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Samsung to pay ZTE $392 million in closely-watched UK patent judgment

Meta threatens to leave New Mexico if further injunctive relief imposed

EU capitals’ initial skepticism at industrial plan means hard task for Séjourné

First day of EU-Mercosur deal will be about predictability, not just tariffs

Ticket buyers resist Live Nation arbitration push amid US DOJ settlement fallout

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MODEL CAR surrounded by BRITISH BANKNOTES

Financial Services

May 01, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

Challenges to UK car finance redress plan risk ‘fresh uncertainty,’ FCA warns

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 01, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

States refile Nexstar-Tegna suit, add Republican-led Kansas, Indiana, Pa.

Financial Services

April 30, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Trump backing of Fed probe backfires as Powell digs in, will stay on as governor
Challenges to UK car finance redress plan risk ‘fresh uncertainty,’ FCA warns
States refile Nexstar-Tegna suit, add Republican-led Kansas, Indiana, Pa.
Trump backing of Fed probe backfires as Powell digs in, will stay on as governor

Antitrust View More

US FTC urges Tennessee Supreme Court oppose ABA law school accreditation monopoly

May 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission filed a letter urging the Tennessee Supreme Court to "open law school accreditation to competition by reducing its reliance on the American Bar Association in dete... (more story)

Mastercard, Visa see mass claim's leader denied appeal bid over ‘opt in’ ruling

May 01, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

A ruling which ruled out some claimants seeking to "opt in" to UK mass card-fee lawsuits against Mastercard and Visa can’t be appealed by the class leader, the UK’s competition court said Friday. The Competiti... (more story)

Mastercard, Visa-targeted 'opt-in' claimants UK ruling can't be appealed

May 01, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A class representative can't appeal a ruling which said some claimants seeking to "opt in" to UK mass lawsuits targeting Mastercard and Visa over card fees have made invalid applications to join ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

US DoD announces agreements with frontier AI companies for classified work

May 01, 2026

North America

MLex: The US Department of Defense, which President Donald Trump's administration calls the Department of War, announced deals with seven artificial intelligence companies to "deploy their advanced AI capabili... (more story)

Australia risks missing AI boom without data centers, inquiry hears

May 01, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Australia risks becoming a “consumer of someone else’s technology” unless it accelerates investment in data centers, an industry group told a state parliamentary inquiry on Friday. In a New South Wales parliam... (more story)

Australia at 'critical window' to build domestic AI industry, minister says

May 01, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Australia is at a “critical window” to decide whether it builds a domestic artificial intelligence industry or becomes reliant on foreign technology, a minister has said. In a speech in Sydney on... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Japan urges companies to factor in economic security in takeover bids

May 01, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

Japan’s industry ministry is moving to clarify its 2023 takeover guidelines amid a rise in unsolicited and competing tender offers, urging companies not to focus solely on price but on factors that enhance cor... (more story)

Abbott–Exact Sciences, BioMarin–Amicus among deals cleared in Japan in Q1

May 01, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Abbott Laboratories’ proposed acquisition of cancer screening and diagnostics company Exact Sciences was among the mergers cleared by Japan’s competition regulator in the January–March period. Th... (more story)

Amazon-Future settle six-year dispute, Indian court closes case

May 01, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

The six-year Amazon-Future legal dispute ended this week after an Indian court was told the parties had settled, with Future Group withdrawing petitions challenging an arbitration award.

Data Privacy and Security View More

Meta says New Mexico's $3.7bn mental health remedy exceeds court's authority

April 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: In its proposed findings of fact, Meta pushed back against New Mexico's public nuisance claim and request that the court impose injunctive relief against its services, arguing the state failed to... (more story)

US official cites critical mineral procurement concerns with Project Vault

April 30, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

A key US official working on the Export-Import Bank’s new critical minerals stockpile said he remains concerned with the ability to procure enough minerals for the unprecedented effort. 

Meta's threat to exit New Mexico shows it refuses to protect children, AG says

April 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez issued a statement saying that Meta Platforms’ threat to shut down its platforms in the state rather than implement “basic safeguards” for children shows t... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

BlackBerry loses India patent battle over messaging feature

May 01, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

BlackBerry’s patent appeal for a color-coded messaging feature was rejected by an Indian court. The Delhi High Court ruled that it lacked inventive step and technical advancement, classifying the US tech giant... (more story)

Japan IP court voids 'AI Announcer' trademark for software services

May 01, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court voided trademark protection for the term “AI Announcer” in connection with software-related services, finding that the phrase had already become a descriptive label for... (more story)

US Supreme Court ‘skinny label’ arguments focus on pleading standards, not patents

April 30, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

Multiple justices of the US Supreme Court appeared wary on Wednesday of an opinion that would change the standard for induced patent infringement during oral arguments in Hikma Pharmaceuticals v. Amarin Pharma... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Reported Tether loan to Lutnick trust questioned by US Democratic senators

April 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden sent letters to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, seeking information about a reported loan from Tether — a foreign co... (more story)

Former Barbadian insurance chief to plead guilty in US bribery case

April 30, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The former chief executive of a Barbadian insurance firm will plead guilty to her role in a bribery scheme involving a Barbadian government official who took payments to steer contracts, US court records show.

UK fraud agency’s use of lawyers is effective but more could be done, inspectors say

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK's Serious Fraud Office has effective systems and processes to engage lawyers on the right cases, and to manage and control the overall spend, but more can be done, inspectors said on Thurs... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Delta Dental agrees to pay $2.25m to resolve New York allegations over data breach

April 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Delta Dental Insurance agreed to pay $2.25 million to resolve claims filed by New York’s Department of Financial Services for violating a cybersecurity regulation. A department investigation dete... (more story)

Clearing houses face fresh EU stress test on crisis readiness

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Securities and Markets Authority has started a new stress test to check how clearing houses would cope with severe market shocks, using an adverse market scenario prepared by the Eur... (more story)

UK guidance on fund tokenization published by FCA

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK asset managers have received guidance on fund tokenization as the financial watchdog seeks to support innovation in this area. The Financial Conduct Authority said the guidance sets out how fi... (more story)

Trade View More

US FCC considering lab testing ban on nations without trade deals

May 01, 2026

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

MLex Summary: The Federal Communications Commission announced it was considering a rule to ban electronic device test labs and certification in countries without "reciprocal" trade deals with the US. The test ... (more story)

US producers file case against Commerce over active anode determination

May 01, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: A coalition of US producers filed a lawsuit against the Commerce Department challenging a March final determination of an antidumping and antisubsidy case over active anode material from China.

US discussing with China 'Board of Trade' proposal, Greer says

May 01, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex summary: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in a post on X that the US is in talks with China to create a Board of Trade involving government-to-government discussions on trade with non-sensitive goods.

State Aid View More

Belgium enters exclusive negotiations to acquire Engie’s nuclear activities

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Belgian state is negotiating to take over Engie’s nuclear-energy activities, including its seven reactors, which currently generate about half of the country’s electricity. The deal would tra... (more story)

Belgium sees EU Commission step up infringement procedure over arbitration awards

April 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has sent Belgium a reasoned opinion, or formal request to comply with EU law, accusing the country of circumventing the bloc's rules on state aid. The country had recogniz... (more story)

Businesses hit by energy crisis can get more support as EU relaxes state aid rules

April 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Energy-intensive industries will be able to receive larger subsidies, under a temporary relaxing of the state aid rules by the European Commission to respond to a spike in energy prices. Member s... (more story)

Energy View More

EU told to prepare for consequences if jet fuel stocks still declining beyond May

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU should start preparing for possible consequences if the decline in commercial stocks of jet fuel from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues beyond the end of May, experts from the ... (more story)

Countries to accelerate transition from fossil fuels, conference co-hosts say

April 30, 2026

Europe, Latin America

MLex Summary: Countries representing about one-third of global GDP have agreed on to step up efforts to transition away from fossil fuels at a conference in Colombia, co-hosts Colombia and The Netherlands have... (more story)

EU tracking of aviation's full climate impact improved with platform upgrade

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: An upgraded version of a platform to monitor the non-carbon-dioxide climate effects of aviation, including contrails and nitrogen oxides, was released on Wednesday by the pan-European air traffic... (more story)

Technology View More

UK warns companies amid increasing cyber attacks

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK firms are urged to strengthen their cybersecurity, as AI models facilitate software breaches, the department for Science and Technology said on Thursday. A new report shows 43 per cent of busi... (more story)

Google sees Italian regulator’s request to EU Commission over publishers’ concerns

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Italian communications regulator AGCOM sent a request of evaluation to the European Commission on Thursday over Google’s potential violations of the EU Digital Services Act. The request stems... (more story)

China launches four-month crackdown targeting 'disorder' in AI applications

April 30, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s internet regulator on Thursday launched a four-month nationwide campaign to curb "disorder" in AI applications, targeting noncompliant services and content risks. The first phase will foc... (more story)