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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: 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)
March 26, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez
Asia
Malaysia plans to centralize competition powers under the Malaysia Competition Commission as part of long-awaited amendments expected to be tabled in June, according to MyCC CEO Iskandar Ismail. The reforms wo... (more story)
March 26, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Tokushima Toyota, a Toyota automobile dealer based in western Japan, received on Thursday a corrective recommendation for violating the Subcontract Act. The Japan Fair Trade Commission said the c... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
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)
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)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
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)
March 26, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Associated British Foods’ acquisition of Hovis Group raises competition concerns in the supply of bread and certain other bakery products in Northern Ireland, the UK antitrust regulator said as p... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
March 26, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Luca Bertuzzi
Europe
EU countries have a range of differing positions on changes to data-protection rules in the European Commission’s proposed digital simplification package, according to four documents seen by MLex. They show di... (more story)
March 25, 2026 | Mike Swift
Europe, North America
While US federal cybersecurity regulators were a no-show at this week's RSA conference in San Francisco, a key EU regulator who attended the conference said she's hopeful that the many common cybersecurity iss... (more story)
March 25, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Plaintiffs bringing US wiretap claims against Amplitude failed to convince a California federal judge to grant them leave to immediately appeal an order granting a motion to compel arbitration. U... (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 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)
March 25, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: A US appeals court denied rap star Prakazrel "Pras" Michel's request for bail pending the appeal of his conviction and prison sentence for campaign finance violations and acting as an unregistere... (more story)
March 25, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey told a London court on Wednesday that he was the “victim” as the UK's financial regulator scrutinized whether his firm could continue to meet compliance requirements in the wake... (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
North America
MLex Summary: The US Financial Stability Oversight Council voted unanimously to publish the proposed interpretive guidance on nonbank financial company designations.* *Corrected March 25, 2026, at 17:33 GMT; ... (more story)
Trade View More
March 26, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia, North America
China has formally determined that Mexico’s recent tariff increases and related measures amount to trade and investment barriers, highlighting rising friction between the two trading partners. China’s Ministry... (more story)
March 25, 2026
Asia, North America
MLex Summary: President Donald Trump said he will hold a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing from May 14 - 15. Trump also said he will host Xi in Washington later this year.
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)
State Aid View More
March 25, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Spain has won clearance for a plan worth €50 million to support projects to decarbonize industrial process heat via innovative technologies. The aid will take the form of a fixed premium per ton ... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | Jean Comte
Europe
Nominations for 13 new EU Court of Justice judges and six advocates general are needed as soon as possible, EU capitals have been urged by the court's president. The terms of the incumbents end on Oct. 6 next ... (more story)
March 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: A national court or tribunal of last instance must always give reasons when refusing to refer questions on the application of EU law to the bloc's top court, the Court of Justice said in a ruling... (more story)
Energy View More
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)
March 25, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet
Europe
Several EU member states have said they need more time to address a draft version of an EU-US critical minerals strategy, MLex understands. The two sides are finalizing a memorandum of understanding and action... (more story)
March 25, 2026 | Jon Menon
Europe
Chinese wind turbine maker Ming Yang has been blocked from building a £1.5 billion factory in Scotland over potential national security concerns. The UK government said it would continue to welcome investment ... (more story)
Technology View More
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)
March 25, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Clayton Vickers
North America
Monopolization lawsuits against Big Tech companies have to be timed “just right” and can’t be brought too early or too late if US government enforcers are seeking a favorable liability decision and potentially... (more story)
March 25, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: US Senator Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, called on Congress to pass his Children and Teens’ Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA 2.0). The update to his 1996 privacy law governing how ... (more story)