MLex Summary: The European Commission cleared 370 mergers, acquisitions or joint ventures in 2025, according to the annual report on competition policy released on Tuesday by the regulator. It imposed conditio... (more story)

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has been ordered to deposit $28.7 million in a SEP infringement dispute with Malikie. Relying on filings made in China and concerns over Xiaomi’s financial position and lack of ... (more story)

MLex Summary: Danish retailer Diesel Motor Nordic has agreed to pay a 1 million krone fine ($156.480) for its role in an anticompetitive agreement with German engine manufacturer Deutz AG that restricted acce... (more story)

The growth of IP-backed financing is a key priority for the UK government, the minister responsible for intellectual property has said. Kanishka Narayan also emphasized the acceleration of the innovation cycle... (more story)

The system of trademark filing and searches in the UK is set for an overhaul starting in September, as the country’s intellectual property authority grapples with a growing number of non-traditional trademark ... (more story)

A senior executive at Beijing-based toy brand Pop Mart has said that the Chinese trademark authority should be more proactive in refusing bad-faith filings, as the country anticipates new legislation to address the issue.

Fresh US tariff threats are exposing a split in Brussels over whether to fast-track the EU-US trade deal or to include safeguards, ahead of Wednesday’s next round of political negotiations on the deal between ... (more story)

MLex Summary: Flooring-panel maker Decora and its largest distributor Bel-Pol have been fined almost 34 million Zloty (more than $9.3 million) by the Polish antitrust enforcer for imposing retail prices and sh... (more story)

MLex Summary: Adipic acid originating in China and imported into the European Union will come under punitive dumping duties of up to 42.3 percent, the European Commission said in a formal notice released on Tu... (more story)

Video sharing platforms, broadcasters, production companies, and NGOs have told the European Commission that the EU's audiovisual sector rules need to be enforced more strongly but were divided over whether th... (more story)

MLex Summary: A coordinated network on YouTube is using AI-generated content at scale to spread geopolitical narratives, according to a report by advocacy groups Alliance4Europe and Doublethink Lab. The author... (more story)

Online learning company Chegg and news publisher Penske Media are seeking to ensure their antitrust lawsuits don’t suffer the same fate as other publishers’ claims against Google, pointing to Yelp’s case in Ca... (more story)