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Congress takes aim at familiar foil in US economic espionage prosecutions

Patent pools shape SEP licensing choices in court disputes

Independent auditor overseeing US Meta compliance seen as linchpin to deal

Belgian moves on ratifying EU-Canada trade deal put focus on other holdouts

Meta settles US addictive algorithm cases, will alter platforms, pay up to $17bn

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Antitrust, Technology

August 27, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Epic Games notes no concerns with rollout of Google's US Play Store remedy

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

August 27, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Sysco-Restaurant Depot deal draws scrutiny as FTC queries third parties
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

August 26, 2026 | Emma Whitford and Amy Miller

North America

AI chatbots offer next front for US state AGs following Meta settlement
Epic Games notes no concerns with rollout of Google's US Play Store remedy
Sysco-Restaurant Depot deal draws scrutiny as FTC queries third parties
AI chatbots offer next front for US state AGs following Meta settlement

Antitrust View More

Trump says he will act to 'break' Big Four US meat processors' 'nasty monopoly'

August 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US President Donald Trump said in a post to Truth Social that he will take action to "break" a "nasty monopoly" held by four big meat processors by allowing American farmers and ranchers to proce... (more story)

FTC's move to break up Meta was overreach, US Chamber says

August 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Chamber of Commerce urged an appeals court to affirm Meta Platforms’ win against the Federal Trade Commission’s monopolization case, arguing that the agency is trying to rewrite safeguards... (more story)

BASF, Syngenta, others probed in Turkey over possible data exchange

August 28, 2026

Middle East

MLex Summary: Several companies active in the plant protection and nutrition products market, including BASF Agricultural Solutions, Syngenta and Nufarm are under investigation into whether they exchanged sens... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

US judge’s forceful rejection of Anthropic risk designation not courts' final word

August 28, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

It is “undisputed” that the US government unlawfully retaliated against Anthropic by designating it a supply chain risk, US District Judge Rita Lin found Thursday, putting a period on her review of actions tha... (more story)

Europe’s AI data-center expansion plans raise concerns over prices, grid strain

August 28, 2026 | Masha Borak

Europe

The European Commission will incorporate plans to expand AI and data-center capacity into its energy strategy, seeking to limit pressure on electricity bills and constrained grids. Brussels is developing volun... (more story)

OpenAI, Google, Microsoft urge govts to boost defenses against AI cyber attacks

August 28, 2026

Europe, Latin America, North America

MLex Summary: OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic are among more than 100 organizations that have signed an open letter calling on governments and industry to strengthen cyber defenses against AI-enabled a... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Nexstar, Tegna get special master to review compliance with preliminary US injunction

August 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Charles J. Stevens was appointed special master in charge of monitoring Nexstar and Tegna's compliance with their preliminary injunction, Judge Troy Nunley in the US Eastern District of California ordered. 

McCormick-Unilever Foods deal gets fast-track review in Brazil

August 28, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

McCormick’s proposed acquisition of most of Unilever’s global foods business is being reviewed under the Brazilian competition authority’s fast-track procedure. The companies reported limited horizontal overla... (more story)

SpaceX urges FCC to examine Iridium conduct in review of Rocket Lab deal

August 28, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

SpaceX has urged the US Federal Communications Commission to examine Iridium’s conduct toward rival satellite operators as the agency reviews license transfers associated with the company’s proposed transactio... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Belgian data watchdog seeks clearer data rules for domain registries

August 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Domain registries and registrars could face clearer rules for handling registration data as Belgium implements NIS2, the EU cybersecurity directive. In an opinion published Friday, the Belgian da... (more story)

Seven harmful-content sites block UK access following Ofcom scrutiny

August 28, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

Seven online services hosting harmful content have blocked UK access after Ofcom launched an enforcement program examining their compliance with the Online Safety Act's child-protection duties, the regulator s... (more story)

EU lawmakers' digital simplification amendments show divide over privacy

August 28, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

EU lawmakers have totted up more than 1,800 proposed amendments in their review of the EU's Digital Omnibus, intended to simplify the bloc's digital rulebooks. They show divisions over the definition of person... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Samsung’s patent in FRAND dispute with ZTE upheld by UK court

August 28, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

ZTE has failed to invalidate a Samsung patent at the center of a long-running and multi-jurisdictional dispute between the companies over fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory — FRAND — terms for the licensi... (more story)

Samsung-Swatch UK damages ruling could spur action against digital infringement

August 28, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

A UK judge’s decision to award Swatch $11.6 million in damages after a finding that Samsung infringed the watch conglomerate’s trademarks could encourage more brands to pursue court action against similar digi... (more story)

Chagee secures trademark victory over lookalike milk-tea branding in China

August 28, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A Chinese court has ruled that owning registered trademarks doesn’t shield a business from infringement claims when it alters or combines them in ways that create confusion with an established brand.

Financial Crime View More

Egyptian bank’s UAE branches targeted by US over money laundering concerns

August 28, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The US Treasury Department deemed United Arab Emirates-based branches of an Egyptian bank a money laundering concern, moving to block their access to US correspondent banking over business with Iranian clients.

Australia's Austrac begins issuing anti-money laundering compliance notices

August 28, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Austrac, Australia's financial crimes regulator, announced that it has begun issuing notices to businesses that appear to be providing designated services but have not enrolled under the country'... (more story)

US FinCEN to block UAE bank's access to correspondent banking

August 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed a rule that would revoke Banque Misr UAE’s correspondent banking access to US financial institutions.

Financial Services View More

Ex-Goldman banker should forfeit $2.6 million over bribery scheme, US says

August 27, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Former Goldman banker Asante Berko should be ordered to forfeit $2.57 million, a "conservative estimate" of the ill-gotten gains from a bribery and money laundering scheme for which he was convic... (more story)

Former Goldman banker asks US judge to throw out bribery conviction

August 27, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Asante Berko, a former banker at Goldman Sachs, said there was insufficient evidence to justify a jury's guilty verdict in his corruption case, asking a US judge to acquit him or grant him a new trial.

US bank regulators adopt rule to shift supervisory attention to basic risks

August 27, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US bank regulators finalized an industry-friendly rule to shift supervisory attention toward underlying fundamental risks and away from bank processes for managing those risks. The rule also imposes a material... (more story)

Trade View More

US Commerce says China dumping, subsidizing van-type trailers

August 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department said in a final determination that China is dumping and subsidizing imports of van-type trailers. Commerce assigned a 134.75 percent subsidy rate to all Chinese produce... (more story)

Japan rights holders say private piracy enforcement has hit its limits

August 28, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan's music and publishing industries are pressing the government for stronger tools to combat online piracy, arguing that private enforcement is struggling to keep pace with operators that can shift domains... (more story)

US trailer industry seeks antidumping duties on Mexican, Canadian, Chinese imports

August 27, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

Representatives of the American trailer industry argued in support of antidumping and countervailing duties on van-type trailers from Mexico, Canada and China at a US International Trade Commission hearing Thu... (more story)

State Aid View More

Tata’s planned €2bn Dutch subsidy puts EU green-aid test in focus

August 28, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Tata Steel Nederland’s proposed €2 billion Dutch subsidy will need to show environmental improvements that wouldn’t otherwise take place as part of the EU state aid approval process, competition chief Teresa R... (more story)

Italy's €285m plan to offset fuel, fertilizer price hikes wins EU approval

August 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies active in agriculture, fisheries or aquaculture suffering from increased fuel and fertilizer prices due to the crisis in the Middle East will be eligible for direct grants and tax advan... (more story)

Germany wins EU approval for €75m aid to Stadion Oldenburg

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany has won approval for its plan to grant 75 million euros to Stadion Oldenburg for the construction and operation of a stadium for football and other sports, the European Commission said on... (more story)

Energy View More

EU maritime carbon-market review must balance decarbonization and competitiveness

August 28, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The EU's maritime Emissions Trading System review seeks to make shipping cleaner without pushing activity away from European ports, but its design may pull those goals in opposite directions. Industry and envi... (more story)

Singapore launches liquid cooling standard for tropical data centers

August 28, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Singapore on Thursday launched SS 726:2026, which it said is the world’s first national standard for liquid cooling in tropical data centers, as AI workloads drive higher power densities and cool... (more story)

Climate litigation boom makes states’ obligations clear, corporate ones less so

August 26, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Climate litigation is increasingly defining governments' and companies' obligations as climate science and legal precedents develop. While landmark cases have helped entrench the duties that states have and pr... (more story)

Technology View More

Meta should be fined €250m for Facebook scam ads, Polish minister tells EU

August 28, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

Europe

Meta Platforms should be fined €250 million by the EU for failing to tackle online scam ads on its Facebook and Instagram platforms in Poland, the country's digital affairs minister has said in a letter to the... (more story)

Roblox tightens child-safety safeguards in Philippines

August 28, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Philippines’ Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center on Friday said Roblox has agreed to strengthen safeguards against child grooming, radicalization and extremist infiltration. Meas... (more story)

Australian law firm probes social-media harm class action after Meta settlement

August 28, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: An Australian law firm has announced that it is working with US lawyer Mark Lanier to investigate potential action against Meta Platforms and other social-media companies following Meta’s settlem... (more story)