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MLex Summary: Former University of Michigan football players failed to convince US federal judge to reconsider a dismissal of antitrust claims against the National Collegiate Athletic Association over student-... (more story)

MLex Summary: California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he has signed legislation that increases criminal penalties and adds civil penalties under California’s Cartwright Act, which prohibits agreements ... (more story)

Ryanair is seeking judicial review of information notices issued by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority in its investigation into the airline’s family seating fees. The High Court has scheduled a hearin... (more story)

The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday dismissed a Japanese voice actor’s bid to force TikTok to remove videos allegedly using an AI-generated imitation of his voice, finding that the posts had already been del... (more story)

US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires said Tuesday he is considering returning decisions on the merits of patent review petitions to Patent Trial and Appeal Board panels while retaining control ... (more story)

The US should recognize datasets as commercial assets or risk falling behind China in developing AI, IP specialists said. China’s registration framework can help businesses document their control of data, prot... (more story)

MLex Summary: Strategic projects would benefit from faster and simplified environmental assessments, under a position agreed by EU countries on Wednesday. The proposed rules would streamline timelines, expand ... (more story)

MLex Summary: EU preference rules under the planned Industrial Accelerator Act could raise production costs and reduce competition in public procurement, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise said in a repor... (more story)

MLex Summary: Trade measures to counter subsidization of EU imports of cold-rolled stainless steel sheets and coils from India and Indonesia will be reviewed, the European Commission said on Wednesday. The mov... (more story)

After nine video-games companies came under EU consumer scrutiny over in-game currencies, industry groups said they remained at odds with authorities over how the currencies should be classified. The dispute c... (more story)

MLex Summary: Nine video game companies face coordinated EU consumer protection investigations into their use of in-game virtual currencies, the European Commission said. Authorities will examine pricing, unwa... (more story)

Online platforms could face growing pressure to take responsibility for content they share as recent EU rulings are tested in national courts, Thomas Fuchs, the privacy chief for the German state of Hamburg, t... (more story)