MLex Summary: Three suppliers of test and measurement equipment in Germany have been fined a total of €453,000, for coordinating key price components over a period of at least six years. The companies — CalPlu... (more story)

MLex Summary: Legislation introducing new powers to screen public procurement data for signs of cartel activity is expected before the end of the year, Ireland's competition authority said this week, when issu... (more story)

MLex Summary: South Korean accommodation-booking platforms Yeogi Eottae and Yanolja, along with foreign operators Agoda, Airbnb and Trip.com, face a request for the antitrust regulator to review allegedly unfa... (more story)

A Chinese intellectual property scholar has called for criminal liability for patent agencies and attorneys that knowingly file fabricated patent applications, saying years of administrative enforcement have f... (more story)

MLex Summary: A Texas federal judge has agreed to stay Xockets' patent infringement clams and antitrust claims during parallel litigation before the International Trade Commission. When requesting the stay, Mi... (more story)

A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday on a proposal to broaden patent eligibility focused on how to limit consequences for human genome researchers amid criticism the bill could go too far. Sponsors of ... (more story)

MLex Summary: The EU should impose countervailing duties on broad product groups, and should consider requiring Chinese exporters to prove they don’t benefit from unfair state support, the Verband Deutscher Ma... (more story)

MLex Summary: EU dumping duties of up to 74.9 percent on imports of graphite electrode systems from China are scheduled to expire on April 8, 2027. The measure will be phased out, unless trade officials receiv... (more story)

MLex Statement: Indonesia's Trade Ministry said a World Trade Organization panel had partially upheld the country's challenge to European Union antidumping duties on Indonesian fatty acid imports, finding inco... (more story)

MLex Summary: Google and Epic Games told a California federal judge that they're withdrawing their renewed joint motion to modify remedies imposed after a jury found that Google unlawfully acquired and maintai... (more story)

MLex Summary: Social media platforms in the UK will have to impose midnight-to-6am curfews by default for 16- and 17-year-olds, and must automatically disable autoplay and infinite-scroll feeds for these users... (more story)

YouTube has said users' safety is its “top priority” after a study found that the video-sharing platform continues to recommend eating disorder content to children despite increased EU and UK regulatory scruti... (more story)