MLex Summary: A total of 500 million koruna (more than $23.5 million) in antitrust fines were imposed by the Czech competition authority on businesses last year.  The sanctions, the majority of which were levi... (more story)

MLex Summary: The UK antitrust regulator has named 12 businesses that are under investigation over suspected bid-rigging in relation to the supply of roofing and other building services to schools. The Competi... (more story)

MLex Summary: German cartel enforcers imposed a total of 18 million fines in the last year, conducting four dawn raids and assisting fellow authorities in six other inspections, according to an annual report. ... (more story)

Starting in July, social media users, website operators and social network providers in Vietnam will face fines for unauthorized reposting, sharing or storage of copyrighted works under Decree 174. The new rul... (more story)

The US Supreme Court denied certiorari Monday in an appeal by Finesse Wireless of a US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision which overturned a $166.3 million patent infringement verdict against Nokia and AT&T. 

Although Solicitor General D. John Sauer in May urged the US Supreme Court to deny certiorari, his views arguably gave petitioner Rise Brewing the ammunition it needed by agreeing that a US appeals court was w... (more story)

MLex Summary: New EU steel import rules — with the aim of protecting the industry from the effects of global overcapacity and unfair competition — will take effect on Wednesday, the European Commission has sai... (more story)

MLex Summary: Punitive dumping duties of up to 50.7 percent currently in place on imports of calcium silicon from China into the EU are scheduled to expire on March 25, 2027, the European Commission said Tuesd... (more story)

MLex Summary: Imports of certain polyether polypols from China are being investigated by the European Commission following complaints of dumping from several companies including BASF, Covestro and PCC Rokita. ... (more story)

MLex Summary: The US Supreme Court has ruled 6-3, in a case involving former US Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, that provisions of the FTC Act stating that members can only removed for... (more story)

Australia’s draft children’s privacy code has drawn broad support from digital and rights advocates, who have called for targeted refinements to strengthen certain provisions before the rules are finalized in ... (more story)

Australia has introduced legislation to strengthen enforcement of its world-first under-16 social media ban by doubling maximum fines to A$99 million ($68 million) and granting new powers to the online-safety ... (more story)