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Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

September 25, 2025 | Emma Whitford and Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

OpenAI denied discovery into Google's impact on New York Times' traffic
Scott Bessent.

Financial Services

September 25, 2025 | Neil Roland

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

US Fed could re-issue Basel III capital proposal by year-end, Bowman says
California Gov. Gavin Newsom

Artificial Intelligence

September 24, 2025 | Amy Miller

North America

California governor prepared to approve AI safety bill

Antitrust View More

Google adtech assets can be spun off in 18-24 months, US DOJ expert says

September 27, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Google’s adtech assets can be separated and migrated to a new buyer within 18-24 months if a US court orders a divestiture, if the tech giant engages in good faith and if the acquirer gets a reasonably compete... (more story)

EssilorLuxottica wins dismissal of US price-fixing claims

September 26, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: EssilorLuxottica won a motion to dismiss US claims accusing it of being the instigator and primary enforcer of a national price-fixing scheme in the consumer eyewear market. District Judge Mary K... (more story)

Teva files second amended US antitrust complaint against Corcept, Optime

September 26, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Teva Pharmaceuticals filed its second amended complaint against Corcept Therapeutics and Optime Care "for pervasive and highly damaging antitrust violations." Corcept and Optime "have been engage... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Rulings targeting Google’s network-effect advantages could have limited impact

September 26, 2025 | Alex Wilts

North America

Over the past year, Google has been forced to grapple with two court orders aimed at chipping away at the network effects it has enjoyed in different markets — though both decisions are expected to have only m... (more story)

Udio faces new DMCA claim alleging 'illegal scraping' in US copyright suit

September 26, 2025

North America

MLex summary: Record companies managed by the Recording Industry Association of America are seeking to add a Digital Millennium Copyright Act claim to their US lawsuit against AI music startup Udio. They alleg... (more story)

AI users, developers see draft EU guidance, template for serious incident reporting

September 26, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has published a draft guidance document and template for the EU AI Act’s obligation to report serious incidents stemming from high-risk AI systems. Both documents will be ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Final US FTC Omnicom-IPG decree expands prohibition on media blacklisting

September 26, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

Asia, North America, Oceania

Ad agencies Omnicom Group and Interpublic Group are now bound by a final consent decree with the US Federal Trade Commission that contains a more expansive prohibition on viewpoint discrimination against media... (more story)

Charter-Cox merger is clean, but may require tradeoffs for US regulatory approval

September 26, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

Cable companies like Charter Communications and Cox Communications don’t have the “gatekeeper” power they used to, as competition from fixed-wireless, satellite broadband and streaming services introduce new t... (more story)

US FTC approves final order to settle charges in Omnicom, Interpublic merger

September 26, 2025

Asia, North America, Oceania

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order to settle charges that Omnicom Group Inc.’s $13.5 billion acquisition of the Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. would violate the antit... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

California privacy agency advances rules for data collection opt-out platform

September 27, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Californians are on track to get a single place to block data brokers from trading on their personal information, as state privacy regulators on Friday advanced updated rules for a new opt-out platform. The st... (more story)

US CFPB says claims against Experian are timely

September 26, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told a federal court that its claims against Experian Information Solutions are timely because it has adequately alleged that the statute of limitation... (more story)

UK nursery chain Kido reports children’s data breach to privacy regulator

September 26, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Nursery chain Kido International has notified the UK privacy regulator of a cyber attack this week that has reportedly compromised personal data, including photos and addresses, of more than 8,000 children. Th... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Executive order may recast USPTO role in national security

September 26, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

A recent executive order’s designation of patent examiners’ work as “relating to national security” offers a chance for the US Patent and Trademark Office to re-evaluate how it coordinates with US defense agen... (more story)

US forum-selection clause anchors anti-suit injunction against TV Azteca

September 26, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

North America

The Bank of New York Mellon this week won an order barring TV Azteca and others from using Mexico’s courts to avoid collection of a $400 million indenture. That the relief entered emanates from a circuit with ... (more story)

USPTO meets FY25 patent backlog goal in policy success

September 26, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

Changes to US Patent and Trademark Office policy intended to reduce the patent backlog and pendency appear to already be a success just months after their introduction. The office has met its goal of reducing ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Axiom Legal fraudster says UK order against ex-wife means he can't pay back

September 26, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Fraudster Timothy Schools has been ordered by a UK court to put a “payment plan” in place within the next month as part of a bid by the UK fraud agency to claw back £1 million from him. Schools pocketed almost... (more story)

Former FTE Networks chief executive sentenced to prison in US for accounting fraud

September 25, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Michael Palleschi, the former chairman and chief executive of FTE Networks, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for leading a years-long scheme to inflate the telecommunications company's revenue... (more story)

Mexican businessman won’t face cartel allegations at PEMEX bribery trial, US says

September 25, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

US prosecutors don’t intend to discuss or reference a Mexican businessman’s alleged connections to a drug cartel during their case in his upcoming corruption trial, according to a new court filing.

Financial Services View More

US SEC asks how to improve rules for asset-backed securities

September 26, 2025 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Securities and Exchange Commission sought public input on how to improve its rules governing residential mortgage-backed securities and certain aspects of post-Financial Crisis asset-backed securities m... (more story)

Will the EU Single Market 2028 roadmap lead anywhere? Signposts maybe by year-end

September 26, 2025 | Fanny Roux

Europe

An EU Single Market Roadmap to 2028 will provide clear targets and deadlines for tackling barriers in finance, services, energy, telecoms and innovation, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen anno... (more story)

Legal fight over UK bond consolidated tape sets back a widely welcomed project

September 26, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

A legal dispute over the provision of a consolidated tape for UK bonds risks pushing the long-awaited project back. Tech firm Etrading Software was chosen last month, but disappointed rival bidder Ediphy has s... (more story)

Trade View More

UN warns trade wars, uncertainty will slow maritime trade growth

September 26, 2025 | Zack Budryk

North America

Seaborne trade is projected to nearly flatline this year after seeing more robust growth in 2024, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned in a new report.

US Commerce makes antidumping determination for chassis imports from three nations

September 26, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Certain chassis and subassemblies imported from Mexico, Vietnam and Thailand were sold, or are likely to be sold, at less than fair value in the US, the US Department of Commerce's International ... (more story)

German company files lawsuit against US Commerce for thermal paper order

September 26, 2025

Asia, Europe, North America

MLex Summary: German producer Domtar Corporation filed a lawsuit at the US Court of International Trade to contest an August review of an antidumping order on thermal paper from Germany.

State Aid View More

EU foreign-subsidy checks on tenders below €250m threshold to be stepped up

September 26, 2025 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

Non-EU companies bidding in EU public tenders below €250 million will face increased scrutiny under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, a senior European Commission official has said. The regulator plans to make... (more story)

Lottery operator can't cite expert evidence in UK suit against gambling regulator

September 24, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

The UK gambling regulator has scored a procedural win as a lawsuit against it by The New Lottery Company alleging an unfair subsidy to a rival moves toward trial. The New Lottery Company was refused permission... (more story)

Changes to Portuguese aid to energy-intensive companies wins EU clearance

September 23, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Portugal’s €100 million budget increase for a 2022 program compensating energy-intensive companies for higher power prices linked to carbon costs has been cleared under EU state aid rules, the Eu... (more story)

Energy View More

Battery storage investment growing after Iberian blackout, MET Group chief says

September 26, 2025 | Eleonora Rinaldi

Europe

Investors’ interest in battery storage is growing significantly in Europe after events such as the Iberian blackout increased market-balancing costs, the head of Swiss-based energy company MET Group has said. ... (more story)

Eni to challenge ‘huge’ €336 million cartel fine in Italy over biofuel

September 26, 2025 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Eni today strongly criticized a finding by Italy's competition authority that it colluded with rivals to coordinate the price for a gasoline component. The case "ignores market logic and misrepresents the fact... (more story)

Does Great British Energy promise IP boom for clean and green tech in the UK?

September 26, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

A UK government-owned investment body aimed at helping drive the green energy transition and boost funding for Net Zero projects could help catalyze the development of green energy IP in a traditionally risk-a... (more story)

Technology View More

Meta's Facebook, Instagram face EU charges illegal content notification systems

September 26, 2025 | Matthew Newman*

Europe

Meta"s Facebook and Instagram face preliminary charges from EU regulators as early as next week that they haven't fulfilled duties in the EU's content-moderation law to set up easy-to-use systems to notify ill... (more story)

EU toolbox for managing, blocking high-risk digital suppliers almost ready

September 26, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

The EU is close to finalizing a set of recommendations for how member states should check their supply chains for all digital technologies and restrict or exclude high-risk vendors. The so-called Information a... (more story)

UK digital ID plan for work checks met by privacy, security, compliance questions

September 26, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

UK businesses will need to use a digital ID system to verify employees’ identities and their legal right to work by July 2029 at the latest, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said. Critics warned quickly of priv... (more story)