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A sign for Huawei hangs above a booth as people walk by

Data Privacy and Security, Financial Crime, Intellectual Property, Trade

September 15, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

Former T-Mobile exec describes ‘salient moment’ of Huawei breach at US trial
US FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson.

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

September 15, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

US FTC's Ferguson signals move away from in-house merger litigation
US Representative Gregory Meeks

Trade

September 15, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

US House set to take up Russia sanctions bill this week

Antitrust View More

Mazda, Kia, BYD improve information-sharing after Australian right-to-repair probe

September 16, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Car companies Mazda, Kia and BYD have improved access and reduced the costs for independent repairers to access their service and repair information following separate investigations by the Austr... (more story)

Slaughter shares US FTC Meador's 'distaste' for cramped Section 5 stance

September 16, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Chris May

North America

Fired Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter said she completely agrees with Republican FTC Commissioner Mark Meador that the agency’s Section 5 power to pursue action against unfair methods of com... (more story)

Japan's Supreme Court rejects Kajima, Taisei rail bid-rigging appeals

September 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Major Japanese construction companies Kajima and Taisei said Tuesday that the country's Supreme Court had dismissed their final appeals over violations of the Antimonopoly Act involving construct... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

OpenAI avoids immediate scraping ban in ANI India copyright appeal

September 16, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

OpenAI avoided an immediate restriction on using ANI's news content to train ChatGPT as a Delhi High Court appeal tests how India's copyright protections apply to AI training amid growing rights-holder concerns.

US FTC’s Ferguson ‘suspicious’ of AI firms seeking regulation, antitrust exemptions

September 15, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said Tuesday that he is deeply suspicious of artificial intelligence companies who seek regulation as well as antitrust exemptions for the sector, saying AI... (more story)

Music industry tackles AI-fueled streaming fraud as licensing market grows

September 15, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe, North America

AI is creating a new revenue stream for record labels while also making streaming fraud cheaper and easier to scale. The labels are pushing tighter distributor checks, clearer AI labeling and voluntary licensi... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Singapore CCS clears Qatar Airways, IAG Cargo, MAB Kargo air-cargo joint venture

September 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Singapore’s competition regulator has cleared a proposed joint business agreement between Qatar Airways, IAG Cargo and MAB Kargo covering air-cargo services across the Asia-Pacific, the Middle Ea... (more story)

US judge schedules Paramount-Warner settlement conference for Oct. 14, 15

September 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A federal judge in San Francisco scheduled a settlement conference for Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery, a coalition of 12 states and the Writers Guild of America on Oct. 14 and Oct. 15.  The ca... (more story)

US DOJ, FTC ‘unreliable’ partners on antitrust enforcement, Colorado AG says

September 16, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Khushita Vasant

North America

The US federal government has become an "unreliable enforcer" of antitrust law as the White House now directs the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission, and law enforcement is subject to political... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Facebook data probes fell short after Cambridge Analytica, New Mexico jury told

September 16, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

A privacy researcher told a New Mexico jury that Facebook spent at least $100 million investigating third-party apps after Cambridge Analytica but still failed to determine the full extent of data misuse, whil... (more story)

Meta privacy plaintiffs' class representation questioned in Calif. DMV case

September 15, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

A US federal judge questioned the ability of named plaintiffs to represent a proposed class in a lawsuit against Meta Platforms over allegations involving the use of Meta’s website tracking technology by the C... (more story)

Claims against TikTok dropped by Alabama to move trial forward; company seeks delay

September 15, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office wants to ensure the state keeps a scheduled Sept. 28 trial date against TikTok and narrowed its complaint against the the China-based social media company, whil... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

China top court finds unfair competition in Lukfook trade-name dispute

September 15, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s top court has held that a business can commit unfair competition by registering and using a corporate name similar to another party’s trademark if it is likely to mislead consumers, even when it uses t... (more story)

US judge denies USPTO more time to defend whistleblower report redactions

September 14, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

The clock is ticking on the US Patent and Trademark Office’s deadline to explain its redactions to an anonymous report alleging an Intel-linked effort to invalidate VLSI Technology patents before the Patent Tr... (more story)

US presses Supreme Court to leave IPR criteria to USPTO discretion

September 14, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

A filing by the federal government in support of the US Patent and Trademark Office’s “settled expectations” policy goes beyond patent age to argue that because Congress never required inter partes review inst... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Saab a 'primary organizer' of Venezuelan food-aid corruption scheme, US says

September 15, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A Colombian businessman, his longtime business partner and high-level Venezuelan officials were the "primary organizers and leaders" of a scheme to corrupt a Venezuelan food-aid program, according to US court ... (more story)

UK to recruit 500 more police in dirty money crackdown

September 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Hundreds of police officers will be recruited in the UK to track dirty money and seize criminal assets, backed by £500 million of investment over three years, the government said. New officers wi... (more story)

Leasing company directors defrauded UK investors in 'Ponzi scheme,' court told

September 15, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Two former directors at car leasing company Buy2Let Cars defrauded thousands of UK investors out of £40 million after telling them “lies” about a “Ponzi scheme,” a London court was told on Tuesday.

Financial Services View More

US Senate Democrats block crypto regulation bill

September 15, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Senate failed to advance a comprehensive bill to regulate cryptocurrency, likely ending the crypto industry’s legislative campaign for this Congress. The revised version of the Clarity Act, released by ... (more story)

Digital euro talks advance as EU lawmakers, govts weigh compensation models

September 15, 2026 | Helena Freitas

Europe

Negotiations on the digital euro regulation are progressing, but EU lawmakers and governments remain divided over how banks and payment providers should be compensated for providing digital euro services, rece... (more story)

Tweak capital rules to back emerging market private capital, industry group says

September 15, 2026

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America

MLex Summary: G20 policymakers and regulators should review the prudential treatment of investments supported by multilateral development banks and development finance institutions to support private capital f... (more story)

Trade View More

Indonesia-Canada trade deal moves toward implementation following ratification

September 16, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Indonesia and Canada have completed ratification of their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and are discussing technical arrangements, including rules of origin, ahead of its expected ... (more story)

Indonesia opens dumping probe into galvanized steel imports from China

September 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia has opened a dumping investigation into imports of galvanized steel from China following a complaint from domestic producers PT Tata Metal Lestari and PT Arcelormittal Nippon Steel Indo... (more story)

US freight rail manufacturers call for antidumping duties on Indian, Czech imports

September 15, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

Representatives of the US freight rail coupler industry argued in favor of antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Czech and Indian imports in a hearing Tuesday before the US International Trade Commission.

State Aid View More

Vindenergi challenging Danish aid for wind farms project at EU court

September 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Energy company Dansk Vindenergi is challenging the Danish government's €5 billion plan to back the construction and operation of the Hesselø and North Sea I Mid offshore wind farms at an EU court... (more story)

Czech TV operators ask EU judges to re-allow cancelled state aid

September 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: České Radiokomunikace, Digital Broadcasting and Česká televize, three Czech digital terrestrial television infrastructure operators, have asked the EU General Court to overturn a decision by the ... (more story)

China seeks information from French companies over EU subsidies

September 10, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce has sought information from several French companies operating in China about subsidies received from the EU and its member states. Ministry spokesperson Huang Ling s... (more story)

Energy View More

EU lawmakers back broader carbon border levy, bigger buffer for carbon market

September 15, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU lawmakers backed a broader carbon border levy Tuesday, extending it further down industrial supply chains while rejecting temporary exemptions during exceptional price shocks. Parliament also backed earlier... (more story)

EU carbon-market reserve, price protections backed by European Parliament

September 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU lawmakers backed changes Tuesday that would keep more carbon allowances — permits companies use to cover their emissions — available to stabilize the EU carbon market, while retaining a limit ... (more story)

EU countries challenge European Commission plan to tax electricity less than gas

September 15, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Nine EU countries have told the European Commission they do not agree with its plans to tax electricity less than gas in planned legislation to boost the bloc's use of electricity and cut imports of fossil fue... (more story)

Technology View More

Colorado AG says breakdown in DOJ, FTC cooperation costing states economic expertise

September 15, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Ilana Kowarski

North America

A breakdown in the relationship between the two federal antitrust enforcement agencies and their state counterparts has meant the loss of valuable resources such as competition economists, and it is a "top of ... (more story)

Online Safety Act's 'safe harbor' hinders enforcement, UK watchdog says

September 15, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

The Online Safety Act’s safe harbor framework can block further enforcement against platforms that follow Ofcom’s codes but leave identified risks unaddressed, the UK’s online safety regulator told lawmakers o... (more story)

Meta services, Roblox, Quora appeal UK Online Safety Act top-tier designation

September 15, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp and Instagram, Roblox and Quora are appealing UK regulatory decisions to designate them as in the tier of services that carry the broadest extra duties under the country's Online Safet... (more story)