Google has hit back at an EU order for it to give more search data to rivals and make Android phones more interoperable, branding it a threat to “vital privacy and security guardrails for millions of Europeans.”

MLex Summary: The European Commission has issued two decisions setting out how Google must comply with provisions in the Digital Markets Act requiring it to share search data and ensure its Android mobile oper... (more story)

An EU order under the Digital Markets Act will force tech giant Google to share a broader range of search data with rivals — including AI chatbots — as of January. AI services will also gain additional access ... (more story)

Global companies could face a fundamental shift in India's commercial-litigation landscape as the Delhi High Court's proposed jurisdictional overhaul redirects many intellectual property disputes to district c... (more story)

Japan's Intellectual Property High Court has held that a former Nidec employee was liable under the Unfair Competition Prevention Act for leaking confidential company documents to a journalist, but dismissed t... (more story)

Meta Platforms' decision to license patents covering the AV1 video codec could reshape the debate over whether the technology is genuinely royalty-free and lend support to the long-established framework for li... (more story)

MLex Summary: The Brazilian government pledged to retaliate against the United States' decision to impose an additional 25% tariff on Brazilian exports. Brazil condemned the results of the US Section 301 inves... (more story)

Imported glass beads from China are being investigated to find out if they are being dumped on the EU market following a complaint from some European producers, including Sovitec, Potters Ballatoni and Intermi... (more story)

EU countries delayed a decision on freezing the Russian oil price cap until July 23 after failing to reach agreement on the bloc's 21st sanctions package. The proposal would suspend the cap's automatic adjustm... (more story)

MLex Summary: National media regulators can prevent network operators from reusing their radio-frequency license for 5G, the EU’s highest court ruled on Thursday. The case is a referral by an Italian court, fo... (more story)

MLex Summary: Gaps in age assurance are leaving children exposed to harmful content on social media and able to find porn sites without checks, UK regulator Ofcom said in a landmark report Thursday. The watchd... (more story)

Apple and Samsung's on-device generative artificial intelligence services have been registered with China's internet regulator alongside those of their Chinese rivals, removing a key regulatory hurdle to bring... (more story)