MLex Summary: The Tribunal of Brazil's competition authority is set to rule on a labor union's appeal related to Equatorial's acquisition, through Gerais Saneamento, of a 30 percent stake in Minas Gerais water... (more story)

The UK antitrust regulator’s attempt to impose a rigid pricing rule on online retailer Emma has been refused, with the High court ruling that a fixed sales ratio is not the appropriate test of whether certain ... (more story)

Reservation platform Booking has seen a lawsuit over contested pricing clauses expand, with almost 7,700 hotels joining an existing lawsuit in The Netherlands. Hoteliers are suing Booking for damages due to co... (more story)

China's top intellectual property regulator has outlined a five-year strategy that shifts the country's intellectual property agenda beyond filing volumes toward innovation quality and emerging technologies, s... (more story)

Japan is reviving standard-essential patent enforcement through a centuries-old court mediation tradition, offering patent owners and implementers a low-cost route to global licensing while testing how far jud... (more story)

HBO's piracy suit prompted the Delhi High Court to refine India's dynamic injunction regime, allowing intermediaries to verify mirror websites while preserving judicial oversight over infringement findings and... (more story)

MLex Summary: EU steel producers and users have until Sept. 30 to comment on whether the bloc’s steel import regulation should be expanded to cover certain pipes, wires and forged bars. The measure limits duty... (more story)

MLex Summary: The EU and Canada made substantial progress during the third round of negotiations on their planned digital trade agreement. Talks advanced on key provisions including cross-border data flows, pr... (more story)

MLex Summary: The UK has reaffirmed its support for Indonesia's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership during talks between Coordinating Economic Affairs Ministe... (more story)

MLex Summary: China's internet regulator has unveiled a draft Anti-Cyberbullying Law that would create the country's first dedicated legal framework for combating online abuse. The proposal would require platf... (more story)

Telegram is facing civil penalties of up to A$54.6 million ($38 million) in Australia after the country's online-safety regulator filed first-of-its kind proceedings against a platform, alleging it failed to r... (more story)

MLex Summary: The Indonesian Competition Commission, or KPPU, on Thursday said it has signed a cooperation agreement with the committee overseeing implementation of a presidential regulation on publishers' rig... (more story)