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US states win temporary Paramount-Warner block, but face tight timetable

Meta faces two more jury trials over US consumer harm in coming weeks

EU Commission cautiously frames sensitive debate on banking reforms

Macron calls for faster EU Commission trade response to Chinese overcapacity

EU outlines slower industry decarbonization plan for carbon market

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Trade

July 20, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

Trump uses novel US statute to levy 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods
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Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

July 20, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Anthropic's $1.5 billion US copyright settlement wins final approval
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Trade

July 20, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

US Section 122 tariffs expire Friday, setting up uncertain future
Trump uses novel US statute to levy 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods
Anthropic's $1.5 billion US copyright settlement wins final approval
US Section 122 tariffs expire Friday, setting up uncertain future

Antitrust View More

Maxxis International, wholesalers fined €11.9m by German competition watchdog

July 21, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Tire supplier Maxxis International and wholesalers Best4Tires Berlin and Reifen Müller have been fined a total of €11.9 million by Germany's antitrust watchdog for arrangements that sought to protect margins a... (more story)

Pressure builds on Apple, Google, JFTC over Japan smartphone law

July 21, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

Japanese competition-law scholars recently said Apple and Google may not be fully complying with the Mobile Software Competition Act, and urged the antitrust watchdog to strengthen its oversight. The 11 profes... (more story)

China guesthouse operators map out Trip.com damage claims

July 21, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese guesthouse operators are mapping out potential antitrust damages claims against Trip.com, as a Yunnan industry association largely completes an initial round of evidence gathering based on complaints f... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

China broadens child online safety campaign beyond content

July 21, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China's cyberspace regulator has launched a four-month nationwide campaign to strengthen online protections for minors, broadening oversight from policing harmful content to governing the technological infrast... (more story)

Indonesia, Singapore launch Nongsa-Changi subsea cable to support AI, data centers

July 21, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Nongsa-Changi subsea cable system linking Indonesia and Singapore is now complete, expanding cross-border digital infrastructure to support cloud computing, artificial intelligence and data c... (more story)

Anthropic's $1.5bn US copyright settlement with authors wins final nod

July 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Anthropic’s $1.5 billion US copyright settlement with book authors received final approval by US District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín* in the Northern District of California. Under the deal, cl... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Coles' parallel judicial review questioned by Australian judge

July 21, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

An Australian judge ordered Coles Supermarkets to explain what relief it could still obtain through a separate judicial review of a regulatory decision blocking its proposed Kalgoorlie supermarket acquisition ... (more story)

Grab vows worker rights as Taiwan unions back conditional Foodpanda approval

July 21, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Grab Holdings said Tuesday it is committed to upholding delivery workers' rights and establishing regular dialogue with unions in Taiwan, responding to a coalition of 18 labor organizations that back condition... (more story)

Unilever-McCormick food deal faces UK antitrust review

July 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: McCormick's merger with the foods business of Unilever is to be probed by the UK antitrust regulator, which is seeking views from interested parties until Aug. 5. The Competition and Markets Auth... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Qantas report clarifies Australian privacy obligations after data breach

July 21, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Australia's privacy regulator has concluded that Qantas Airways likely did not breach the 1988 Privacy Act in connection with a 2025 data breach affecting around 5 million people, saying the airline had taken ... (more story)

Japan's Sagawa Express reports data leak affecting 70,000 users

July 21, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Sagawa Express, one of Japan's major parcel-delivery companies, said Sunday that an error in the configuration of delivery-notification emails caused some users of its Smart Club membership-based... (more story)

US Commerce hints at copper inclusions process, AI export control plan in 2026

July 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security said in its submission of the biannual Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions that it was working to roll ou... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Indian court sides with ZARA in trademark dispute with ZORA

July 21, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

ZARA won an Indian trademark appeal after the Delhi High Court ordered cancellation of the "ZORA" mark, reaffirming the anti-dissection principle and extending protection for well-known trademarks across dissimilar goods.

AI labels won’t decide copyright protection or infringement, EU says

July 20, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

EU guidance says AI labels will not determine whether content is protected by copyright or infringes creators’ rights. It gives creative works flexibility over deepfake disclosures while requiring providers to... (more story)

Biogen no longer under investigation by EU over MS drug patent move

July 20, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Biogen is no longer under investigation by the European Commission for a potential antitrust breach over extra patent protection related to a multiple sclerosis drug, MLex has learned. The US company had recei... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Texas customs broker sentenced to prison in US for role in Scoular bribery scheme

July 20, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Carlos Leopoldo Alvelais Alarcon, a customs broker based in Texas, was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to bribing Mexican officials on behalf of an agricultural firm seeking to mo... (more story)

Former Smartmatic executive moves to strike US legal assistance requests

July 20, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Jorge Vasquez, a former executive of Smartmatic, has asked a US judge to strike requests from federal prosecutors for legal assistance from the governments of Switzerland, Philippines and Singapo... (more story)

Texas customs broker's US plea deal documents unsealed by US judge

July 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Carlos Leopoldo Alvelais Alarcon, a customs broker based in Texas, has pleaded guilty in October 2025 to a count of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. A US judge unsealed a ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Crypto platform founders ordered to pay $16.5m on false withdrawal reassurance charges

July 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission ordered Celsius cryptocurrency platform founders Alexander Mashinsky, Shlomi Daniel Leon and Hanoch “Nuke” Goldstein to pay a total of $16.5 million to resolve cha... (more story)

Financial firms told by EU watchdog to prepare for faster settlement system

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Financial services firms should finalize their preparations for the faster so-called T+1 trade settlement cycle in EU financial markets, the European Securities and Markets Authority has said in ... (more story)

EU banking plans welcomed, but financial industry also wants quicker actions

July 20, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

The financial sector broadly welcomes the European Commission's strategy to streamline the banking framework, particularly its commitment to simplify capital requirements and facilitate cross-border operations... (more story)

Trade View More

Indonesia, Chile seek to conclude investment talks under trade pact this year

July 21, 2026

Asia, Latin America

MLex Statement: Indonesia and Chile agreed to accelerate negotiations on the investment chapter of the Indonesia-Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, or IC-CEPA, during talks between Trade Minis... (more story)

China, Cambodia sign MOU on cooperation over third-country trade measures

July 21, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Cambodia said its trade arrangements with third countries will not affect any agreements with China or harm Chinese interests, after China's Ministry of Commerce said Monday that the two countrie... (more story)

US tightens waiver process for critical mineral imports

July 20, 2026

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

MLex Summary: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing new restrictions on waivers allowing US defense contractors to import critical minerals from China and other foreign markets.

State Aid View More

Goldwind loses EU court bid to suspend subsidy probe

July 20, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Chinese wind turbine maker Goldwind has failed to persuade the EU’s General Court to suspend the European Commission’s in-depth foreign subsidies investigation into its activities. The court rejected the compa... (more story)

Goldwind sees EU court reject interim-measures request in foreign-subsidy probe

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Goldwind, a Chinese maker of wind turbines, has seen the EU's General Court reject its request for an interim suspension of an investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation. The court said... (more story)

Italian state aid compensating companies for energy costs approved by EU

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Italian amendments to a 2021 program compensating energy-intensive companies for high electricity prices caused by carbon costs in the EU’s Emission Trading Scheme has received EU state aid clear... (more story)

Energy View More

EU methane rules guidance endorses trace-and-claim compliance for importers

July 20, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission issued two nonbinding recommendations to facilitate implementation of the EU Methane Regulation, endorsing trace-and-claim and certification systems for importers in complex supply chai... (more story)

Suspend EU methane import penalties for first three years, EU Commission says

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission recommended that EU countries suspend penalties for importers that fail to comply with the EU Methane Regulation between 2027 and 2029, while maintaining all underlying co... (more story)

EU carbon market overhaul highlights split between green groups, heavy industry

July 20, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The EU's planned overhaul of the its carbon market has highlighted a divide between industries that have made strides in decarbonization and environmental groups on one side and manufacturing sectors that have... (more story)

Technology View More

UK tech, AI and online safety regulation pose pressing questions for Burnham

July 20, 2026 | Imogen Howse and Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

As Andy Burnham takes power in the UK, he faces immediate tech policy questions. Reports that he could fold the technology ministry into a larger business department have alarmed tech advocates, while question... (more story)

UK watchdog's online suicide forum enforcement hits jurisdictional limits (*update)

July 20, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

An online suicide forum won't face further action under the Online Safety Act after UK regulator Ofcom said all available legal routes had been exhausted. The watchdog said a geoblock is preventing access for ... (more story)

Legal action options against suicide site have been exhausted, UK watchdog says

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: All possible legal routes under the UK's online safety law have been exhausted against an online suicide platform that was reportedly linked with more than 130 deaths in the UK, regulator Ofcom s... (more story)