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Antitrust, Technology
March 19, 2026 | Chris May
North America
Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property
March 18, 2026 | Emma Whitford
North America
Antitrust
March 17, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert
Latin America
Antitrust View More
March 19, 2026 | Jean Comte
Europe
The European Commission has been told by patent owners that extensive requirements for technology pools will prove costly and cumbersome, according to a document seen by MLex. The push, comprising stakeholders... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe, a trade association, has filed an antitrust complaint at the European Commission against Broadcom, accusing it of unfair licensing practices and ... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Europe
Google will learn on July 2 whether it has persuaded the EU’s highest court to fault a landmark antitrust decision from 2018 that imposed a fine of €4.3 billion, MLex has learned. The ruling from the Court of ... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: National governments are set to propose a set of actions to ensure the bloc remains "highly competitive," according to a draft statement obtained by MLex, to be adopted at a summit today. The act... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
UK lawmakers late on Wednesday approved amendments to create a criminal offense for AI chatbots deemed unsafe, backing campaigner-led proposals over the government's preferred approach to regulating the techno... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Yonnex Li
Asia
Hong Kong’s Law Reform Commission is examining whether existing laws adequately address crimes involving the use of artificial intelligence, amid growing global scrutiny over deepfake pornography and misinform... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
March 19, 2026 | Andrew Boyce
Europe
AkzoNobel’s planned merger with Axalta Coating Systems to create a $25 billion new company is drawing concerns from car repair shops in Europe that it will raise prices of coatings used to refinish damaged veh... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Vandemoortele’s proposals to divest assets to ease concerns over its buyout of rival frozen bakery products company Délifrance are open for consultation, the UK antitrust regulator said. The Comp... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Karoline Del Vecchio
Europe
Azerbaijan's state oil company Socar has requested EU foreign subsidy clearance for its planned takeover of energy company Italiana Petroli. The European Commission has set an April 27 deadline to decide wheth... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: More clarification is needed on the proposed EU cybersecurity framework, which includes revision of the existing Cybersecurity Act and targeted amendments to the NIS2 Directive, key EU data secur... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Reddit’s £14.5 million UK privacy fine would have been £17.6 million, but the Information Commissioner’s Office reduced it after considering the company’s representations and revising aspects of ... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe, North America
Online forum 4chan has escalated its challenge to UK regulators' powers to enforce it after receiving a £520,000 fine for breaches of the Online Safety Act. It said it wouldn't comply and questioned the enforc... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
March 19, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams
Europe
The head of the EU Intellectual Property Office has suggested that EU businesses could be given the option of cheaper filing for trademark protection for five rather than ten years, saying that the current sys... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi
Asia
A Tokyo court rejected a real estate firm’s claim that former employees misappropriated customer data to fuel a rival business, holding that overlapping deals and employee departures weren’t enough to prove tr... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Freny Patel
Asia
Free trade agreements prove global recognition of the alcoholic beverage Pisco from both Peru and Chile, an Indian court said. In rejecting Peru’s exclusivity claim, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday mandated ... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
March 18, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
A Texas-based businessman was charged with offering “a substantial amount in bribes” to an official of Mexico’s state-owned energy company to help an equipment company obtain a $540 million supply contract. He... (more story)
March 18, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a general license authorizing certain transactions involving Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PdVSA). The types of business with... (more story)
March 18, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
Changes in US anti-money laundering regulation and enforcement during President Donald Trump’s second term have thus far been a modest shift in emphasis and tools rather than a relaxation of core expectations,... (more story)
Financial Services View More
March 19, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
Lawmakers in the UK’s upper chamber have voted to prevent the government from holding a reserve power to force certain pension schemes to invest a minimum percentage of assets in specific areas. A total of 217... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Heads of states and governments of EU countries that use the euro currency are set to call for an acceleration in preparations for a digital euro, according to a draft statement to be adopted on ... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The UK's financial watchdog has published its annual regulatory priorities for wholesale markets, including increasing operational resilience, improving competitiveness, and enabling safe adoptio... (more story)
Trade View More
March 19, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet
Europe
The UK Trade Minister Chris Bryant has said he had "good conversations" with his French counterparts about the possibility of including Britain in the EU’s Made in Europe plans. He added that after the meeting... (more story)
March 19, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US International Trade Administration announced a countervailing duty investigation into Chinese imports of truck bed covers. The investigation follows a petition from American truck accessor... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet
Europe
Ongoing shifts in US trade policy will likely continue to require work on the EU side to avoid damaged relations and offer predictability for businesses, senior European Commission trade official Denis Redonne... (more story)
State Aid View More
March 19, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: The Japanese Cabinet on Thursday approved a bill to amend the Economic Security Promotion Act for submission to parliament. The bill would add services to ensure the stable supply of critical goo... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Parties wishing to make comments on Denmark's tariff model for the discharge and treatment of companies' wastewater now have one month to provide input to the European Commission. In January, the... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The EU Court of Justice has requested amendments to its internal rules, most significantly, to allow the institution to deliver a ruling even after the participating judges have left the court. T... (more story)
Energy View More
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The EU plans to invest €330 million in fusion energy, nuclear safety and innovation in the European Atomic Energy Community, or Euratom, 2026-2027 program, the European Commission said. The fundi... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Louis de Briant
Europe
EU-wide emergency measures to curb energy costs are unlikely at the March 19-20 European Council, as divisions persist among EU countries. Leaders are expected to focus on national steps, including tax cuts an... (more story)
March 18, 2026 | Bradley Dress
North America
The US faces a growing supply chain risk as quantum technology is set to emerge as a major industry in the future, a new report warned.
Technology View More
March 19, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter
Europe
A German court has ordered TikTok to change parts of its website’s recommender system and reporting mechanism, finding its implementation of the EU’s Digital Services Act doesn't meet accessibility and user-fr... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Luca Bertuzzi
Europe
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to quickly approve France’s planned ban on social media access for children under 15. In a letter seen by MLex, Mac... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi
Europe
An EU court opinion has said member states may exclude high-risk telecom vendors on national security grounds if measures are proportionate and based on specific assessments. The non-binding opinion, in a case... (more story)