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iPhone 16 kiosk

Trade

February 27, 2025 | Roffie Kurniawan

Asia

Apple finally clears Indonesia's investment hurdles for iPhone 16 clearance
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

Trade

February 26, 2025 | Bradley Dress

North America

Senate confirms Greer as US trade representative
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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

February 26, 2025 | Jon Menon

Europe

Reversal on GBT-CWT deal will hurt UK watchdog’s reputation, Berg-Hansen says

Antitrust View More

Japan’s smartphone law may let Apple, Google examine alternative app stores

February 27, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: A panel organized by the Japan Fair Trade Commission has expressed support for proposals to allow dominant app store operators like Apple and Google to scrutinize apps from alternative app stores... (more story)

Google sees China's SAMR form technical unit for antitrust probe

February 27, 2025 | Yonnex Li

Asia

China's antitrust regulator has formed a dedicated taskforce to handle the technical aspects of its ongoing investigation into US tech giant Google, MLex has learned. The authority has applied this approach to... (more story)

China's antitrust oversight should expand to public data access: cabinet advisor

February 27, 2025 | MLex Staff

Asia

A Chinese cabinet advisor is calling for antitrust authorities to expand their oversight to include public-data sharing, highlighting it as crucial for the development of China's digital economy. Han Wei, a me... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Chinese Internet regulators targeted app-data violations, AI misuse in 2024

February 27, 2025 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese Internet regulators kept a close watch on personal-information violations by apps, misuse of artificial intelligence technology, and the provision of AI services without compliance procedures last year... (more story)

South Korea's antitrust regulator seeks research on AI partnership loopholes

February 27, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea's competition watchdog has opened a bidding process for a study examining how artificial intelligence and emerging tech companies are forming new types of combinations that function l... (more story)

Japan's light-touch regulatory plans back 'most AI-friendly nation' ambitions

February 27, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

Japan appears to be joining the global shift toward policies that encourage greater artificial intelligence innovation and investment, as indicated by its planned AI legislation, which is expected to take a li... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Australia's authorization regime effective at shaping markets: Federal Court Judge

February 27, 2025 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

The Australian competition regulator’s exemption powers within the authorization regime are key to shaping market and business conduct towards positive outcomes in the country, a Federal Court of Australia jud... (more story)

South Korea's Sono Hospitality becomes controlling shareholder of T'way Air

February 27, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea's resort giant Sono Hospitality Group has taken control of budget airline T'way Air by acquiring the entire T'way Holdings stake held by YeaRimDang Publishing and its related parties ... (more story)

Synopsys CEO says Ansys merger progressing with regulators, including China's

February 26, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

Asia, North America

Synopsys Chief Executive Officer Sassine Ghazi said his company’s proposed merger with Ansys is making “strong progress” toward regulatory approval from foreign jurisdictions. He specifically cited China. 

Data Privacy and Security View More

South Korea passes bill that effectively paralyzes communications regulator

February 27, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: A bill that prevents South Korea’s communications regulator from conducting deliberations and making decisions was passed by the country’s lawmakers today. The National Assembly approved an amend... (more story)

General Motors sued by Arkansas over connected-car data sharing

February 26, 2025 | Xu Yuan

North America

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has sued General Motors for allegedly sharing drivers’ data with data brokers and insurance companies without proper consumer consent.

US Democrats pull support for cyber bill, question federal layoffs, data access

February 26, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

North America

US House Democrats pulled support for a cybersecurity workforce bill today and questioned if the jobs proposed in the bill would be available as the government under President Donald Trump has engaged in a “sl... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japanese court reverses JPO decision on Taiwanese shoe brand's 'INTUITION' trademark use

February 27, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

The Intellectual Property High Court of Japan has overturned a decision by the Japan Patent Office to cancel a trademark, ruling that the trademark was indeed used in Japan within the required period.

Inari sham litigation claim ‘the real sham,’ Corteva argues in seed patent row

February 27, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

North America

Corteva Agriscience was in court today, defending the strength of its infringement case and pushing back on claims that it engages in patent misuse when enforcing plant variety protection certificates and seek... (more story)

Amazon faces $39 million penalty in landmark Indian trademark ruling

February 27, 2025 | Freny Patel

Asia

In a major blow against US e-commerce giant Amazon, an Indian court has awarded damages of 3.4 billion rupees ($39 million) payable to Lifestyle Equities for trademark infringement. The Delhi High Court held A... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Former senior US CFPB official says millions `likely to get ripped off' under Trump

February 26, 2025 | Neil Roland

North America

Lorelei Salas, a former senior US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official who resigned this month, said millions of Americans are "likely to get ripped off" under the Trump administration. “The CFPB was ... (more story)

US Senate Democrats look into effects of CFPB shutdown

February 26, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senate Democrats released an analysis finding that since the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau started facing cuts, the agency is processing 80 percent fewer... (more story)

Gotbit founder extradited to US to face fraud, market manipulation charges

February 26, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: A Russian national residing in Portugal was extradited to the United States to face charges related to his alleged role in a scheme to manipulate cryptocurrency markets on behalf of client crypto... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US SEC extends compliance dates, gives temporary exemption for Treasury securities rule

February 26, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission extended the compliance dates for a Treasury securities rule by one year for eligible cash market transactions and for eligible repo market transactions.... (more story)

EU banks to see three new board members for bailout fund

February 26, 2025 | Jean Comte

Europe

The EU Parliament committee for economic affairs will hold a hearing on March 3 with Miguel Carcaño Saenz De Cenzano, Radek Urban and Slavka Eley, three candidates to join the Single Resolution Board. The nomi... (more story)

UK regulatory environment holding back potential investors, Barclays says

February 26, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The "decision paralysis" of individual investors over whether to invest money in Britain is exacerbated by the current regulatory framework, top lender Barclays has said. The bank has urged the F... (more story)

Trade View More

EU says it will act 'firmly and immediately' to potential tariffs after Trump threat

February 26, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission said it will “react firmly and immediately against unjustified barriers to free and fair trade,” after US President Donald Trump vowed to impose 25 percent tariffs on all ... (more story)

Container chassis ‘supply overhang’ threatens US industry again, producers allege

February 26, 2025 | Eliana Hubacker

Asia, North America

Container chassis imports from Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam are creating a ‘supply overhang’ effect on the US chassis industry, causing a surge in subject import volumes that will lead to a harmful decline in ... (more story)

Iranian drone component procurement network sanctioned by US

February 26, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control is targeting six entities based in Hong Kong and China engaged in the procurement of unmanned aerial vehicle components on behalf of ... (more story)

State Aid View More

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)

Clean Industrial Deal published by EU

February 26, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The Clean Industrial Deal — the EU's new strategy to decarbonize industry while boosting its competitiveness — was published today by the European Commission. "We know that too many obstacles sti... (more story)

Logistics operator Zásilkovna fights Czech Post compensation at EU court

February 26, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Logistics company Zásilkovna is at the EU's first-tier court today, in a move to challenge support granted to Czech Post to compensate it for its universal service obligation. In 2022, the Europe... (more story)

Energy View More

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)

EU financial sector quizzed on commodity derivatives markets

February 26, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback on the functioning of commodity derivatives markets and certain aspects relating to spot energy markets. It aims to assess the efficiency of the rules ... (more story)

Technology View More

US lawmakers call for PBM reform while opposing Musk’s influence

February 26, 2025 | Clayton Vickers

North America

US lawmakers called for bipartisan legislation to sanction pharmacy benefit managers today, with several Democrats guaranteeing their parties’ support while urging Republicans to kill Elon Musk’s influence ove... (more story)

Staffing shortage at Brazil's ANPD makes conducting probes harder

February 26, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

The Brazilian data protection agency is targeting mishandling of data on social media platforms, in soccer stadiums and within drugstores in Brazil. However, the authority’s General Coordinator of Supervision ... (more story)

Online Safety Act is 'proofed against judicial review,' UK minister says

February 26, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The implementation of the UK Online Safety Act by regulator Ofcom had to ensure the codes that tech companies must follow are “proofed against judicial review,” a junior minister said today after lawmakers que... (more story)