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Data Privacy and Security, Technology
March 25, 2026 | Xu Yuan
North America
Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property
March 25, 2026 | Emma Whitford
North America
Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology
March 25, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger and Flavia Fortes
Asia, Europe, North America
Antitrust View More
March 26, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The Glasfaser Nordwest cooperation between EWE and Telekom Deutschland, set up in 2020 to expand fiber-optic expansion in northwestern Germany, can continue, the national competition authority sa... (more story)
March 26, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: One of metal packaging maker Crown's grounds of appeal against a EU General Court ruling — which upheld a European Commission decision to take over a probe started by the German antitrust regula... (more story)
March 26, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Edenred is being investigated by the Italian antitrust authority to see if it abused its dominant market position, the watchdog said Thursday. The meal voucher issuer might have applied a ''compl... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
March 26, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a legislative package to amend the EU AI Act, known as the digital omnibus on AI, with 569 votes in favor and 45 against. The vote largely confirmed t... (more story)
March 26, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: South Korea’s financial regulator approved Thursday a 250 billion won ($190 million) direct investment in AI chip startup Rebellions through a state-backed growth fund. The investment, part of th... (more story)
March 25, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Both Elon Musk and Sam Altman will be allowed to submit key evidence in the upcoming trial over Musk's allegations that OpenAI committed fraud and breach of charitable trust in its conversion fro... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
March 26, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Corebridge Financial and Equitable Holdings agreed to combine in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $22 billion, the companies announced. The combined company will create "a leading... (more story)
March 26, 2026 | Jon Menon
Europe
Associated British Foods is seeking to sell its bakery business in Northern Ireland to ease competition concerns over its acquisition of Hovis Group, the UK antitrust regulator said. The merger between the Kin... (more story)
March 26, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Parties interested in plans by UPM and Sappi to merge their graphic-paper operations in a joint venture have now ten days to provide their comments to the European Commission. The EU merger regul... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
March 26, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter
Europe
Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos have breached of the EU's online child protection rules, while Snapchat is being investigated over alleged shortcomings in child safety, the European Commission has said. T... (more story)
March 26, 2026 | Júlia Tar
Europe
An extension of temporary rules allowing platforms to voluntarily detect online child sexual abuse material was rejected in a vote by EU lawmakers on Thursday, leaving a legal gap as the current rules are set ... (more story)
March 26, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Snapchat is being investigated by the European Commission over suspected shortcomings to protect children, including weak age verification, exposure to harmful contact and content, and inadequate... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
March 26, 2026 | Freny Patel
Asia
The semaglutide legal battle in India has entered a new phase, with Novo Nordisk taking on Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories over formulation patents and trademark concerns, just after the expiry of the patent protecti... (more story)
March 25, 2026 | Melissa Ritti
Asia, Europe, North America
The intellectual property ecosphere is no longer just about securing rights. Where innovation takes place, and where it remains, are paramount, experts agreed Wednesday.
March 25, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: US District Judge Vince Chhabria allowed a proposed class of authors led by Richard Kadrey to amend their copyright complaint for the fourth time, adding a contributory infringement claim related... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
March 26, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: EU lawmakers have backed new rules creating the bloc’s first EU-wide criminal law framework against corruption. It sets common definitions and penalty levels for offenses including bribery, misap... (more story)
March 26, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
A Chinese-language online marketplace called Xinbi used to sell stolen personal data to fraudsters has been sanctioned by the UK government as part of an ongoing crackdown on a Cambodian network that ran large... (more story)
March 25, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Three individuals were charged with conspiring to commit smuggling and export control violations for allegedly seeking millions of dollars’ worth of export-controlled computer chips from a Califo... (more story)
Financial Services View More
March 25, 2026 | Khushita Vasant
North America
The Department of Justice's settlement of a monopolization lawsuit with Live Nation and Ticketmaster is an "embarrassment" and US state attorneys general will continue to stay on the case and see an ongoing ju... (more story)
March 25, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Clayton Vickers
North America
Companies dealing with the uncertainty of antitrust enforcement over environmental, social and governance, or ESG, goals in the US need to conduct a risk assessment of approaches in Democratic and Republican s... (more story)
March 25, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
Banking and cryptocurrency groups with stakes in tokenization clashed before a US congressional committee on the best rule-making process for addressing potential regulatory gaps and ambiguities. Executives wi... (more story)
Trade View More
March 26, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: EU member states call for ambitious reform of the World Trade Organization to address current global challenges in conclusions published ahead of the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Cameroo... (more story)
March 26, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The US looks forward to a "swift conclusion" to discussions between EU negotiators to finalize the EU-US trade deal, the US ambassador to the EU said in response to the European Parliament's appr... (more story)
March 26, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Parliament's vote in favor of the EU-US trade deal is an "important step to stabilize transatlantic trade relations," Wolfgang Niedermark, member of the Executive Board of the Federa... (more story)
State Aid View More
March 26, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Companies investing in additional manufacturing capacity for the production of net-zero technologies and their main components will be eligible for direct grants under a Spanish regional plan wor... (more story)
March 26, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: A Romanian law granting the rights to services guiding ships in and out of ports exclusively to public authorities could potentially amount to state aid, an opinion prepared for the EU’s top cour... (more story)
March 26, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: A Belgian tax program that exempted certain "excess profits" of Belgian companies as being part of multinationals was correctly identified by the European Commission as illegal state aid, accordi... (more story)
Energy View More
March 26, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Concentrated clean-energy supply chains leave key technologies vulnerable to disruption, with China dominating most manufacturing steps and every major chain containing at least one weak link, an... (more story)
March 25, 2026 | Louis de Briant
Europe
Plans for the EU to phase out Russian fossil fuels remain on track despite delays and political pressure, the bloc's energy chief, Dan Jørgensen, said as lawmakers clashed in debate over Russian energy depende... (more story)
March 25, 2026 | Andrew Boyce
Europe
German carrier Deutsche Lufthansa voiced concerns over “competitive distortions” between EU and foreign airlines at a meeting with the bloc’s competition chief, according to minutes published on Wednesday. Luf... (more story)
Technology View More
March 26, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
The impact of social media and screen time on children’s brain development is set to be examined in a UK parliamentary inquiry, as lawmakers seek to address gaps in evidence and inform policymaking. The probe ... (more story)
March 26, 2026
Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania
MLex Summary: Meta’s Oversight Board has warned that the company’s community notes system for Facebook and Instagram posts may be ineffective as a primary tool against misinformation. The board stopped short o... (more story)
March 26, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
Live Nation paid tens of millions of dollars to Oak View Group to advocate for Ticketmaster as exclusive ticketing rights for the arenas and other venues it managed came up for renewal, a conflict of interest ... (more story)