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Invisalign probe sees EU turn eye to closed world of medical devices

Other nations, industry groups take aim at US's proposed forced-labor tariffs

Advocates, industries take different stance on US tariffs on Brazil products

US FTC proposal to preempt state AI laws raises First Amendment concerns

Groupe Canal+ seeks EU top court's view on consent for promotional emails

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Medical professional administering a vaccination into a patient's shoulder

Intellectual Property

July 08, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

BioNTech, Pfizer defeat Promosome Covid-19 vaccine patent lawsuit at UPC
Flavio Bolsonaro, Brazilian Senator

Trade

July 07, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

Brazil industries, Bolsonaro's son urge tariff moderation at US trade hearings
A yellow-colored train with "Union Pacific" printed on its side, with man walking in front of it.

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

July 07, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

Merging US railroads accuse rivals of sabotaging divestiture efforts
BioNTech, Pfizer defeat Promosome Covid-19 vaccine patent lawsuit at UPC
Brazil industries, Bolsonaro's son urge tariff moderation at US trade hearings
Merging US railroads accuse rivals of sabotaging divestiture efforts

Antitrust View More

Regeneron says Applied Medical's win against Medtronic backs US antitrust case against Amgen

July 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Regeneron told a US federal judge that Applied Medical's antitrust win against Medtronic supports its antitrust case against Amgen over cholesterol-reducing medication. Regeneron highlighted that... (more story)

John Deere lauds agreement with US FTC settling right-to-repair suit

July 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: John Deere said its agreement with the US Federal Trade Commission settling an antitrust lawsuit over the right to repair is "good news" for its customers and for the future of how Deere equipmen... (more story)

Brazil's CADE accepts Sports Media appeal of ruling in soccer club-exit case

July 08, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

The Brazilian competition watchdog's Tribunal will review an appeal seeking to overturn a decision by its Superintendence that allows clubs to leave the Futebol Forte União (FFU) arrangement without facing bar... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Authors denied quick appeal in US case against Meta over shadow libraries

July 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Authors suing Meta Platforms failed to convince a US federal judge to grant them leave to immediately appeal a summary judgment ruling that Meta's downloading of their books from shadow libraries was fair use. 

AI likely to fuel boom in intangible assets as investment gap grows

July 08, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

Investment in intangible assets is outpacing spending on physical assets by an ever-wider margin, and artificial intelligence is expected to speed the shift, the World Intellectual Property Organization said on Wednesday.

UK online safety rules outpaced by AI, may need yearly review, minister says

July 08, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

UK online safety rules may need annual review to keep pace with AI, the tech minister told lawmakers. Liz Kendall said the Online Safety Act has taken eight years from its initial idea to now, in a process she... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Foxconn-Mitsubishi review exposed legal-certainty problem inside Brazil CADE

July 08, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

A ruling by the Brazilian competition authority's Tribunal on the Foxconn-Mitsubishi Fuso joint venture proposal did more than settle a jurisdictional dispute over how turnover thresholds should be applied to ... (more story)

Broadband group says Slaughter ruling in US makes approval of Nexstar-Tegna reviewable

July 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Broadband Communications Association of Pennsylvania filed an additional authority in its case against the US Federal Communications Commission, saying that the Supreme Court's ruling in Trum... (more story)

Wood pellet supplier Ewers breached merger-control rules, Danish watchdog says

July 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Brødr. Ewers, a Danish supplier of wood pellets, acquired sole control of its rival Hjaltelin without prior approval, Denmark’s competition authority said on Wednesday. The authority has yet to d... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Boston files lawsuit against social media companies, alleging harms to children

July 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the city has filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms, TikTok and other social media companies on behalf of Boston Public Schools for allegedly harming stude... (more story)

Minnesota moves to dismiss amended US court challenge to social media warnings

July 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary:  Minnesota’s attorney general moved to dismiss an amended US complaint filed by NetChoice over a law that would force websites to display “warning” messages. The AG argued that the law does not v... (more story)

EU opinion on French social-media law separates age rules, platform obligations

July 08, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

The French draft social media ban has prompted the European Commission to distinguish between national age-access rules and broader platform obligations already governed by the Digital Services Act. In a legal... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

US pharma, Brazilian IP groups differ on US tariff response

July 08, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Latin America, North America

Organizations representing the American pharmaceutical industry and IP policy groups encouraged the Office of the US Trade Representative this week to move forward with punitive action against Brazil following... (more story)

US university, research institution licensing stays strong amid patent retreat

July 08, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

US universities and research institutions continued commercializing new technologies in 2025, inking more deals and forming more startups than in 2024. But declines in patenting — including a precipitous, 40 p... (more story)

UK drink maker Aapa Life slogan wasn't distinctive enough, watchdog says

July 08, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

UK soft drink maker Aapa Life's effort to trademark the phrase “It’s pop, but better” was rejected in May on the grounds that it was insufficiently distinctive, the UK Intellectual Property Office has said. Th... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

UK lawyer charged with insider dealing over Seraphine acquisition

July 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: British lawyer Richard Bloomfield has been charged with five counts of insider dealing by the UK’s financial markets watchdog. Bloomfield, a 38-year-old solicitor, is alleged to have used confide... (more story)

Money-laundering rule breaches in EU will face harmonized supervisory response

July 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority has proposed a single approach for supervisors when enforcing breaches of financial-crime rules. The standards aim to ensure that similar breaches lead to... (more story)

New illegal cryptoasset businesses added to French regulator's blacklist

July 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: France's financial markets regulator has added a slew of websites to its blacklist of unauthorized cryptoasset companies, bringing the total to 38 so far this year. The additions comprise website... (more story)

Financial Services View More

EU market integration talks among EU lawmakers to resume on Sept. 1

July 08, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

The three lawmakers leading the European Parliament's scrutiny of plans to further integrate the EU's capital markets are scheduled to hold their first of string of meetings with other lawmakers on Sept. 1 in ... (more story)

Spain taken to court over missed EU bank-resolution rules implementation

July 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is taking Spain to the EU’s highest court for failing to put new bank-resolution rules into national law. The rules aim to clarify how much loss-absorbing financial backin... (more story)

Spain told to correctly transpose EU payment-services notification rules

July 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has opened an infringement procedure against Spain for failing to correctly transpose EU payment-services rules on passporting — the practice of allowing a financial firm ... (more story)

Trade View More

US appeals court appears skeptical of oil pipe importer's antidumping review challenge

July 08, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

A US appeals court on Wednesday appeared skeptical of a challenge brought by importers of pipes used for oil production against the Commerce Department that alleged the agency failed to assess industry support... (more story)

US trade deficit increases in May

July 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis said the goods and services deficit increased to $77.6 billion in May, up $23 billion from April. The May goods deficit increased by $23.6 bil... (more story)

Ireland seeks political steer on key Industrial Accelerator Act issues

July 08, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

Ireland is asking EU governments to provide political guidance on the next phase of negotiations over the European Commission's proposed Industrial Accelerator Act. The country seeks to simplify the draft law ... (more story)

State Aid View More

Ryanair loses two EU lower court challenges over Italian Covid airline aid

July 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ryanair has lost two EU court challenges to the European Commission's approval of aid granted by Italy to compensate airlines for damage caused by the Covid pandemic. Judges at the EU General Cou... (more story)

EU competition policy needs tweaks to suit today's world, lawmakers urge

July 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU competition policy should promote EU champions, improve the bloc's strategic autonomy and clamp down on US giants, members of the European Parliament said in a non-binding report approved on T... (more story)

EU foreign-subsidy rules need China-focused overhaul, metals lobby leader says

July 07, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

The EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation should be overhauled to better address systematic Chinese subsidies in sectors such as metals, the director general of industry group European Metals told MLex. James Wats... (more story)

Energy View More

US received 78 AI export program applications, Commerce says

July 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department said it received 78 applications under its new AI export program and will now advance to the next step, which will include review and final decisions.

Greece told to comply with EU rules for F-gas technicians within two months

July 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Greece must comply with EU rules on the mutual recognition of certificates for fluorinated greenhouse gas technicians within two months or it could face a formal written warning that it is failin... (more story)

​Energy installations unlawfully restricted by 11 EU states, commission says

July 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Eleven EU member states are facing European Commission legal action over restrictions on energy-related installation and construction services. Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Hungary, Latvia... (more story)

Technology View More

Meta subject to French antitrust injunction in dispute with publishers (update*)

July 08, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Meta Platforms must negotiate with press publishers over remuneration for using their content and provide them with the necessary information, according to interim measures adopted on Wednesday by the French c... (more story)

Malaysia, Singapore recast sovereign AI around policy choices

July 08, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

Malaysia’s and Singapore's national strategies suggest that, for smaller economies, sovereign AI is becoming less about technological self-sufficiency than about combining targeted domestic capabilities with g... (more story)

India's WhatsApp intervention tests the boundaries of platform regulation

July 08, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India's proposed suspension of WhatsApp's usernames feature tests whether existing law permits government intervention in product design before deployment. This raises broader questions about executive authori... (more story)