company likened its algorithm to a bookseller or “bespoke newspaper,” protected by Section 230 and the First Amendment, while Oregon ... (more story)
April 11, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter
Europe
France-based porn platforms and sites outside of the EU with French users must ensure double-anonymous age verification to protect minors from accessing their content as of today, said Arcom, the country's aud... (more story)
April 11, 2025
Europe
MLex summary: Marketplaces will face more requirements to protect children when selling toys online, a revision of the EU's Toy Safety Directive says. They must now design their platforms in such a way that se... (more story)