Dassault Systemes, Solid Solutions Management and Visiativ Solutions are the target of a new UK antitrust investigation over the supply of SolidWorks software — a kind of modelling software used in design.

MLex Summary: Suspected anticompetitive conduct in relation to the supply of Solidworks computer-aided design and computer-aided engineering software and related products and services is being probed by the UK... (more story)

MLex Summary: An antitrust investigation into Finland's Hockey League has been closed after the league made several changes to the way it was organized which were expected to improve competition, the Finnish C... (more story)

RPX expanded access to e-commerce patents and Microsoft joined a WiFi technologies pool, while Nokia added Asus to its consumer electronics licensing program. Nokia joined Avanci’s EV charger pool as a licenso... (more story)

Fraunhofer Gesellschaft lost its appeal against the rejection of an Indian patent application after the Calcutta High Court found insufficient disclosure and missing biological-origin information required unde... (more story)

US-based Qualyst Transporter Solutions secured a Bombay High Court ruling barring the Indian Patent Office from introducing new prior art and objections during a fresh hearing ordered by the court.

MLex Summary: The EU will provide tariff-free access to 80 percent of Armenian imports to help diversify the country’s trade, which is currently heavily reliant on Russia, European Commission President Ursula ... (more story)

MLex Summary: EU imports of primary cells and batteries of alkaline manganese dioxide from China are under investigation to see if the products have been dumped, the European Commission has said. The move foll... (more story)

MLex Summary: China and the EU have agreed to hold one or two ministerial meetings each year under a newly established regular trade and investment consultation mechanism, according to China’s Ministry of Comm... (more story)

MLex Summary: Changes to terms and conditions, content moderation and design features such as blurring or warning labels, are among the most used techniques by online platforms to improve safety for minors onl... (more story)

MLex Summary: Japan's National Police Agency on Thursday launched a public consultation on proposed revisions to the operational guidelines for the Internet Hotline Center, expanding the categories of illegal ... (more story)

Further child safety measures in the UK covering AI chatbots, restrictions on platform design and circumvention of age checks will still be set out later this month, technology minister Liz Kendall told lawmak... (more story)