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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

Nvidia may seek EU review of Hugging Face deal amid filing uncertainty

US rejects any 'globalist' effort to control AI, Trump tells UN

Frontier AI capabilities for US, China loom over Trump-Xi Washington summit

EU govts split over AI, data transfer rules in Digital Omnibus comments

Google says €403m Irish fine was over ‘historical’ location tracking practices

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Intellectual Property

September 23, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

Samsung defeats Maxell patent UPC case over Galaxy content-sharing tech
FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

September 22, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

US FTC’s Ferguson says China-linked divestiture buyers may prompt merger litigation
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Intellectual Property, Trade

September 22, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Nick Robertson

North America

USTR considers tariffs on Germany over drug pricing
Samsung defeats Maxell patent UPC case over Galaxy content-sharing tech
US FTC’s Ferguson says China-linked divestiture buyers may prompt merger litigation
USTR considers tariffs on Germany over drug pricing

Antitrust View More

Google subject to UK CMA’s fresh proposals over search user choice

September 23, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

Google faces fresh demands to allow Android and Chrome customers in the UK greater choice and more control when using its search services, after the UK’s competition regulator proposed updated measures to acco... (more story)

Brazil’s CADE launches public consultation on internal rules

September 23, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has initiated a public consultation to review its internal rules. Stakeholders, including companies, law firms, and members of academia... (more story)

Lassila & Tikanoja’s Kempeleen acquisition draws in-depth Finnish scrutiny

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Finnish competition authority said on Wednesday it has started a full review into plans by waste management company Lassila & Tikanoja to buy Kempeleen Siirtokuljetus. In the authority’s view... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

UK prime minister’s AI adviser to step down at end of Sept

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK prime minister’s AI adviser, Jade Leung, will step down and leave her position as chief technology officer of the government's AI Security Institute, or AISI, at the end of September due t... (more story)

US Senate Democrats urge Trump to negotiate frontier AI slow-down or pause with China

September 23, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Ahead of a summit in Washington between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jingping, 17 Democratic senators wrote to Trump, urging him to negotiate a "formal agreement that would ... (more story)

French prosecutors probe reports women filmed with smart glasses without consent

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened several investigations following complaints that women were filmed in public with smart glasses without their consent and the videos were posted on... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Saipem-Subsea7 face new information requests over Brazil merger appeal

September 23, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Brazil’s competition agency is seeking more information from Saipem, Subsea7 and Petrobras as it deepens its review of the proposed Saipem-Subsea7 merger. The questions focus on competitive strategy, vessel ca... (more story)

EU’s merger guidelines won’t change approach in Germany, Italy, enforcers say

September 23, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

The new guidelines for how EU competition regulators should consider mergers due this year won’t impact the assessment in Germany and Italy where forward-looking factors are already part of the review, nationa... (more story)

Brazil’s CADE opens public consultation on transaction-notification rules

September 23, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has opened a public consultation on the revision of Resolution 33, aimed at updating the transaction-notification criteria. Law firms, ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Pornhub provider Aylo defends Apple age-check system in UK probe

September 23, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

Pornhub provider Aylo has defended its use of Apple's age-check system to prevent children from encountering pornography after UK regulator Ofcom launched an investigation into its compliance with the Online S... (more story)

Pornhub’s reliance on Apple age checks under investigation by UK watchdog

September 23, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

Pornhub service provider Aylo is under investigation in the UK over its reliance on a new process that uses signals from Apple’s age checks to prevent children from accessing pornography. Ofcom said it would n... (more story)

AI, data rules in EU digital package should be reconsidered, consumer group says

September 23, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

EU governments should reject proposed digital simplification package changes to data protection rules on artificial intelligence and pseudonymized data, the European Consumer Organization, BEUC, said Wednesday... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

VideoLabs enters cloud licensing with Ericsson patent acquisition, CEO says

September 23, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

VideoLabs bought an Ericsson cloud infrastructure, networking and cybersecurity patent portfolio, extending its licensing business beyond video technology, the CEO told MLex. The deal transferred 332 assets to... (more story)

Novartis reputation fails to block rival drugmaker's 'Devatis' EU trademarks

September 23, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

EU judges have set limits on how far a well-known drugmaker's brand can reach, as Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis lost its challenge against a Turkish competitor over “Devatis” trademarks.

Philips patent fight draws nine interventions over India's SEP rules

September 23, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Philips’s bid to restore India’s first post-trial SEP decree has drawn nine interventions, giving the Supreme Court of India a chance to set nationwide rules on essentiality, exhaustion, royalties and FRAND licensing.

Financial Crime View More

Binance dismisses US suit against Wall Street Journal over Iranian transactions

September 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Binance has filed a voluntary dismissal of its US lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over a report published in February that said the cryptocurrency exchange had fired compliance department... (more story)

Armenian man sentenced in US for role in Ryuk ransomware attacks, extortion

September 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Karen Vardanyan, an Armenian citizen extradited from Ukraine to the US, was sentenced to 24 months in prison over his role in Ryuk ransomware attacks and an extortion conspiracy targeting compani... (more story)

Aerofalcon owner avoids prison in US over role in sanctions evasion scheme

September 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Juan Carlos Gonzalez, owner of Aerofalcon, was sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to his role in a scheme to export airplane engines to Venezuela without the necessary licenses, accor... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Fed’s modernization of discount window boosts banks’ confidence, Jefferson says

September 22, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Federal Reserve’s operational improvements to its discount window since the spring 2023 collapse of three banks have made it more likely firms will access the window and less likely they will be forced ... (more story)

Dubious investment guidance widespread on some EU bank sites, apps, group says

September 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Manipulative so-called dark patterns that steer investment choices are commonplace in some European bank websites and apps, NGO Finance Watch said in a report ahead of a new EU law called the Dig... (more story)

EU capital market reform negotiations among member states enter home stretch

September 22, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU countries are entering the final phase of negotiations on the Market Integration and Supervision Package, aiming to secure a common position among finance ministers on Oct. 9. Ireland, which is chairing tal... (more story)

Trade View More

ASEAN aims to bring upgraded intra-regional trade pact into force in 2026

September 23, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

ASEAN is aiming to bring its upgraded Trade in Goods Agreement into force by the end of 2026, accelerating implementation from mid-2027 as the bloc deepens regional economic integration. Singapore Trade Minist... (more story)

EU tariffs on ductile cast-iron tubes, pipes from India set to expire in June

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Punitive EU tariffs in place to counter dumping and subsidization of imports of tubes and pipes of ductile cast iron from India are set to expire on June 17, 2027, the European Commission said We... (more story)

Filament glass fiber products from Egypt come under five-year EU tariffs

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU imports of continuous filament glass fiber products from Egypt will be subject to punitive duties of 13.1 percent to tackle subsidization, the European Commission said on Wednesday. The measur... (more story)

State Aid View More

Norwegian aid for digital games to run for one more year, EFTA watchdog says

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Norway will be able to prolong its support program for digital games until the end of 2027, the EFTA Surveillance Authority said on Wednesday, finding the measure remains in line with state aid r... (more story)

EU start-ups need more targeted treatment in state-aid rules, 11 member states say

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Eleven member states have called for the European Union to tweak its definition of "undertaking in difficulty." The countries want to make sure the definition doesn't impose "unnecessary administ... (more story)

EU Commission calls for input in Spanish arbitration award state aid probe

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is looking for input as part of its ongoing investigation into an  arbitration award ordering Spain to compensate Japan's JGC Holdings for changes to a program backing ren... (more story)

Energy View More

Carmakers in EU could have faster access to green steel credits under draft plan

September 23, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Green steel credits could help carmakers meet EU CO2 targets starting in 2030, five years earlier than proposed by the European Commission, under changes being considered by member states. The credits could al... (more story)

EU govts back suspension of allowance cancellations in carbon market until 2031

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU countries have backed a suspension of the cancellation of carbon allowances in the EU carbon market's stability reserve until the end of 2030 as their position on plans to revise the bloc's Em... (more story)

Carmakers could use EU green steel credits from 2030, working document shows

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU countries are considering allowing carmakers to use credits for EU-made low-carbon steel from 2030, according to a working document. That's five years earlier than proposed by the European Com... (more story)

Technology View More

EU Digital Fairness Act on consumer protection tentatively eyed for November

September 23, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman

Europe

The European Commission is expected to propose the Digital Fairness Act, a planned new EU consumer-protection initiative for the digital economy, in November, MLex has learned. Several tentative dates are unde... (more story)

Paramount-Warner raises no plurality concerns in Sweden, EU media board says

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would have only a limited impact on media plurality in Sweden and does not appear to affect editorial independence, an EU media advisory... (more story)

Pornhub faces UK Ofcom investigation into age checks

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Aylo, the service provider of Pornhub, is under investigation in the UK for its use of age checks to prevent children accessing pornographic content. Online safety regulator Ofcom said Wednesday ... (more story)