MLex Summary: The UK childcare market should be examined by the antitrust regulator in relation to fees, accessibility and transparency, Education Minister Bridget Phillipson wrote in a letter to the watchdog.... (more story)

MLex Summary: Swedish agricultural cooperative Lantmännen's appeal against a €47.7 million cartel fine, which the EU General Court upheld in January, was published in the EU official journal on Tuesday. Lantmä... (more story)

MLex Summary: The Philippine Competition Commission cautioned market participants to make commercial decisions independently and avoid sharing sensitive information such as prices, quantities and import volume... (more story)

The Osaka District Court rejected a patent infringement suit over commercial mite-trap sheets, ruling that a rival product using nonwoven fabric fell outside the scope of patents covering sponge- and mesh-base... (more story)

China’s top intellectual property regulator has proposed detailed guidelines for handling patent disputes through administrative adjudication and mediation, a move that could bolster administrative enforcement... (more story)

Japan’s IP High Court upheld a ruling barring former cram-school franchise operators from continuing to use a tutoring chain’s trademarks, company names and internet domain names after termination of their fra... (more story)

Mlex Summary: Indonesia and Canada discussed steps to implement a bilateral trade deal following approval of the agreement by Indonesia’s parliament, Indonesia’s trade ministry said Monday. Deputy Trade Minist... (more story)

Chinese semiconductor company Wingtech Technology has sued Nexperia and related entities in China under the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, escalating its dispute over Dutch intervention that stripped the company ... (more story)

MLex Summary: China’s auto industry association opposes the European Commission’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act, saying in a statement Friday that the draft law would impose discriminatory restrictions o... (more story)

Connect Europe, which represents European telecom companies Deutsche Telekom, Orange and Telefónica, has issued a 12-point plan to improve the EU's Digital Networks Act, a draft EU telecom bill aimed at transf... (more story)

Connect Europe, the European telecom industry group, said the EU’s proposed telecom reform doesn’t go far enough to simplify the bloc’s rules or encourage investment, and that lawmakers should make it more amb... (more story)

MLex Summary: Access to the predictions website Polymarket and related social media accounts has been cut off by the Indonesian ministry of communication and digital affairs for violating domestic regulations.... (more story)