Brazil’s competition authority Tribunal has convicted a group of companies for operating a hub‑and‑spoke cartel coordinated by supplier Agilent Technologies, aimed at restricting competition in public and priv... (more story)

Fertilizer companies’ potential collusion over exports to the US is on the radar of federal antitrust enforcers who are investigating the industry, a senior US Department of Agriculture official said Wednesday.

MLex Summary: Actelion Pharmaceuticals’ $65 million settlement to resolve third-party payers’ claims accusing it of blocking market entry for a generic version of brand name drug Tracleer has been granted fina... (more story)

A three-day hearing at the UK Supreme Court between Apple and Optis concluded on Wednesday, with the country’s highest court now set to make the most consequential decision in six years on the setting of fair,... (more story)

China's latest trademark law overhaul suggests policymakers are redefining trademarks less as rights acquired through registration than as commercial assets whose protection depends on continued lawful use.

The sale of global agrochemical giant, FMC's India crop protection business to Crystal Crop Protection faces an in-depth merger review. In its long-form merger filing, Crystal informed the Competition Commissi... (more story)

E-commerce platform Coupang, Inc. is facing a “whole-of-government assault” by South Korean officials as part of a broader pattern of foreign nations “weaponizing” antitrust laws and regulatory regimes to hind... (more story)

MLex Summary: The South Korean government has engaged in "discriminatory attacks" on American businesses like Coupang Inc. that are in direct violation of a recent trade deal with the US, according to a staff ... (more story)

EU member states have revised plans for a closely-watched clean industry law to ensure their national regulators would have more power to supervise foreign direct investment rather than the European Commission... (more story)

European cloud service providers warned on Wednesday that the EU's push for digital sovereignty will have the opposite effect, and actually increase dependency on US technology. Most independent providers can’... (more story)

MLex Summary: Stronger online safety regulation is needed from the next UK prime minister to address harms linked to social media, AI and online advertising, a group of 47 civil society groups, academics and c... (more story)

MLex Summary: Malaysia has launched a national digital strategy aimed at transforming the country into a producer of artificial intelligence and digital innovation by 2030. Unveiled Tuesday, the Malaysia Digit... (more story)