A Chicago federal judge overseeing US antitrust litigation against MultiPlan allowed plaintiffs to amend their complaints to include 17 new defendants, some of which had protested a lack of a causal link betwe... (more story)

The institutional conditions underpinning markets facing antitrust scrutiny are as fit for economic study as the results of econometric modeling, a senior US Federal Trade Commission official said Friday.

MLex Summary: Energy company Ørsted said that Denmark's Maritime and Commercial High Court ruled in its favor in six lawsuits seeking up to 416 million kroner ($63 million) in damages, plus statutory interest,... (more story)

While the US House passed a bill this month to separate the US Copyright Office from the Library of Congress and revise how the leaders of both institutions are appointed, the Senate has yet to take up the mea... (more story)

A major consultation on reform of the EU’s copyright regime has closed, drawing hundreds of responses from public bodies and industry and consumer groups. The European Commission will now begin work on shaping... (more story)

The EU’s design reform enters its final phase on July 1, allowing protection for digital, animated and virtual designs. The EUIPO has finalized technical filing standards, while questions over the scope and in... (more story)

A US producer this week filed for antidumping and antisubsidy duties on choline salts from China, requesting that the Commerce Department and International Trade Commission impose trade relief for the domestic industry.

MLex Summary: A US importer of wooden cabinets and vanities appealed to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit a Court of International Trade ruling that upheld a Customs and Border Protection evasion de... (more story)

MLex Summary: Canadian producer Pipe & Piling Supplies filed a lawsuit at the US Court of International Trade challenging the Commerce Department's May review of an antidumping order on large diameter welded pipe from Canada.

MLex Summary: Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs said digital platforms have disabled about 4.7 million accounts belonging to children as part of the implementation of Government Regulat... (more story)

Japanese lawmakers in the lower house approved a bill Friday aimed at curbing false and misleading election-related information, including artificial intelligence-generated content, that could influence electi... (more story)

The Australian government wants to strengthen its world-first social media ban for children under 16, the prime minister said. The move follows criticism from eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant that the la... (more story)