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Arturo Bejar

Technology

July 29, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Meta restricted internal study showing harms to young users, US jury hears
Jay Penske, Chairman, Founder & CEO, Penske Media Corporation and CEO, Dick Clark Productions

Antitrust

July 28, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

Penske's 'clandestine scheme' monopolized Hollywood markets, US complaint says
University of Tennessee football fans on campus on game day

Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

July 27, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

US lawsuit against Anthropic highlights hidden value in aging AI patents

Antitrust View More

What Trip.com case reveals about China's platform-exclusivity fight

July 29, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China's antitrust decision against Trip.com reinforces rather than reshapes China's approach to abusive exclusive dealing. While platforms have shifted from explicit contractual restrictions to more concealed ... (more story)

Sawmills' claim goes back for fresh review after top court ruling in Germany

July 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The German Federal Court of Justice has ruled that an assignment model used by a claims management company to bundle damages claims from 36 sawmills against the State of Baden-Württemberg is lega... (more story)

US DOJ says co-conspirator testimony will prove Sioux Erosion bid-rigging scheme

July 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice submitted its trial brief for its case against BG Dale Biscoe, Randall David Shelton and Sioux Erosion Control, which are charged with conspiring to fix prices and ri... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Chinese scholar challenges AI industry's fair-use defense in copyright debate

July 29, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A leading Chinese intellectual-property scholar has recently argued that most AI training practices in the country fail to meet the legal standard for fair use, directly challenging a position increasingly ado... (more story)

Japan government panel maps AI voice, likeness disputes under existing civil law

July 29, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan's Justice Ministry has published a draft report concluding that publicity rights, portrait rights and unfair competition law can address many disputes over AI-generated voices and likenesses without new legislation.

Indonesia consults digital platforms, media on AI copyright framework

July 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs is consulting digital platforms, media companies and other stakeholders as it develops a copyright framework for the artificial intellige... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Sun Group-Toyota Tsusho-HAECO among deals cleared in China July 13-19

July 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: An agreement by Sun Group, Toyota Tsusho and Japan Airlines to acquire a combined 50.1 percent stake in HAECO Vietnam (Aircraft Engineering) through a joint venture was among six deals unconditio... (more story)

Coles says ACCC expert reports reshaped merger assessment, court documents show

July 29, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Coles Supermarkets Australia has alleged that the antitrust regulator’s assessment of its proposed Kalgoorlie site acquisition evolved during the merger review, with expert reports commissioned by the watchdog... (more story)

Motorola Solutions-D-Fend Solutions deal cleared by Australian watchdog

July 29, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Motorola Solutions' proposed acquisition of Israeli counter-drone technology company D-Fend Solutions has been approved by Australia's competition watchdog following a Phase 1 review. The Austral... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

X opposes Australian social-media ban bill as TikTok, YouTube detail compliance

July 29, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

X Corp. has urged Australia to abandon or substantially revise legislation that would strengthen enforcement of the country’s under-16 social media ban, arguing it gives the eSafety Commissioner overly broad i... (more story)

Minnesota officials defend state ban on nude deepfakes after xAI challenge

July 29, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Minnesota officials said they will defend a state law barring nude deepfake images after xAI filed a federal lawsuit challenging the statute on free-speech grounds. 

xAI challenge to California AI training transparency law has national significance

July 29, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

A federal appeals court is poised to consider xAI's novel challenge to California's Generative AI Training Data Transparency Act, which requires high-level disclosures about model-training datasets. xAI argues... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

China's Luckin Coffee wins landmark appeal in Thai trademark-squatting dispute

July 29, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee has won a landmark trademark appeal in Thailand after the country's appellate court upheld a ruling that lawyers say reshapes how Thai courts address bad-faith trademark registrations.

Ghostbusters busts a procedural barrier in Indian trademark law

July 29, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

The Ghostbusters movie helped dismantle a procedural barrier in Indian trademark law after the Delhi High Court ruled that procedural rules cannot be used to narrow statutory trademark rights, reducing the imp... (more story)

China leads humanoid robotics patent race in volume, US retains quality edge

July 28, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia, North America

China has established a clear lead in the global race to develop humanoid robotics technology by the volume of its patent holdings, while US inventions continue to outperform on quality, according to a new analysis.

Financial Crime View More

Former Goldman banker paid bribes to officials in Ghana, US tells jury

July 29, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A former Goldman Sachs banker bribed officials in Ghana to help a client win a contract to build a power plant, US prosecutors said Tuesday at the start of his corruption trial, while the defense said the gove... (more story)

UK lawyer Osmond fails to overturn SFO 'tipping off' conviction

July 28, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

A London lawyer convicted of tipping off a client about a money laundering investigation involving Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation has lost a bid to overturn his conviction at the UK’s appeal court on T... (more story)

EY fined by UK audit regulator over Made.com work

July 28, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

EY has been fined £1.2 million by the UK’s audit regulator over its work on collapsed furniture retailer Made.com. An audit engagement partner, Jule Carlyle was also fined £49,000 for her work on the company, ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Indonesia's OJK expands tokenization initiative for SME financing

July 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Financial Services Authority, or OJK, which oversees the country's banking and financial sector, said Monday it is expanding the use of digital financial innovation, including real-wo... (more story)

Hong Kong banks lag on quantum threat preparations, HKMA survey finds

July 28, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong's banking sector remains largely unprepared for quantum computing security risks, with many institutions yet to establish formal governance or migration plans for post-quantum cryptography, according... (more story)

Pan-European pension rules overhaul proposed in parliament draft

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A European Parliament draft report proposes changes to pan-European personal pension rules, to make the product easier for consumers to understand and use. It seeks stronger protection against di... (more story)

Trade View More

EU Commission registers Chinese lysine imports as anti-dumping review continues

July 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has ordered customs authorities to register imports of lysine from China as part of a re-opened dumping investigation, allowing potential punitive duties to be applied ret... (more story)

US tariff policy has had ‘limited impact’ on global economy, report shows

July 29, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

US tariffs have so far caused limited damage to the global and European economies, a German central bank report shows. Euro-area output is projected to remain slightly below its pre-tariff path, while the dive... (more story)

China welcomes WTO ruling against Turkey's EV import restrictions

July 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China welcomed a World Trade Organization panel report released Tuesday that found Turkey’s restrictions on imports of electric vehicles and other types of vehicles from China breach global trade... (more story)

State Aid View More

EU Commission suggests changes to regional state aid guidelines

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is requesting feedback on proposed changes to the regional state aid guidelines. These set out the legal framework governing the granting of state aid for regional develop... (more story)

Swedish aid for farmers, fishers hit by rising fuel prices gets EU clearance

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Sweden has received EU state aid clearance for 1.6 billion kronor (€149 million) of support to agricultural, fishing and aquaculture companies hit by increased fuel and fertilizer prices resultin... (more story)

Marubeni sees EU decision on Factor Energia's acquisition published

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has disclosed the non-confidential version of its decision allowing Japanese business Marubeni to acquire Spanish power supplier Factor Energia. The deal was cleared witho... (more story)

Energy View More

EU Commission weighs using critical raw materials amendments to establish hub

July 27, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

The European Commission is considering creating its planned Critical Raw Materials Centre through ongoing amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act, MLex has learned. Several member states, however, questio... (more story)

EU and Canada add EV charging, permitting to CETA regulatory cooperation agenda

July 27, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The EU and Canada have broadened regulatory cooperation under their trade agreement, CETA, by launching new work streams on heavy-duty electric vehicle charging, environmental permitting and geos... (more story)

TotalEnergies appeals ruling over downstream emissions under French due-diligence law

July 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: TotalEnergies has appealed a Paris court ruling on its climate-vigilance plan, arguing that France's corporate due-diligence law does not require companies to manage risks arising from customers'... (more story)

Technology View More

Indonesia to regulate app-based delivery separately from ride-hailing

July 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Indonesian government is in the final stages of drafting regulations governing app-based goods and food delivery services, which will be regulated separately from ride-hailing passenger trans... (more story)

xAI liable for enabling Grok's deepfake sexualized images, UK lawsuit argues

July 28, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

xAI should be held liable for its chatbot Grok creating deepfake sexualized images because the underlying model's design enabled it to generate such content, according to new filings in a UK legal challenge. L... (more story)

Meta, Amazon breach EU transparency rules via AI ‘doctors’ on Instagram, report says

July 28, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

Europe

AI-generated Instagram accounts posing as health experts are wrongfully verified with blue check marks, according to a Spanish advocacy group. Fundación Maldita accuses both Meta and Amazon of breaching Europe... (more story)