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Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

February 27, 2025 | Amy Miller

North America

Authors suing Meta for AI copyright infringement face critical US judge
European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton

Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology

February 27, 2025 | Xu Yuan

North America

Big Tech companies face US congressional subpoenas over foreign speech regulation
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Antitrust

February 27, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

Regulators not to blame for Europe’s slow growth: Spanish antitrust chief

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T-Systems, HSBC Fintech among 13 companies approved for telecom pilot in China

February 28, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: T-Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Deutsche Telekom Group, HSBC Fintech, Siemens Digital Industries, PCCW and Airbus (China) Enterprise Management & Services - a subsidiary of Airbus, ar... (more story)

Global trends won't alter Australian antitrust enforcement approach: ACCC official

February 28, 2025 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Despite potential global regulatory shifts, Australia’s competition watchdog will continue to prioritize critical cases while being proportionate and effective with its enforcement approach, a senior official ... (more story)

US FTC employees told of impending move in Washington, DC

February 28, 2025 | Khushita Vasant, Chris May and Mike Swift

North America

Employees working at the US Federal Trade Commission's leased office space in Washington, DC, have been told of a plan to relocate them, MLex has learned.

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Apple lacks purpose meriting last-minute intervention, US DOJ says

February 27, 2025 | Clayton Vickers

North America

Apple has failed to show that its proposed intervention in the US Department of Justice’s monopolization case against Google Search would have any purpose or meaningful limitation, the DOJ told a US appeals court.

Getty case could 'prompt legislation,' Stability AI says at hearing

February 27, 2025 | Frank Hersey

Europe

The intellectual property case pitting Getty Images against Stability AI could be significant enough to prompt legislation, the barrister for the image generator said at a case management hearing in London tod... (more story)

US Senate Judiciary Committee approves Slater for top DOJ antitrust post

February 27, 2025 | Claude Marx

North America

The US Senate Judiciary Committee today overwhelmingly approved the nomination of Gail Slater to be the Department of Justice’s top antitrust enforcer.

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Adnoc-Covestro merger under review in South Korea

February 28, 2025 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

The planned acquisition of Covestro International by Abu Dhabi Oil Company has been filed for a merger review with South Korea’s competition regulator and is currently under review. The deal was submitted for ... (more story)

Zimmer Biomet, Paragon 28 received German merger clearance, SEC filing says

February 27, 2025

Africa, Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Zimmer Biomet's acquisition of Paragon 28 was approved by the German Federal Cartel Office on Feb. 24, according to a filing submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The companies'... (more story)

Paychex-Paycor US antitrust review waiting period expired

February 27, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Paychex and Paycor announced that the US premerger antitrust waiting period for their transaction expired. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the waiting period ex... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

South Korean Facebook users challenge Meta in Cambridge Analytica-linked case

February 28, 2025 | Jenny Lee

Asia

A group of 161 Facebook users in South Korea has recently appealed a court ruling that sided with Meta Platforms in a dispute over a major data breach linked to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, court records s... (more story)

McKernan commits to restoring US CFPB elderly-exploitation office

February 28, 2025 | Neil Roland

North America

Jonathan McKernan, the nominee for US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director, said he would stand up to the White House if it ordered him to fire too many employees of the agency’s older Americans offic... (more story)

Facebook faces sensitive claims as judge pushes Cambridge Analytica suit forward

February 27, 2025 | Mike Swift

North America

Lawyers for the former Facebook faced a federal judge who didn't hide his impatience that seven years after the company's Cambridge Analytica privacy breach, a shareholder suit over whether Mark Zuckerberg and... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Shopping EZ operator may be individually liable for US trademark infringement

February 27, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

A Utah federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss Erica Fresh, sole operator of supplement company Shopping EZ, from a trademark infringement suit against the company, finding she may be held individually li... (more story)

Supplement owner loses bid to dismiss US trademark, false advertising suit

February 27, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Erica Fresh, sole operator of supplement company Shopping EZ, can be held individually liable for trademark infringement, a Utah federal judge said in denying Fresh's motion to dismiss. Axcess Gl... (more story)

Netflix secures PTAB win as US panel agrees Avago patent is invalid

February 27, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: An Avago patent directed to eliminating latency during streaming was correctly canceled by the US Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the US Court of Appeals for the Fede... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US judge denies effort to stop seizure of Manhattan condo

February 27, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A US judge today denied a motion to dismiss the government’s effort to seize a luxury condominium in a Trump Organization building in Manhattan allegedly purchased with stolen Congolese state assets. The compl... (more story)

TD Bank updates investors on anti-money laundering compliance improvements

February 27, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: In its annual earnings report, TD Bank provided an update about the improvements in its anti-money laundering compliance program since an October 2024 settlement with US authorities. The bank exp... (more story)

Former Worthington CEO ignored FCA ban against top manager, UK court hears

February 27, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

Former Worthington Group Chief Executive Douglas Ware knew that a top manager working with him repeatedly breached the watchdog's ban against him to act as company director, the Financial Conduct Authority's p... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Meme coins are not considered securities under federal law, US SEC says

February 27, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission said that meme coin purchasers or holders do not need to register meme coin transactions with the commission, as they do not involve the offer and sale o... (more story)

US SEC dismisses civil enforcement action against Coinbase

February 27, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission has dismissed the ongoing civil enforcement action against Coinbase and Coinbase Global.

US CFPB suffers from `crisis of legitimacy,' McKernan tells confirmation committee

February 27, 2025

North America

MLex summary: Jonathan McKernan, the nominee for director of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, told the Senate Banking Committee at his confirmation hearing that the agency "suffers from a crisis of... (more story)

Trade View More

USITC releases GHG emissions report for US steel, aluminum industries

February 27, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission released a report calculating the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensities of US steel and aluminum industries. The report was requested by the US Trade Re... (more story)

Appeals court backs US Customs ruling on Chinese xanthan gum evasion

February 27, 2025 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today affirmed a Court of International Trade ruling upholding a Customs and Border Protection determination that several importers of xanthan gum evaded an anti... (more story)

US appeals court affirms Customs determination on xanthan gum evasion from China

February 27, 2025

North America

MLex summary: The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today affirmed a Court of International Trade ruling that upheld a Customs and Border Protection determination that several importers of xanthan gu... (more story)

State Aid View More

ADNOC’s previous EU FSR clearance will help Covestro deal, but by how much?

February 27, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company must feel its path to EU foreign-subsidy approval for its 14.7 billion-euro takeover of Germany's Covestro has been smoothed by the European Commission’s clearance of another lar... (more story)

Austria should win appeal of Hungarian aid for Paks II reactors, EU court says

February 27, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Austria should win its legal challenge to Hungary's investment aid for the construction of two new nuclear reactors at the Paks II nuclear power station, suggests an EU court opinion that was rel... (more story)

Clean Industrial Deal means subsidy boost for EU industry, stiffer risks for foreign aid

February 26, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Government support to EU companies for green technologies will have an easier ride under a new plan today aimed at boosting domestic industries. EU commissioner Teresa Ribera signaled that markets were changin... (more story)

Energy View More

More action needed to cut EU methane emissions, environment agency says

February 27, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Further action is needed to reduce methane emissions in Europe and globally, the European Environment Agency report says. Despite its decrease, methane emissions still account for 12 percent of a... (more story)

FTC labor task force to probe unfair, anticompetitive practices, Ferguson says

February 26, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson directed the agency to form a Joint Labor Task Force that will work to prioritize rooting out and prosecuting deceptive, unfair, and anticompetit... (more story)

Businesses toasting EU simplification drive could see lawmakers crash the party

February 26, 2025 | Oscar Pandiello and Jean Comte

Europe

The European Commission unveiled today its first “omnibus” legislative text aimed at cutting administrative costs for companies. But the proposal might face difficulties during the scrutiny process as member s... (more story)

Technology View More

Apple says age verification responsibility falls on apps, platforms, not app stores

February 27, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter and Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Apple believes age checks aren’t needed for most apps, so its App Store should not conduct blanket age verification, the company said in a white paper today. As age assurance and minor safety become an increas... (more story)

UK data protection, online regulators seek alignment on women’s privacy issues

February 27, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The UK’s data protection regulator and the online safety watchdog want to develop joint strategies to ensure women’s privacy is protected without undermining compliance with online safety rules, representative... (more story)

UK mobile operators see Ofcom propose changes to spectrum-fee usage

February 27, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: UK telecom regulator Ofcom is consulting on changes to the annual fees that mobile operators pay to use certain spectrum bands. The watchdog is proposing to reduce annual fees by 21 percent for t... (more story)