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Competing visions for WIPO reemerge at General Assembly

Fujifilm granted injunction against Kodak in UPC appeal saga

US states' Paramount-Warner suit tests narrow antitrust markets

UK social media ban risks stop-start regulation, former ICO deputy says

US states sue to block Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros.

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Financial Services

July 14, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US Fed’s Warsh pledges central bank independence will be 'sacrosanct'

Data Privacy and Security

July 14, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Apple defeats CSAM claims as US judge says Section 230 bars complaint

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

July 14, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Europe, North America

Calif. AG says Paramount CEO’s film pledge carries little weight in merger fight
US Fed’s Warsh pledges central bank independence will be 'sacrosanct'
Apple defeats CSAM claims as US judge says Section 230 bars complaint
Calif. AG says Paramount CEO’s film pledge carries little weight in merger fight

Antitrust View More

Egg producers’ alleged price-fixing gets wrist slap from US DOJ, states

July 15, 2026 | Chris May

North America

After Cal-Maine Foods, America’s largest egg producer, allegedly colluded with competitors at the same time it was seeking to overturn a jury verdict finding it liable for a separate price-fixing conspiracy, t... (more story)

Glenmark reaches $29m settlement with US states in generic drug antitrust case

July 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals reached a $29 million settlement with a coalition of 49 attorneys general to resolve claims that it conspired to artificially inflate generic drug prices and reduce compe... (more story)

Google, Epic Games abandon effort to modify US Play Store injunction

July 15, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Google and Epic Games withdrew their request to modify a US injunction requiring changes to the Play Store after a court-appointed economist raised concerns about the companies' proposal. US District Judge Jam... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

US government pushes for judgment against Anthropic case over risk designation

July 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US government filed a reply in support of its motion for judgment against Anthropic’s court challenge to its national-security threat designation. “Defendants’ actions neither infringe Anthro... (more story)

US Fed's Warsh says most instant concern is cyber attack from foreign actor

July 15, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, the recently confirmed head of the central bank, said his most immediate concern is a cybersecurity attack from a foreign country or terrorist group. The Trump appointee a... (more story)

California AG defends data disclosure law before US appellate court

July 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: California Attorney General Rob Bonta told a US appeals court that its training-data-disclosure law only regulates commercial speech, asking it to affirm an order that denied xAI’s request for an... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Paramount seeks US judge's recusal in states' merger challenge

July 15, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Paramount Skydance has moved for the recusal of US District Judge P. Casey Pitts from overseeing states' challenge to its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. In its motion for recusal, Paramou... (more story)

NextEra, Dominion Energy file regulatory applications with FERC, NRC, state utility commissions

July 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy filed applications seeking regulatory approval of their proposed combination with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, the North Carolina Utilities Commis... (more story)

Calif. motion to link states' Paramount-WBD case with Faust opposed by private plaintiffs

July 15, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Plaintiffs in the Faust case against Paramount-WBD filed their opposition to the State of California's administrative motion to consider whether the cases should be related, saying they are "not ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Meta seeks to dismiss amended US privacy class action over Android browsing

July 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Meta is urging a US judge to dismiss a proposed privacy class action accusing it of secretly linking Android users’ web browsing to their Facebook or Instagram accounts, arguing that users consen... (more story)

UK cyber bill ignores threats from AI, lawmakers warn

July 15, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

Senior lawmakers have warned that the UK’s Cyber Resilience and Security Bill does not effectively incorporate AI, as the government faces growing pressure to keep pace with the rapidly evolving technological ... (more story)

UK child-safety plans include mandatory AI chatbot breaks; no VPN ban

July 15, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

AI chatbot providers and social media platforms will face new UK child safety duties, including mandatory breaks for under-18s using chatbots and default social media curfews for 16- and 17-year-olds under gov... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Meta takes VDP license, testing Big Tech's AV1 'royalty-free' model

July 15, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

Meta Platforms' decision to license patents covering the AV1 video codec could reshape the debate over whether the technology is genuinely royalty-free and lend support to the long-established framework for li... (more story)

US Copyright Office to raise fees for first time in six years

July 15, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

The US Copyright Office’s 43 percent average increase in fees, set to go into effect this fall, makes up for recent inflation and fee levels that haven’t adequately offset the office’s costs since the last adj... (more story)

AI could improve confusion analysis in trademark examination

July 15, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

IP offices around the world should expand their use of AI technology in the trademark examination process, a new report by the International Trademark Association argues, holding up the tech as a powerful tool... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Iranian aircraft parts producer, executive sanctioned by US

July 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned seven individuals and entities involved in an international network supporting weapons procurement efforts on behalf o... (more story)

Hawaii man pleads guilty in US to violating US sanctions

July 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Arash Einolghozati, 37, of Waialua, Oahu, pleaded guilty on July 13 to transferring funds from the US to Iran without a license, in violation of US sanctions.

Indian billionaire Adani denies investment offer was tied to US fraud case

July 15, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani told a judge that an offer to invest in the US had nothing to do with federal prosecutors deciding to dismiss charges against him in a high-profile fraud and corruption case. Th... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK financial watchdog to assess govt-driven and internal AI plans in concert

July 15, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority will assess a new government-commissioned AI adoption plan alongside existing recommendations from one of its executive directors, MLex understands. The plan calls for clea... (more story)

Ex-Goldman banker loses bid to block confidential source’s video from US trial

July 15, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A US judge ruled Wednesday that federal prosecutors can show jurors video clips of a 2016 meeting at a London restaurant between a confidential source and a former Goldman Sachs banker at his upcoming corruption trial.  

Final rules under insurance framework review issued by EU insurance regulator

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has completed the rules needed for the revised EU insurance framework, Solvency II, due to apply from January 30, 2027. The package, pub... (more story)

Trade View More

Dumped steel pipe imports gained US share amid data center boom, US producers say

July 15, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

Asia, Middle East, North America

As the data center construction industry has expanded and the subsequent demand for steel has increased over the past few years, US steel pipe producers are turning to the US government to claw back market sha... (more story)

US bag supplier, CEO to pay $7.3m to settle antidumping duty evasion claims

July 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Justice Department announced that US custom bag, liner and packaging supplier Redi-Bag USA, along with its CEO Jeffrey Rabiea, have agreed to pay $7.3 million to settle claims that they vi... (more story)

White House releases balance-of-payments research findings

July 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The White House's Council of Economic Advisers released research findings on measuring a balance-of-payments deficit, in which they assert that "a deficit in the current account has long been a w... (more story)

State Aid View More

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)

Japan backs Tower Semiconductor with up to $1 billion subsidy

July 15, 2026

Asia, Middle East

MLex Summary: Israel-based chip foundry Tower Semiconductor said Tuesday that Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will provide up to $1 billion (160 billion yen) in subsidies toward the company's p... (more story)

EU's FSR notification threshold could rise to €600m, official says

July 14, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Asia, Europe

The threshold for notifying deals for review under the EU's Foreign Subsidies Regulation could be raised by 20 percent to €600 million given that very few deals have merited in-depth scrutiny so far, a senior ... (more story)

Energy View More

Liese will lead on EU Parliament's Emissions Trading System review

July 15, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

German politician Peter Liese has been named the European Parliament's rapporteur for the review of the EU Emissions Trading System, putting him in charge of steering negotiations on one of the bloc's flagship... (more story)

All EU countries face action over delayed building energy rules

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: All 27 EU countries have been warned by the European Commission for failing to fully implement new rules on the energy performance of buildings. The measures set renovation targets, energy standa... (more story)

New York Gov. Hochul enacts statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers

July 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order creating a one-year moratorium on the construction of new hyperscale data centers. “New York has always been at the forefront of innov... (more story)

Technology View More

X’s action plan to remedy DSA breaches accepted by EU Commission

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: X has received European Commission approval for its action plan to remedy breaches of the Digital Services Act linked to its advertising repository and researcher access to public data, the EU ex... (more story)

AI chatbots face mandatory breaks for UK users under 18

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: AI chatbots will have to introduce mandatory breaks for users under 18 in the UK, the government has said in its latest response to a wide-ranging consultation about child safety online. The resp... (more story)

Mobile phone providers face new UK rules for cracking down on scammers

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Mobile phone providers must crack down on scam calls and messages under new UK rules published by the sector regulator Ofcom. Companies must identify and block numbers used by scammers, prevent f... (more story)