Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

US companies continue to see aggressive antitrust enforcement in South Korea as a regulatory risk, while facing growing exposure to larger privacy penalties, proposed platform regulations and a potential expan... (more story)

The European Commission has appointed Karl Soukup as its most senior official overseeing state aid, and Thomas Deisenhofer as the head of the investigation teams prosecuting cartels.

MLex Summary: The deadline for closing Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, or RFI's, abuse of dominance case has been extended, Italy's Competition Authority has said. In a statement, which didn't provide a fresh deadl... (more story)

US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires said Tuesday he is considering returning decisions on the merits of patent review petitions to Patent Trial and Appeal Board panels while retaining control ... (more story)

The US should recognize datasets as commercial assets or risk falling behind China in developing AI, IP specialists said. China’s registration framework can help businesses document their control of data, prot... (more story)

InterDigital won a stay of antitrust claims by Disney on Tuesday, with the pause tied to a separate California patent lawsuit by Dolby Laboratories and two affiliates. Although denying dismissal, Judge Maryell... (more story)

MLex Summary: EU preference rules under the planned Industrial Accelerator Act could raise production costs and reduce competition in public procurement, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise said in a repor... (more story)

MLex Summary: Trade measures to counter subsidization of EU imports of cold-rolled stainless steel sheets and coils from India and Indonesia will be reviewed, the European Commission said on Wednesday. The mov... (more story)

MLex Summary: Jindal Stainless’s EU duty on cold-rolled stainless steel sheets and coils from India is under a partial interim review, the European Commission said on Wednesday. The review is limited to the co... (more story)

MLex Summary: Nine video game companies face coordinated EU consumer protection investigations into their use of in-game virtual currencies, the European Commission said. Authorities will examine pricing, unwa... (more story)

MLex Summary: Meta is failing to enforce rules that restrict under-18s and accounts posting primarily child-focused content from using its monetization tools, a Dutch advocacy group has said in a report. The g... (more story)

US states are expanding their tools and strategies as they take on a larger role in antitrust enforcement, but they still need more resources, a top California official said Tuesday.