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States say 25 million US children use Facebook, Instagram, as trial looms

EU order for Google search data draws concerns technical and political

Big Tech antitrust enforcement is driven by EU cooperation, Italy’s Iossa says

Competing visions for WIPO reemerge at General Assembly

US FCC to vote on repealing national broadcast ownership cap

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US FERC Chair Laura Swett

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

July 16, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

FERC will maintain independence in wake of Slaughter decision, chair says
Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Trade

July 16, 2026 | Zack Budryk and Henrique Santiago

Latin America, North America

Unfair trade practices tariffs on Brazil signal new stage in relations with US

Financial Crime

July 16, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Swedbank fined by NY regulator for failing to disclose Panama Papers ties
FERC will maintain independence in wake of Slaughter decision, chair says
Unfair trade practices tariffs on Brazil signal new stage in relations with US
Swedbank fined by NY regulator for failing to disclose Panama Papers ties

Antitrust View More

Delhi airport operator cleared by Indian watchdog of dominance abuse

July 17, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Delhi International Airport avoided an antitrust investigation after India's competition watchdog found no prima facie evidence that the company abused its dominant position in awarding airport security contra... (more story)

Reliance Jio escapes probe as Indian watchdog rejects broad cartel allegations

July 17, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Reliance Jio Infocomm and more than 4,500 companies avoided an antitrust investigation after India's competition watchdog dismissed allegations of cartelization and abuse of dominance, finding no prima facie e... (more story)

Kakao Mobility rejects claims it disadvantaged rival South Korean taxi operators

July 17, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

Kakao Mobility’s appeal against the 15.1 billion won ($10.2 million today) fine imposed by South Korea’s competition regulator highlighted a significant gap between the company and the Korea Fair Trade Commiss... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

As AI blurs reality, trademarks could become badges of authenticity

July 16, 2026 | Steve Scherer

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

As AI blurs the line between genuine and fabricated content, trademarks could come to signify not only who made a product, but also that it is authentic.

Latest UK social media safety package leaves plenty of questions unanswered

July 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The latest UK child safety legislative package confirms default curfews and feature restrictions for older teens, mandatory AI chatbot breaks for under-18s and no immediate plans to restrict VPN use. But key q... (more story)

Brazil clears Microsoft-Inflection AI deal after Tribunal required notification

July 16, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Europe

MLex Statement: Brazil's antitrust authority has cleared without restrictions Microsoft's 2024 hiring of Inflection AI's co-founders and a large portion of its staff, concluding that the transaction is unlikel... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Adhesives deal would cause $30m in annual consumer harms, US FTC tells court

July 17, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

A Loctite-Liquid Nails merger would result in at least $30 million in annual consumer harm in price increases and reductions in quality, variety and innovation, a US Federal Trade Commission economist testifie... (more story)

Paramount-Warner defeat private plaintiffs' request for preliminary US injunction

July 16, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Europe, North America

Private plaintiffs challenging Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery failed to secure a preliminary injunction blocking the deal.

Equatorial-Copasa deal subject to potential appeal in Brazil

July 16, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Labor union Sindágua-MG should be permitted to participate in the Brazil competition agency's review of Equatorial Group's acquisition of a 30 percent stake in Copasa, a Minas Gerais state sanitation company, ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Meta must give DC docs on instructions to researchers about reporting findings

July 16, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Meta Platforms must turn over four documents detailing instructions the company gave to researchers on how to report findings after the social media company was in active litigation for alleged harms it causes... (more story)

NetChoice seeks appeal in suit against Ohio social media age-restriction law

July 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Tech trade association NetChoice asked for an en banc rehearing on an appeal of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit's decision to vacate a preliminary injunction halting the state from ... (more story)

State AGs denied intervention in US private settlements with property managers

July 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and the states of Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey and Washington have been denied their motion to intervene in private plaintiffs' settlements wit... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

IP licensing and business: July 2-July 16

July 16, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, Europe, North America

Patent pools drove licensing activity in early July before mid-year licensing incentives expired, alongside notable licensing deals in agriculture and pharmaceuticals.

This week at the UPC: July 13-16

July 16, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys and Inbar Preiss

Europe

The UPC this week granted Fujifilm an injunction against Kodak, kept KeeeX’s €120 million provisional damages claim alive and imposed further penalties in Brita’s enforcement dispute. Several cases ended throu... (more story)

Delhi court overhaul could reshape global IP litigation in India

July 16, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Global companies could face a fundamental shift in India's commercial-litigation landscape as the Delhi High Court's proposed jurisdictional overhaul redirects many intellectual property disputes to district c... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Former US coal sales exec cites Supreme Court decision in move to vacate verdict

July 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A former coal sales executive pointed to a little-noticed recent US Supreme Court decision concerning the rights of criminal defendants as a potential reason to vacate his conviction over his role in a scheme ... (more story)

Former US coal exec asks to introduce new argument for acquittal in bribery case

July 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Charles Hunter Hobson, a former vice president of sales at Corsa Coal, asked a US judge for permission to allow his new defense team to make a new argument for post-trial acquittal after he was f... (more story)

Smartmatic cofounder cites DOJ official's Adani letter in vindictiveness claim

July 16, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Roger Alejandro Pinate Martinez, the cofounder of Smartmatic who faces charges of corruption, pointed to a senior US Justice Department official's letter seeking dismissal for Indian billionaire ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US SEC proposes e-delivery for required regulatory information

July 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed Regulation E-Delivery, a rule that would make required regulatory information more accessible by removing the requirement to obtain affirmat... (more story)

PwC fined £3.2m over 'serious breaches' in Babcock audit

July 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

PricewaterhouseCoopers has been fined £3.2 million by the UK’s audit regulator over the accounting firm’s audit of defense company Babcock, which contained “serious breaches.” The fine is the second the Big Fo... (more story)

UK drive to weed out misleading motor finance claims continues, watchdog says

July 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A joint UK regulatory crackdown on misleading motor finance claims has continued with the removal or amending of 170 adverts in June, the Financial Conduct Authority said. A joint taskforce invol... (more story)

Trade View More

US, Indonesian industry, government officials clash over plywood duties

July 16, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

North America

Industry and government representatives from the US and Indonesia battled at a US International Trade Commission duty investigation hearing over whether US industry can meaningfully compete with Luan plywood, ... (more story)

Brazil condemns US 25 percent tariff, vows retaliation

July 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Brazilian government pledged to retaliate against the United States' decision to impose an additional 25% tariff on Brazilian exports. Brazil condemned the results of the US Section 301 inves... (more story)

Imported Chinese glass beads under EU dumping investigation

July 16, 2026 | Karoline Del Vecchio

Europe

Imported glass beads from China are being investigated to find out if they are being dumped on the EU market following a complaint from some European producers, including Sovitec, Potters Ballatoni and Intermi... (more story)

State Aid View More

€300m Irish aid for energy intensive industry wins EU approval

July 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ireland has won EU state aid approval for €300 million of temporary support for energy-intensive companies. The program requires companies to reinvest a “significant share” of the aid into decarb... (more story)

Czech support for market-wide energy storage wins EU approval

July 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Czechia has secured EU state aid approval for a “market-wide” program to ensure sufficient capacity to produce and store electricity. The European Commission said the clearance was the first for ... (more story)

Czech agri businesses lose appeal to state aid recovery order at EU court

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Czech agricultural companies Úsovsko Agro and Úsovsko Eko have lost their legal challenge to a European Commission decision that required Czechia to recoup illegal aid granted to large agricultur... (more story)

Energy View More

Extend EU Emissions Trading System cap closer to 2050, ten countries urge

July 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ten EU member states, including Italy and Poland, have called for a broad overhaul of the EU Emissions Trading System, urging the European Commission to extend the ETS emissions cap closer to 205... (more story)

Next round of EU grids legislation negotiations scheduled for October

July 16, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The first technical discussions on EU plans to strengthen cross-border electricity interconnections are due in September, followed by another round of negotiations on the legislation between representatives of... (more story)

Decision on 21st EU sanctions package against Russia postponed until July 23

July 16, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU countries delayed a decision on freezing the Russian oil price cap until July 23 after failing to reach agreement on the bloc's 21st sanctions package. The proposal would suspend the cap's automatic adjustm... (more story)

Technology View More

On Google Play injunction, US judge takes 'proactive' approach to oversight

July 16, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Chris May

North America

Google will be required to submit monthly quantitative reports detailing the implementation of a court-ordered injunction requiring changes to the Play Store, a California federal judge said Thursday as he pus... (more story)

Google’s commercial partnership review may void YouTube liability shield, ECJ says

July 16, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Google may not be able to rely on the hosting liability exemption under the EU's E-Commerce Directive after reviewing a YouTube creator's channel before entering into a commercial partnership, the EU's highest... (more story)

UK's Ofcom probes TikTok over age checks, seeks Google's help on porn searches

July 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

UK regulator Ofcom opened an investigation into TikTok’s age inference systems and called on Google and Microsoft’s Bing to curb the visibility of porn sites without age checks. In a statement Thursday, the wa... (more story)